Biological Sciences Teaching Resources for Key Stage 1
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Living and Non-Living Sorting Activity
Sort 32 picture tiles by whether they are living things or inanimate objects.
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Living Things Need Energy PowerPoint
A 10 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching students why living things need energy.
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Bird Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-three bird related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Identifying the External Features of a Butterfly
A 4 page worksheet and answer sheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Informative Writing - Animal Research Task
An 8 page booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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Comparing Living Things Venn Diagram
A Venn diagram worksheet to use when comparing the external features of living things.
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Identifying the External Features of an Ant
A 3 page worksheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Identifying the External Features of an Earthworm Worksheet
A 3 page worksheet to use when teaching and learning about the external features of living things.
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Seedlings Vocabulary Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to help students become familiar with vocabulary related to seedlings.
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How to Build an Earthworm House Project
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building an earthworm house.
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Minibeasts - Cut Out Decorations
A set of cut-out decorations to display in the classroom when learning about minibeasts.
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The Code of Care for Small Animals Poster
A poster to use encourage the care of small animals during biological science research.
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Making a Mini Water Cycle - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating the water cycle.
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Living Things and Their Needs - Habitat Diorama
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of living things and their needs.
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A House for Hermit Crab - Worksheet
A fun activity for students to explore why living things need shelter.
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Shelter Building - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how shelters protect living things.
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The Water Cycle - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to sequence the steps of the water cycle.
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Creating Oxygen - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how oxygen is made.
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The Energy Cycle - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to sequence the steps of the energy cycle.
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The Oxygen Cycle - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to sequence the steps of the oxygen cycle.
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Pets and Their Needs - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Comparing Life Stages Worksheet
An open-ended task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how animals grow and change.
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Comparing a Chick with a Hen Template
A worksheet for students to brainstorm the similarities and differences between a chick and a hen.
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Comparing a Lion Cub with an Adult Lion Template
A worksheet for students to brainstorm the similarities and differences between a lion cub and an adult lion.
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My Life Stages 'Lift the Flap' Template
A template to use when learning about human life stages.
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Human Growth and Change Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to help students identify the behavioural and physical changes humans experience at different life stages.
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Sequencing Life Cycles Worksheet
An activity for students to use when learning about life cycles.
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Comparing Animals to Their Parents Template
A template to use when investigating animals, their offspring and how they grow and change.
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Silkworm 'Lift the Flap' Life Stages Template
An activity for students to use when learning about life stages.
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Eggs-ellent Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when investigating animals which lay eggs.
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Female, Male and Baby Animals Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity for students to identify the names of female animals, male animals and their babies.
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Celebrity Bug Head Game
A fun game to play when learning about the external features of living things.