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Three Thoughts - What's the Season? Addressing themes and misconceptions.
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Three Thoughts - What's the Season? Addressing themes and misconceptions.

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KS1 Science: Seasonal Changes Address key concepts and misconceptions in KS1 Science with our ‘Three Thoughts’ activity, designed to get children reasoning scientifically about their new science topic. Includes two layout options: the fully illustrated option could use this displayed on a whiteboard or working wall to encourage discussion, or the blank box version to encourage children of all writing abilities to record thoughts for their science books. This resource complements our book ‘What’s the Season?’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
KWL grid - Keeping Me Healthy
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KWL grid - Keeping Me Healthy

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Get children to consider what they know and what they want to know about keeping healthy in science lessons. Complete the final column ‘what have you learnt?’ at the end of the topic. This reflective practice will create eager scientists always contemplating their next line of enquiry. This resource complements our book ‘Keeping Me Healthy’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
KWL grid - Is It Living or Non-Living?
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KWL grid - Is It Living or Non-Living?

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Get children to consider what they know and what they want to know about living things in science lessons. Complete the final column ‘what did you learn?’ at the end of the topic. This reflective practice will create eager scientists always contemplating their next line of enquiry. This resource complements our book ‘Is It Living or Non-Living?’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Let's Make Lunch!
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Let's Make Lunch!

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KS2 Science: The Human Body Help children learn the main food groups and healthy choices by getting them to make a healthy and well-balanced lunch. Contains information and worksheets. Could be used in information packs and displays as well as as work to go in their science books. This download complements our book ‘The Human Body: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Plants - Wordsearch
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Plants - Wordsearch

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KS2 Science: Plants Help children secure key vocabulary for their Plants topic in KS2 Science with this word search. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Grow a Pollinator Garden
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Grow a Pollinator Garden

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KS2 Science: Plants Learn all about pollinators and plan, prepare and plant your own pollinator garden. As well as in science lessons, this activity could also be used to support an eco-club project or engage those children who take a keen interest in the world around them and their impact on it. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Asexual Reproduction - Let's Grow Strawberry Plants!
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Asexual Reproduction - Let's Grow Strawberry Plants!

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KS2 Science: Plants Help support understanding of asexual reproduction. Encourage children to grow strawberry plants to see this type of reproduction in action. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Forces and Magnets - Word Search
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Forces and Magnets - Word Search

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KS2 Science: Forces and Magnets Help children secure key vocabulary for their Forces and Magnets topic in KS2 Science with this word search. This download complements our book ‘Forces and Magnets: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Rocks - Wordsearch
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Rocks - Wordsearch

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KS2 Science: Rocks Help children secure key vocabulary for their Rocks topic in KS2 Science with this word search. This download complements our book ‘Rocks: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Make a Musical Instrument
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Make a Musical Instrument

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KS2 Science: Sound Consolidate knowledge of how sound is created and travels with these worksheets. Consider how musical instruments make a variety of sounds and then have a go at making your own with junk modelling materials. Get pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. This download complements our book ‘Sound: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Plastic Pollution on the Move
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Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Plastic Pollution on the Move

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Get children to really consider their impact on the environment. This resource includes information sheets on litter, ocean pollution and the impact of plastic on our environment. It complements our book ‘Let’s Investigate Plastic Pollution’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit: www.rubytuesdaybooks.com Since the airing of Blue Planet 2, awareness of plastics and the importance of our impact on the planet has been on everyones lips - keep the discussion going with these free resources. This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets: Science - Year 1 Materials Statutory requirements Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock. Science - Year 2 Uses of everyday materials Statutory requirements Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses. Find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching (could include biodegrading) Extracurricular Children to learn about their wider responsibilities in their local and wider communities.
Blue Whales Facing Extinction Information Sheet
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Blue Whales Facing Extinction Information Sheet

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KS2 Science: Animals Information sheet about the threats facing blue whales. Cross-curricular links: English (could be used as a guided reading text) This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Which vertebrate group?
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Which vertebrate group?

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KS2 Science: Animals Get children to assess their knowledge of vertebrate groups by looking at animals which are more challenging to classify. These include: bats, dolphins, turtles and pangolins. This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Sun and Earth Quiz
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Sun and Earth Quiz

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KS2 Science: Earth and Space Help children revise their knowledge of the Sun and Earth with this fun quiz. Great to use to finish an Earth and Space topic in KS2 Science, or to assess some of their knowledge at the beginning of the topic. This download complements our book ‘Earth and Space: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Classification Key: Butterflies and Moths
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Classification Key: Butterflies and Moths

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KS2 Science: Animals Can your pupils classify these moths and butterflies with this classification key? This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Dandelion seeds and roots investigation
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Dandelion seeds and roots investigation

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‘Are you stronger than a dandelion’s root?’ and ‘How many seeds does a dandelion flower produce?’ investigations. This download includes: nformation, structured investigations and scientific questions for pupils to answer. It complements our book ‘From a tiny seed to a mighty tree’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Fact Sheet
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Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Fact Sheet

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Perfect for an assembly, early morning work and alongside science work on materials, this fact sheet is guaranteed to get children engaged and discussing the important issue of the impact of plastics on our environment. Since the airing of Blue Planet 2, awareness of plastics and the importance of recycling has been on everyones lips - keep the discussion going with this free resource. Suitable for both KS1 and KS2. This fact sheet complements our book ‘Let’s Investigate Plastic Pollution’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Create a model ear drum experiment
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Create a model ear drum experiment

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KS1 Science: Humans (senses) - create a model ear drum experiment Practical investigation with minimal resources needed, but maximum impact. All you need is: a bowl, clingfilm, saucepan lid, sugar and a metal spoon. This resource has structured questioning post investigation to support scientific thinking and further questioning. It complements our book ‘My Senses’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets: Year 1 Science: Animals, including humans Statutory Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils might work scientifically by: using their observations to compare and contrast animals at first hand or through videos and photographs, describing how they identify and group them; grouping animals according to what they eat; and using their senses to compare different textures, sounds and smells.
My amazing sense of touch booklet
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My amazing sense of touch booklet

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KS1 Science: Humans - my amazing sense of touch booklet A booklet with detailed and interesting facts about the sense of touch. Real life and up close pictures are guaranteed to engage. This would also be perfect to use in guided reading sessions for cross curricular work. It complements our book ‘My Senses’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets: Year 1 Science: Animals, including humans Statutory Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.
Let’s investigate your sense of touch
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Let’s investigate your sense of touch

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KS1 Science: Humans (senses) - let’s investigate your sense of touch Practical investigation with the only resource being a paperclip. Table to fill out and scientific questioning to answer. It complements our book ‘My Senses’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets: Year 1 Science: Animals, including humans Statutory Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils might work scientifically by: using their observations to compare and contrast animals at first hand or through videos and photographs, describing how they identify and group them; grouping animals according to what they eat; and using their senses to compare different textures, sounds and smells.