Physical Sciences Teaching Resources for Key Stage 1
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C'mon, Feel the Noise
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sound and how it is made.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the physical changes of materials and how properties change when materials stretch, bend, twist, heat or cool. Students predict how materials will vary and whether they can be returned to their original state.
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Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
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What Are Forces? Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concept of forces.
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Design a Musical Instrument
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of sound.
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Line Up the Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light travels in a straight line.
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No Light, No Sight
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light is needed in order to see.
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Let the Sun Shine In
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sources of light and identify the sun as a light source.
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Sensational Senses
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the five senses and the information they provide.
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Force Knowledge Check
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of push and pull forces.
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Forces Revision
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise the forces covered in the unit.
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Gravity Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Gravity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of buoyancy.
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The Force of Friction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of friction.
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Forces in Play
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate push and push forces at work in the playground.
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Push and Pull Forces
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Balloon Rocket Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how energy makes things move.
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Stretch, Bend and Twist – I Think You've Got the Gist
A 60-minute lesson designed for students to use their knowledge of materials to predict and identify whether materials stretch, bend or twist.
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Marvellous Materials
A 60-minute lesson in which students recap their prior knowledge of materials and their physical features.
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Sensational Stretching
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be stretched.
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Brilliant Bending
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can bend.
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Terrific Twisting
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be twisted.
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Handy Heating
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are heated.
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Choice Cooling
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are cooled.
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Are You Getting Hot or Cold?
A 60-minute lesson designed to summarise the physical changes that occur when things stretch, bend, twist, heat and cool.
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Assessment: Chemical Science – Clever Changes
A 30-minute assessment designed to assess students' ability to describe physical changes in materials.