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Materials And Their Properties Investigation - Fun With Soil
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Materials And Their Properties Investigation - Fun With Soil

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For this investigation students will take a close look at soil and the different properties of three samples that they will collect. They will investigate and compare / contrast how each soil sample reacts when it is covered in water, thinking of reasons as to why the water acts differently for each sample (structure, particle size, etc.). Your class will first go to collect three different soil samples in their jars and bring them back to the classroom to take a closer look and complete the sample sheet. They will then pour an agreed amount of water onto each sample (one at a time) and observe what happens, recording their observations on the experiment sheet. This experiment is best done in pairs or small groups. Each pair / group will need: Resource sheets 3 jars Shovel / trowel Measuring jug Water Magnifying glass / microscope (optional) Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Global Warming PowerPoint and Quiz
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Global Warming PowerPoint and Quiz

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A highly visual and interactive 40 slide PowerPoint and quiz on global warming as part of your science or geography unit. The PPT focuses the issues facing our planet caused by greenhouse gases, looking at how it’s damaging nature as well as what we can do to help and be more sustainable. It’s perfect for introducing this topic or as a quick lesson recap. Contents: Slides 1 – 4: What is global warming? Slides 5 – 8: The causes Slides 9 – 16: The problems Slides 17 – 20: What we can do to help Slides 21 – 26: Facts Slides 27 – 39: Quiz Slide 40: Activity Ideas Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Outdoor STEM Activity - Stick Towers - Science, Math, & Financial Literacy
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Outdoor STEM Activity - Stick Towers - Science, Math, & Financial Literacy

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This fun STEM team building activity (with math and financial literacy links) is designed to get your students outside developing a variety of team learning skills as well as allowing them to enjoy using your outdoor space. It’s perfect on a sunny afternoon at the end of year. Their challenge is to create the highest tower using sticks and string, however there are a few rules they must follow in order to complete the challenge. Contents: Teacher Guide Challenge Instructions Design Sheet Points Record Sheet Science Evaluation Questions Team Skills Evaluation Questions Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Circulatory System Cootie Catcher Activity
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Circulatory System Cootie Catcher Activity

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This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising the circulatory system. The children must try to figure out which key vocabulary term is being described (or visa-versa). It’s a great way to have students review their knowledge of the circulatory system and not even realise that they’re learning! They’ll be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a complete cootie catcher where they need to figure out the definition, another where they need to figure out the key vocabulary, and another where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing. There is a black and white copy of each sheet included as well as a blank template for them to create their own. Vocabulary included: Aorta Arteries Capillaries Left Ventricle Plasma Platelets Pulmonary Artery Red Blood Cells Right Ventricle Valves Veins White Blood Cells Folding and playing directions are also included as well as a blank template for them to create their own. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Plant Parts and Functions Vocabulary Cards
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Plant Parts and Functions Vocabulary Cards

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14 visual parts of a plant and functions vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They’re a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this relevant and engaging topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language or spelling difficulties. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents 14 X Key Vocabulary Cards Display Title 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included Chlorophyll Flower Leaf Ovary Petal Photosynthesis Pistil Pollen Root Seed Stamen Stem Stigma Style **Check out our other Word Walls: ** - Animal Adaptations - Forces and Motion - The Rock Cycle - States of Matter - Types of Energy - Types of Pollution - Weather & The Water Cycle Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Living Things: The Bird Feed Investigation - Outdoor Science
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Living Things: The Bird Feed Investigation - Outdoor Science

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Have you ever wondered what birds love to eat? This outdoor science investigation will look at exactly that and fits in perfectly with your living things, habitats, or animal’s topic. Your class will build their own bird feeder before making a different mix of bird treats to investigate which birds prefer which treats. They can then use this research to build bird feeders for your school grounds with the treats that the birds love the most. This investigation is also great for your data-handling topic. Contents: Teacher Guide Bird Feeder Instructions Differentiated Investigation Plan Differentiated Results Table Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Mini-Beast Identification Sheet
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Mini-Beast Identification Sheet

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A useful resource that can be laminated and taken outside for your students to explore and identify different mini-beasts. This resource fits in perfectly with our outdoor science activities. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Periodic Table Tarsia Puzzle Activity
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Periodic Table Tarsia Puzzle Activity

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A set of entertaining NO PREP periodic table puzzles for your students to practice recognising symbols in the periodic table. Each differentiated puzzle has a complete set and a muddled puzzle set. I have used these to great success over the last few months. These puzzles are a great extension or main activity to help revise this tricky topic in a fun and engaging way. Contents: 2 x Complete Tarsia Puzzles 2 x Mixed Tarsia Puzzles Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see our new resources and hear about upcoming sales!
States of Matter Vocabulary Cards
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States of Matter Vocabulary Cards

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14 visual states of matter vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They are a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this exciting topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language or spelling difficulties. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents 14 X Key Vocabulary Cards Display Title 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included State Solid Liquid Gas Viscosity Temperature Volume Pressure Change of State Melting Evaporation Boiling Check out our other Word Walls: - Animal Adaptations - Forces and Motion - The Rock Cycle - Weather & The Water Cycle Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Types of Energy Vocabulary Cards
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Types of Energy Vocabulary Cards

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14 visual types of energy vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They are a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this exciting topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language or spelling difficulties. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents 14 X Key Vocabulary Cards Display Title 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included Absorption Chemical Energy Electrical Energy Electromagnetic Energy Energy Heat Heat / Thermal Energy Kinetic Energy Light Energy Mechanical Energy Nuclear Energy Potential Energy Solar Energy Sound Energy Check out our other Word Walls: - Animal Adaptations - Forces and Motion - The Rock Cycle - States of Matter - Weather & The Water Cycle Please don’t forget to rate this resource and let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Healthy Eating - Food Categories Cut and Stick
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Healthy Eating - Food Categories Cut and Stick

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This cut and stick healthy eating activity looks at the different food categories, getting students to think about what makes a balanced diet. This pack contains three worksheets, one where they look at unhealthy and healthy foods, another where they compare carbohydrates and proteins, and another where they look at fats and sugars. Check out our bundle for more activities that will fit in perfectly with your healthy eating and nutrition topic. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!
Animal Adaptations Word Search Activity
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Animal Adaptations Word Search Activity

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This animal adaptations visual word search is a great way to reinforce or introduce your topics key vocabulary. It’s great for morning work, filling activities, or just as some fun! Your class will learn the key terms in no time with the help of our fun visuals and word search. Key Terms: Adaptation Behavior Camouflage Conservation Ecosystem Environment Endangered Species Extinct Habitat Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Predator Prey Invertebrate Vertebrate A color and black and white copy are included in this pack. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Microorganisms Student Booklet
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Microorganisms Student Booklet

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This microorganisms student booklet is a great project for students to carry out research on algae, protozoa, bacteria, fungi, helminths, and viruses, creating a page for each with space for a diagram or picture along with a front and back cover page. It’s perfect as a personal project or extension activity project if you’re looking at microorganisms. This pack comes in both color and black and white. To create the booklet, cut each A4 page in half, hole punch the top corner, and use some string or treasury tags to hold them together. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Nature Hunt – Classification Activity: Years 1 and 2
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Nature Hunt – Classification Activity: Years 1 and 2

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In this activity your class will go on a hunt to find and classify living things by simple criteria, for example, an animal with wings. They will record their observations by drawing the living thing on their record sheet. This is a great activity if you’re looking at animals and plants, or just as a fun way to get your little ones outside observing nature. This pack contains two levels of differentiation: Diff. 1: Students draw what they have found with simple criteria. Diff. 2: Students draw and write what they have found with slightly more complicated criteria. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
North American Woodland Birds ID Guide
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North American Woodland Birds ID Guide

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A guide for birds commonly found in the North American woodlands & gardens. Laminate these sheets and take them with you when heading outside or keep a set accessible for students to use as they wish. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Magnetism Outdoor Activity: Does It Stick?
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Magnetism Outdoor Activity: Does It Stick?

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This activity gets your students looking at which materials are magnetic. They will go around outside equipped with a magnet to investigate which objects it sticks to. They will go outside equipped with a magnet to investigate which items it sticks to, recording their results in the table. They can then answer the differentiated questions encouraging them to think about which kind of materials the magnet is attracted to. **Equipment needed: ** Resource sheets Magnets **Contents: ** Teacher Guide Activity Sheet - Diff. 1 Activity Sheet - Diff. 2 Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Animal Adaptation Huge Bundle - PowerPoint, Activities, Investigations & Vocab
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Animal Adaptation Huge Bundle - PowerPoint, Activities, Investigations & Vocab

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This fun, engaging, and practical PowerPoint, activities, and vocabulary cards bundle is perfect for your animal adaptations topic. It gets children to think about how animals have adapted to survive in different habitats, looking closely at camouflage and mimicry with a wide range of activities to suit different learning styles. This pack contains a fun PowerPoint and quiz, a selection of practical indoor and outdoor activities, a science investigation, and a word search and cootie catcher which is great for filler work as well as a key term vocabulary card pack. PowerPoint Contents: Slides 1 – 8: Introduction Slides 9 – 13: Physical Adaptions Slides 14 – 19: Behavioural Adaptations Slides 20 – 29: Quiz Slide 30: Conclusion Worksheets Contents: 1 x ‘Spot The Camouflage’ - Go outside on the hunt for camouflaged animals. 2 x ‘Masters of Disguise’’ - Find the hidden animals in the photos and explain how they are camouflaged. 3 x ‘Camouflage This Bug’ - Color in the bug to camouflage it against the background. 2 x ‘My Invisible Animal’ - Cut out the animal and think of somewhere to hide it. Colour it in to make it camouflage and see if another member of the class can find it. 1 x Word search 1 x Cootie catcher Science Investigation Pack: Children will investigate whether our physical appearances effect our ability to do different tasks, answering question such as ‘do people with longer legs run faster?’ 6 x investigation cards 2 x differentiated investigation plan template 2 x differentiated results table Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Jungle Animals Student Research Booklet
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Jungle Animals Student Research Booklet

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This jungle animals student booklet is a great project for students to carry out research and record facts on all their favorite jungle animals. They’ll create a page for each animal with space for a picture along with a front and back cover page. It’s perfect as a personal project or extension activity if you’re doing a jungle topic. This pack comes in both color and black and white as well as a blank template. To create the booklet, cut each A4 page in half, hole punch the top corner, and use some string or treasury tags to hold them together. Animals included: DART FROG ELEPHANT GORILLA GREEN ANACONDA JAGUAR ORAGUTAN SCARLET MACAW THREE-TOED SLOTH TIGER LEOPARD Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Forces and Motion: The Lever Challenge - Outdoor STEM
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Forces and Motion: The Lever Challenge - Outdoor STEM

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For this activity students will be set the challenge to lift their partner off the ground without touching them using a set of materials provided. The idea is that they’ll create some kind of lever so they can stand on one side of the plank of wood and lift their partner on the other. Our suggested teaching structure: Planning sheet: 15 mins Building their lifting device: 20 mins Evaluation sheet: 15 mins This activity works best if students are left to produce their own designs and figure things out for themselves, however if by the end of the session, not all the students have figured out how to lift their classmate by using a lever, get some students to demonstrate and begin to explain how it works. Resources per group: Activity pack Planning sheet Evaluation sheet Plank of wood Log / pipe (something to wrest the lever on) Rope Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!
Electricity Tarsia Puzzle: Electric Symbols
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Electricity Tarsia Puzzle: Electric Symbols

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A set of entertaining NO PREP electric symbol Tarsia puzzles for your students to practice recognising symbols for your electricity topic. Each differentiated puzzle has a complete set and a muddled puzzle set. I have used these to great success over the last few months. These puzzles are a great extension or main activity to help revise this topic in a fun and engaging way. Contents: 3 x Complete Tarsia Puzzles 3 x Mixed Tarsia Puzzles Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!