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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What are Bushfires? Comprehension Task
A comprehension task to use when learning about bushfires.
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What is a Fair Test? - Upper Years PowerPoint
A 20 slide PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about how to make a fair test in Science.
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Material World Word Wall
Word wall cards containing vocabulary related to man-made materials.
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Space Word Search
Review science vocabulary terms with an engaging space word search.
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Facts of the Matter PowerPoint Presentation
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about the states of matter in Science.
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Exploring Plants PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template exploring the characteristics of plants in our environment.
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Science Experiment - States of Matter
A science experiment that investigates how a substance's state of matter can be changed.
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Going, Going, Gone! - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how matter changes state at different temperatures.
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Digestive System Word Wall Vocabulary
Learn about the vocabulary related to the digestive system with a printable word wall.
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Science Experiment - Changing Shadows
A science experiment which explores how shadows change throughout the day.
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Hemispheres Worksheet
A worksheet highlighting the hemisphere, equator and country locations.
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How to Make a Sundial
A worksheet outlining how to make a sundial.
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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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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 Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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Plate Tectonics Poster
A poster explaining the main types of plate boundaries and their effects on the earth's surface.
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Object Material Investigation Worksheet
A worksheet for investigating the materials certain objects are made from.
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Earthquake - Tectonic Plates Geology Diagram Poster
An educational poster highlighting the main landforms created by tectonic plate movement.
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The Human Skeletal System Game
A game to consolidate students’ understanding of some of the main bones in the human body.
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Human Body Muscular System Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Human Body Muscular System themed page border.
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Light Fantastic PowerPoint
A 21 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about light in Science.
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How Earth Was Formed - Worksheet
A worksheet that helps students prepare a presentation about the formation of Earth.
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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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Flood Safety Poster - Design and Create Task
A design and create task for students to demonstrate their understanding of the impact of floods.
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Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere
A visual representation of the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Comprehension - Busy Bees
A comprehension activity about Bees.
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Muscular System Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of word wall cards with muscular system vocabulary.
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The Human Skeletal System Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of some of the main bones in the human body.
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Scientific Investigation Process – PowerPoint
A PowerPoint outlining the scientific investigation process.
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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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Earthquake - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with earthquake content vocabulary and definitions.