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We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
This forces and motion 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 Vocabulary:
Acceleration
Balanced Force
Deceleration
Energy
Force
Friction
Gravity
Joule
Kinetic Energy
Mass
Momentum
Motion
Newton
Potential Energy
Velocity
Weight
Check out our other science word searches:
- Animal Adaptations
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This is a fantastic topic or project with links to living things, maths, art, and business. Your class will create their very own business selling seed bombs where they’ll need to create their business before making, advertising, and selling their seed bombs. It’s great if you can also find some space for them to test and use the seed bombs themselves.
This project is fantastic for developing team skills as well as making their learning relevant and meaningful.
**Teaching Structure: **
Read through the instruction sheet explaining that they are going to make a business selling seed bombs. Encourage them to think about the importance of local flowers and the benefits they have on the local wildlife.
Put the students into teams of 4 or 5 and get them to mind map their business ideas (name, who they’ll sell to, how they’ll advertise them etc.).
The following activities and worksheets can be taught in an order which suites you and your class best. Below we have split them into subject areas which best relate to the activities.
**Art / Design: **
Design a logo
Packaging design
**Science: **
Which Flowers: Research which native flowers would be good to include (you can collect or order seeds online).
Make the seed bombs by following the instructions.
Optional: Design their own seed bombs by changing or adding to the ingredients used. They can then re-write the instructions on how to make their own seed bombs. You could go a step further and get them to create a TV advert for their seed bombs.
**Literacy: **
Seed bomb instructions: Highlight the key features of the instructions.
My Seed Bomb instructions: Re-write the seed bomb instructions with their own unique ideas.
Advertisement: Students will create a poster for their seed bombs.
**Math: **
Cost and profits / sale prices: For these activity sheets students will work out how much it costs to produce the seed bombs, decide how much they will sell them for, and figure out their profits.
Sales Report: Students will keep a record of their sales, recording their profits on here.
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This camouflage and mimicry word search is a great way to reinforce or introduce your topics key vocabulary. It’s great for morning work, filling activities, or early finishers as well as distance learning that you can set online! Your class will learn the key terms in no time.
Key Vocabulary:
Adaptation
Appearance
Behavior
Camouflage
Mimicry
Predator
Prey
Spots
Stripes
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Pairs cards are great fun to reinforce topic knowledge and skills and can be used in loads of exciting ways. This set of 12 electricity pairs covers all of the common symbols for your electricity topic. There is also a cut and stick version with all of the cards on the same page.
Electricity symbols included:
bulb
wire
cell
buzzer
open switch
closed switch
resistor
ammeter
voltmeter
fuse
motor
battery / 2-cell
This no prep resource is perfect for a filler or extension activity for years 3 - 5. The worksheet could also be sent home for distance learning.
We love hiding the pairs in our outdoor space and getting the students to go on an electricity symbol pairs hunt! Get imaginative and see how many different ways you can use these cards.
Be sure to check out our Big Electricity Bundle full of fun and interactive activities.
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These challenges are a great addition to your light and shadow unit. They will get your students exploring shadows in a fun and practical way as they attempt to complete each of the challenges on the cards.
These challenges encourage self-discovery and independent thinking as well as teaching them how shadows are created and the influence that the angle of light has on the shadow.
This activity works best on a sunny day first thing in the morning when the sun is lower in the sky so that the shadows are larger.
These cards contain a main challenge as well as some having an extension to the task (written in purple) for more of a challenge. Cards 1 - 10 are more simple activities. Cards 10 - 20 are more complex.
Some of these cards work much better when students are working in a small group. For the cards where students are required to make their own shadows, it’s really effective if you get them to use chalk to draw around the shadow they’ve created.
Digital version: You could get them to take photos of their shadows and upload it to the Google Slides.
There is also a printable answer sheet where they can record their challenges.
Check out our ‘Light & Sight’ Powerpoint.
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This foldable activity consists of 2 cootie catchers (or fortune tellers) for learning or revising the light and sight key terms. The children must try to figure out which key word of the light and sight topic is being described. It’s a great way to have students review their knowledge 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 contains two Cootie Catchers, each with a second copy included if you would like your students to write their own definitions for each key term themselves. There are visuals included to meet different learning styles.
Key Terms included:
- Light Energy
- Reflection
- Shiny
- Opaque
- Transparent
- Optics
- Shadow
- Eyes
- Cornea
- Pupil
- Iris
- Sclera
- Lens
- Retina
- Optic Nerve
Folding and playing directions are also included.
Have fun!
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Check out our other science cootie catchers:
The Water Cycle
The Rock Cycle
Plant Structure
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A fun interactive PowerPoint and quiz is designed to give your class an introduction into the amazing world of animal adaptions. It goes through the basics of the different types of physical and behavioural adaptions, giving interesting examples for each. We have found this great for introducing the topic or as a quick refresher for the children.
Contents
- Slides 1 – 8: Introduction
- Slides 9 – 13: Physical Adaptions
- Slides 14 – 19: Behavioural Adaptions
- Slides 20 – 29: Quiz
- Slide 30: Conclusion
Check out our camouflage activities.
Animal Adaptions: Camouflage and Mimicry Activities
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This Science (Keeping Healthy) QR code activity is perfect for introducing the topic of ‘Keeping Healthy’ or as a friendly reminder about how to live a healthy lifestyle. You will be amazed at how much they can learn about keeping healthy in a short amount of time!
This activity works best in the outdoors. Hide the QR codes around your outdoor area and then give the children the answer sheet and the I-pads. They must go around, find the answers, and complete the answer sheet.
If you are using the QR codes, you will need a QR scanner, which you can download free from the app store.
Alternatively you can print the cards two sided (with the answers on the back) if you do not have the technology available.
I find it works really well if you get the children to do the QR quiz, and then a week later give them the same questions to see what they have remembered.
Contents:
- 16 QR Quiz Cards
- 16 Cards with answers that you can print on the back of the question cards
- 1 answer sheet
We hope you have as much fun as our class did!
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This PowerPoint is the perfect fun and interactive introduction or recap for your electricity topic. It will teach your children general information about electricity, energy types, circuit symbols, and complete circuits.
Contents:
- Slides 1 – 8: Introduction
- Slides 9 – 30: Game 1 (What type of energy)
- Slides 31 – 45: Game 2 (Know your symbols)
- Slides 46 – 48: Circuits
With thanks from Saving The Teachers.
These 7 differentiated electricity worksheets and activities will teach your children about complete circuits, symbols, and conductors and insulators in a fun and practical way. They work perfectly with your electricity and magnetism topic along with our other ‘Exciting Electricity’ products.
Contents:
- x 2 ‘Know Your Symbols’ (Cut and stick)
- x 3 ‘Will It Light?’ (Working out if the circuit is complete)
- x 1 ‘Will It Conduct?’ (Testing materials to see if they conduct
electricity)
- x 1 ‘Conductor Or Insulator?’ (Cut and stick)
With thanks from Saving The Teachers
This activity looks closely at how different skeletons are made up, encouraging children to think about how different animals are able to move in different ways depending on their skeleton.
This activity works best in groups.
Give each child an animal card and ask them to create the animals skeleton using sticks, thinking carefully about how the animal moves. Once they have done this and you have allowed for sufficient discussion both with each other and an adult, give them the animals skeleton card and let them see how they have done.
They can then take another animal to try. You’ll be amazed at the improvement of their skeletons over the course of one lesson!
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Contents:
A normal and skeleton sheet for each of the following
Human
Fish
Frog
Snake
Elephant
Horse
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This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising animal classifications. 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 animal classification 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:
Amphibians
Animals
Birds
Fish
Insects
Mammals
Plants
Reptiles
Folding and playing directions are also included.
Have fun!
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This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for animal adaptations. It’s a great science lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ adaptation key word understanding without them even realising that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!).
This pack includes a both complete cootie catchers with all the answers filled in, as well as blank cootie catchers where the blanks must be completed before playing the game.
Contents:
1 x completed cootie catcher
1 x blank cootie catcher
Blank template (for them to create their own!)
Vocabulary:
Adaptation
Behaviour
Camouflage
Habitat
Instinct
Mimicry
Predator
Prey
Folding and playing directions as well as B&W copies are also included.
Have fun!
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This health and nutrition bundle is perfect for your healthy eating topic. It contains a 30 slide PowerPoint and quiz which can be used to introduce the topic as well as three fun activities that’ll get your class thinking about the dangers of hidden sugars as well as what a healthy and balanced diet and lifestyle looks like.
Each activity has been differentiated to allow for the correct level of challenge for your students.
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This bundle on the affect humans have on the environment contains a powerpoint & quiz and worksheets to get your students thinking carefully about both the positive and negative impact humans are having on our planet.
PowerPoint & Quiz
An interactive PowerPoint and Quiz on the affect humans have on the environment is perfect for your sustainability / eco-friendly topic. It encourages the children to think about both the positive and negative impacts we’ve had on the environment as well as what they can do in their own lives to try and reduce the problems.
Contents
Slides 1 – 3: Introduction
Slides 4 – 9: Positive or Negative Affect Game
Slides 10 – 15: Negative Affects
Slides 16 – 23: Positive Affects
Slides 24 - 34: Quiz
Slide 35: Activity Ideas
Worksheets
This activity is perfect for your sustainability topic as students will look into what we do that has both positive and negative effects on the environment and our planet. This pack contains a worksheet with three levels of differentiation where they’ll look at items / actions and decide whether or not they have a positive or negatives effect on the environment.
Diff. 1: Students will cut and stick objects / actions into the correct column.
Diff. 2: Students will cut and stick a wider variety of objects / actions into the correct column.
Diff. 3: Students must decide whether or not the object / action has a positive or negative effect and explain their reasoning.
Black and white copies are also included.
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This STEM activity gets your students looking at the properties of materials as they are challenged to test their survival skills by getting the dirt out of water using only natural materials and a drinks bottle (they need to design and make their own natural filters!).
To set up the challenge: - Put students into teams of 2 or 3. - Give them the instructions to read. - Give each group a good-sized plastic bottle with four small holes in the bottom (a hot metal skewer is great for this). - Tell them to go into your outdoor space and make their filters. - Test the filters by pouring muddy water in and seeing how much cleaner the water that comes out is. As well as leaves, sticks, stones etc. in your outdoor space, for this activity it is good for them to have access to both sand and gravel.
Once they have completed the activity they can fill in the evaluation sheet which encourages them to think scientifically about what they have done. Extension: You can then move onto looking at real filters and seeing how they work with different liquids – will it separate salt from water?
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Rock pool hunts are great fun and easy to do. Print out the sheet for your students to take down to the beach and mark off the creatures and seaweeds as they find them.
It’s great if you can provide a magnifying glass so they can look at all the amazing details of the wildlife they find.
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The smell hunt is a great activity to get students exploring the wonderful smells nature has to offer. It’s perfect if you’re looking at our senses as part of the human body topic or descriptive writing and adjectives.
Students will find and crush the leaves of plants or trees before letting their partner smell the leaves without letting them see them. Their partner must then see if they can find the same leaves based on what they smelt.
For higher grade levels you can use small pots for them to collect and store the leaves in as well as completing the record sheet before swapping sheets with their partner.
This resource contains optional differentiated activities sheets that can be used to support this activity and provide good curricular links.
**Record sheet: **These sheets can be used for students to record the leaves they’ve collected and think of some adjectives to describe the different smells.
Evaluation: These sheets get students to think of the science behind smells, diving deeper into how we smell the crushed leaves and why things have particular smells.
The smell hunt is a great starter for our potion making resource.
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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.
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For this activity students are challenged to make the same object both sink and float, encouraging them to think about why objects either sink or float, and then how it is possible that the same object can be made to both sink and float.
This resource has two differentiated results sheets and questions:
Diff. 1 – A simple question about the properties of items that sunk.
**Diff. 2 – **A question to encourage critical thinking about how it is possible the same object can be made to both sink and float.
A great follow up activity is to get your class to design and build a paper boat, seeing which boat is able to carry the most cargo without sinking.
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