This Planet Fact File is the perfect activity for your children to learn all about the planets in our solar system by completing their own personal booklet. They are required to research key information about the planets in order to complete the booklet. This pack contains two sets, one set where they can draw the planets, and the other where an image is already on the information sheets. You can use this activity in class, however lots of my class loved taking it home as a home learning project! Contents: - Fact File Front Cover - Differentiated Fact File Templates For: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

This PowerPoint is designed to get your children thinking about how animals use camouflage and mimicry to blend into their habitats. The children will play a fun quiz where they must spot the animal in the photos and think about how and why it is so well camouflaged. It is the perfect introduction to your adaption topic. This PowerPoint is designed to go with our engaging and practical Camouflage and Mimicry activities. Check them out HERE ------------------------ Have fun!

Exploring the outdoors is great fun. Get your student to head out on a scavenger hunt / bingo game where they will have to collect and spot different things, crossing it off their list as they go. It’s a great activity to do on a sunny afternoon to give your class a chance to release some energy and explore the outdoors. This pack contains two sets of bingo sheets, one for school grounds / a woodland area and another for the beach. Diff. 1: Students go outside and cross out the items once they have collected / spotted it. Diff. 2: Students go outside and collect / spot items, working out calculations and identifying different living things. You can add a competitive aspect to this activity by setting a time limit for your students. Resources needed: Diff. 1: Bingo sheet Diff. 2: Bingo sheet, scales, rulers, identification sheets / access to the internet 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!

A guide for birds commonly found in the British 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!

This is a great bingo activity for Halloween to get your students exploring the outdoors as they hunt for all the different creepy critters, sounds, and feelings they can find in your outdoor space. They’ll use all of their senses to complete their bingo sheet as they, listen, look, and feel for different things.

Teach your children about electricity through our Electricity Task Cards. This is a fantastic hands on activity that will teach your children to construct series and parallel circuits. They will love creating the circuits from the differentiated task cards. This can be done using electrical components or our symbol cards provided. Contents: - x 14 Electricity circuit diagram cards - Electrical components symbol cards We hope you enjoy! From Saving The Teachers

Plant scavenger hunts are great fun and easy to do. It can be a great brain break or part of your living things topic. Print out the sheet for your students to take into your outdoor space and mark off the plants as they find them. It’s great if you can provide some magnifying glasses so they can look at all the amazing details of each flower. Check out our minibeasts scavenger hunt. 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!

The Egg Drop STEM Challenge is a nice variation on the commonly used egg parachute challenge. Your class will work together in small teams, thinking about the best way to protect an egg from being dropped using natural materials. They will be encouraged to think about the properties of different materials, considering which one will work best. The whole activity is based around a story of an explorer who is trapped in the North Pole and needs food supplies, and of course, his favourite food is egg! Read the instructions to your class before putting them into groups of 2 or 3. Encourage them to hunt out different natural materials that they think will protect them egg from breaking. Once they have padded out the tubs, give them the egg and see if it works by dropping it from a good height! To save on money and waste, if an egg does not break, it can be re-used by the following team. Once the challenge is complete each student can fill in an evaluation sheet. Resources needed: Supply of natural materials in an outdoor space Activity sheets Small tubs (big 500ml or similar) Somewhere high to drop the eggs from (first floor or second floor) 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!

This is a great STEM team building activity that’ll get your class working together as they create their own giant marble runs following the criteria given on the task cards. This activity works best outside in groups of 4 or 5. Each group will need a set of different sized drain pipes to create their marble run. Your caretaker will often be very good at getting hold of these! If not, a letter out to parents will often bring in way more than you need. To make the marble run you class can use a combination of propping the pipes up on things and supporting them themselves. The less things you have to prop the pipes up, the bigger the group sizes need to be. This activity work really well at the start of the year or just as a fun brain break. **Resources needed: ** Task Cards Cut up drain pipes 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!

Get your detectives hat on with our series of animal crime scene investigations! These activities will teach your students about animals and their habitats as well as developing their observation, problem solving and inferring skills. They are a great lesson to be use as part of your Living Things topic… or just for some outdoor fun! The crime scenes are easy to set up with printable props, clue cards, and suspect cards. If you want to add extra elements or real props this can help to bring it alive for the children even further! The Egg Thief will take your class through an investigation involving the mystery of a broken egg that is found outside of Mrs Jones’ house. They will need to use the clues as well as their own inference skills to figure out which of the suspects is guilty. Contents: Teacher Guide Prop Cards Crime Scene Report Suspect Cards Clue Cards Clue Record Sheet Verdict Record Sheet Our Verdict Check out our ‘Hedgehog Horror’ crime scene 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!

Science Murder Mysteries are great fun for both you and the students. For this mystery students will use their knowledge of materials and their properties as well as their states of matter knowledge to investigate who poisoned Andrew Smith. They’ll look at the 5 suspects poisons both using their eyes and under a microscope and compare the poisons to the one found at the crime scene. They’ll have to figure out how to separate the substances in the water (salt, sugar, etc.) to take a closer look and make their comparisons to figure out which suspect to put in jail! Contents: Teacher’s Guide Bottle Labels The Crime Brief Investigation sheet part 1 Investigation sheet part 2 Conclusion questions Equipment needed: Resource pack 6 plastic bottles per group Petri dishes Pipet Microscope (or magnifying glasses if not available) Salt, sugar, & coffee 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 resources and hear about upcoming sales!

These Solar System Dominoes are perfect for an extension activity or an end of unit refresher, and best of all, we are giving them away for free! The children must match the facts with the correct planet in order to complete the dominoes. They can be used individually, in pairs, or as a whole class. - Individual: Complete the dominoes puzzle - Pairs: Take it in turns to complete the puzzle - Class: Give each child a card and get them to make a line by matching the facts and planets.

A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint and quiz on microorganisms that looks at bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae. It’s perfect for introducing this microscopic science topic or as a quick lesson recap. Contents - Slides 1 – 4: Introduction - Slides 5 – 11: Meet The Bacteria - Slides 12 – 17: Meet The Virus - Slides 18 – 21: Meet The Fungi - Slides 22 – 27: Meet The Protists (Protozoa & Algae) - Slides 28 – 49: Microorganisms Quiz - Slide 50: Conclusion ------------------------ 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 resources and hear about upcoming sales!

This health and nutrition activity aims to get students to understand which foods create a balanced diet. They will choose their favourite athlete and create either a day or weeks meal plan, researching which foods are needed for them to get the correct amount of nutrients. They will then think about why an athletes diet may be slightly different to somebody who is not involved in so much sport, answering a few scientific based questions. **Contents: ** Teacher’s Guide 4 x Differentiated Meal Plan Sheets Question Sheet 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!

13 visual animal adaptations 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 13 X Key Vocabulary Cards Display Title 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included Adaptation Camouflage Carnivore Endangered Species Extinct Habitat Herbivore Instinct Mimicry Omnivore Predator Prey Behaviour Check out our other Word Walls: - Forces and Motion - The Rock Cycle - Weather & The Water Cycle Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Engage your students in a captivating investigation as they explore the profound effects of acid rain on our environment. This outdoor science investigation is an ideal addition to your sustainability or pollution curriculum, providing students with valuable insights into a real-world issue. This immersive project spans a couple of weeks and is designed to enhance both investigative and observational skills. Students will embark on an enlightening journey where they are entrusted with the care of three plants. Their mission: to investigate the repercussions of different strength acidic solutions on plant health. Each plant will be nurtured with a distinct acidic solution, varying in strength. Over the course of several days or weeks, students will meticulously document their findings through drawings and measurements. At the culmination of the investigation, they will analyze and compare the impact of these acidic solutions on the overall well-being of the plants. This hands-on exploration promises to not only deepen your students’ understanding of acid rain but also cultivate their scientific inquiry and analytical abilities. Get ready for a transformative learning experience that connects classroom concepts to the real world. You may also love our Humans and The Environment: Pollution - HUGE BUNDLE 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!

Get ready for a spooktacular adventure with our Halloween Outdoor Bingo! Encourage exploration and outdoor play as children hunt for spooky items like leaves, pumpkins, and creepy crawlies. Our themed bingo sheet is sure to add an extra layer of excitement to your Halloween festivities. Check out our Halloween Word Search 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!

Banned words is a great game to review or learn your animal adaptations topic key vocabulary. Your class will become word detectives and put their communication skills to the test as they describe key topic words without using a list of banned words. As they think about the animal adaptations themed key words and phrases they will take time to consider the meaning and deepen their understanding. We have found it extremely effective in helping students to retain the definitions. Banned words can be played in pairs, groups, or as a class. It is great to be used before, during, and after a topic to help their retention. This pack has three sets of differentiated cards. The first set contains slightly easier vocabulary and the second set will provide more of a challenge. Our third set contains more complex words to extend the learning for those children that need it. It also contains a digital version on Google Slides as well as blank copies for you to create your own. Vocabulary Included: Set 1 Adaptations Camouflage Mimicry Migration Nocturnal Omnivore Predator Prey Symbiosis Warning Coloration Set 2 Organism Species Environment Mutation Habitat Structural Adaptation Extinct Behavioural Adaptation Set 3 Aestivation Crypsis Estivation Trophic Level Keystone Species Commensalism Check out our: Electricity Banned Words Game Forces and Motion Banned Words Game 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!

Get your students involved with this drawing scavenger hunt where they’ll head outside to see if they can find and draw all the items on the sheet. It’s great if you’re looking at your local area, wildlife, and observation skills. You can also use this activity to help introduce habitats. This resource contains a few different activity sheets that allow you to differentiate based on the things they are required to find. It’s great if you can have a discussion about the scavenger hunt after they’ve completed it. What did they enjoy drawing the most? What did they find exciting to see? What were they surprised they saw? 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!