Science Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Animal Adaptations - Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based task to consolidate and deepen students' understanding of animal adaptations.
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Moon Phases Posters - Southern Hemisphere
A set of two posters depicting the phases of the moon in the southern hemisphere.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Elephants
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Lions
A fact file about lions and scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an informative text.
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Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere
A visual representation of the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Behavioural, Structural and Physiological Adaptations
4 posters showing the different types of adaptations.
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Water Cycle Diagram
Display this water cycle diagram when teaching about the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of the Earth.
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Space Word Search
Review science vocabulary terms with an engaging space word search.
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Producer, Consumer, Decomposer - Poster
A poster explaining the roles of the Sun, producers, consumers, and decomposers in the food chain.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Comprehension Task
A comprehension passage, with questions, about structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations.
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Endangered Species Facts – Task Cards
Fact cards featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
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Critically Endangered Species Map – Poster
A poster of the world map featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
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States of Matter Poster
A poster that displays the three states of matter, their properties and the processes for changing states.
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Forces and Motion Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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How to Save Water Poster
A poster highlighting different ways to save water.
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To Your Tap - Water Poster
A poster showing the process that water goes through to get to your tap.
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Life Cycle of a Numbat Poster
A poster showing the life cycle of a numbat.
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Classifying Reptiles and Amphibians Worksheet
A worksheet highlighting which animals are reptiles and which are amphibians.
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Basic Food Chain Worksheet
A basic food chain worksheet for your students to complete.
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Rainbow Water Density Tower - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment about density and physics.
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Plant Growth Chart Worksheet
A worksheet for students to record the growth and changes in a plant over time.
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Plant Observation Worksheet
A worksheet for students to record their plant observations.
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Ocean Themed Movement Cards
A set of 12 Ocean themed movement cards.
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Plotting Earthquakes Worksheet
A plotting activity showing different earthquakes around the world.
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Comprehension - What are Earthquakes?
A comprehension activity about 'What are Earthquakes?'
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Colours of the Rainbow Poster
Teach the order of colours in the rainbow with this classroom poster and worksheet.
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Amphibians vs Reptiles Worksheet Pack
Compare Amphibians vs. Reptiles and their characteristics with our printable animal comparison worksheets.
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STEM Job Description Posters and Lanyards
Help students stay on task during STEM group work with these STEM job description posters and lanyards.
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Simple Machines Teaching Resource Pack
This 33 page simple machines resource pack includes educational posters, classroom decorations, word wall templates, page borders, worksheets and activities for you to mix and match with your class.
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Solar System Mobile – Craft Activity
Use this printable solar system craft when learning about the planets and their position in relation to the Sun.
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Individual Planet Posters
Use this set of posters with your space unit to teach about the individual planets.
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The Solar System – Cut and Paste Activity
Use this cut-and-paste activity to make a mini solar system book.