Science
The principal focus of science teaching in upper key stage 2 is to enable pupils to develop a deeper understanding of a wide range of scientific ideas. They should do this through exploring and talking about their ideas; asking their own questions about scientific phenomena; and analysing functions, relationships and interactions more systematically. At upper key stage 2, they should encounter more abstract ideas and begin to recognise how these ideas help them to understand and predict how the world operates. They should also begin to recognise that scientific ideas change and develop over time. They should select the most appropriate ways to answer science questions using different types of scientific enquiry, including observing changes over different periods of time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying things, carrying out comparative and fair tests and finding things out using a wide range of secondary sources of information. Pupils should draw conclusions based on their data and observations, use evidence to justify their ideas, and use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain their findings.
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Endangered Animals Word Wall Vocabulary - Rainforest
Forty-two endangered species related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Plant And Animal Adaptations PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a unit on plant and animal adaptation.
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Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sort
A sorting activity that requires students to identify renewable and non-renewable forms of energy.
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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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Hemispheres Worksheet
A worksheet highlighting the hemisphere, equator and country locations.
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Science Experiment - Blubber Me!
A science experiment which explores the structural adaptation of blubber.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures Science PowerPoint
A 30 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a chemistry unit on pure substances, mixtures and separating techniques.
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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Worksheet Pack
A collection of worksheets to use when teaching students about the structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations of plants and animals.
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What are Bushfires? Comprehension Task
A comprehension task to use when learning about bushfires.
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National Tree Day – Word Hunt
A National Tree Day word search to use in the classroom.
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Water is Life PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint teaching resource about water.
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All About Clouds PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint teaching resource about clouds.
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Throwing, Dropping, Bouncing, Rolling - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between multiple forces acting on a single object in various ways.
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Opposites Attract - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Magnetism PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to magnetism as a non-contact force.
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Science Experiment - Does the Sun Produce Heat?
A science experiment which explores the sun as a heat source.
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Forces and Motion Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven forces and motion related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Forces and Motion Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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Natural Disaster Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty-nine natural disaster related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Planets of the Solar System Factbook
Bring the planets in the solar system into focus with a fun worksheet that can be turned into a factbook!
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Working Scientifically Knowledge Check Worksheet
A worksheet used to check the students' knowledge of working scientifically.
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The Seasons Around the World Posters and Worksheet
A diagram showing the Earth's rotation around the sun and the corresponding seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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The Solar System to Scale
A poster showing the planets in our Solar System in order, and scaled according to their diameters.
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Material World Word Wall
Word wall cards containing vocabulary related to man-made materials.
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Saving Water - Fact Sheet and Worksheet
A teaching resource to be used in the classroom when learning about water conservation and the Earth.
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Types of Materials Posters
6 posters highlighting different types of materials.
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Science Experiment - Speed Racer
A science investigation in which the students investigate how to use thrust force to increase the speed of a model car.
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Design a Fair Test Worksheet - Upper Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.
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Earth Day Acrostic Poem - Template
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day.
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Animal and Plant Adaptations - Title Poster
A poster to use on your Animal and Plant Adaptations display board.
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Light Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty light related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Weather Word Wall Vocabulary
82 weather related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Science Experiment - Changing Shadows
A science experiment which explores how shadows change throughout the day.