This QR code quiz is perfect for introducing the topic of ‘States of Matter’ or as a refresher lesson for years 3 - 6. It covers a variety of questions on solids, liquids, and gases. You will be amazed at how much they can learn about states of matter 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!

Science Investigations Skills Mountain for years 1 – 8. It’s designed to be stuck in the front of the children’s science books to help both the child and teacher know what their next step is. They also include definitions of all the main key vocabulary that the children should know. I have found these so useful in helping me plan my science lessons and my children have really benefited, as they have been able to have more of a focus within their science. Contents - Level 1 – 2 Skills Mountain - Levels 2, 3, and 4 Skills Mountain - Levels 3, 4, and 5 Skills Mountain

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising The Rock Cycle. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack contains two Cootie Catchers with a second copy for each one included if you would like students to fill the definition for each key word themselves. Vocabulary included: - Weathering - Deposition - Rock Cycle - Sediment - Sedimentary Rock - Igneous Rock - Rock - Metamorphic Rock Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! ------------------------

The insect trap investigation gets students looking closely at all the amazing creepy crawlies that can be found in your outdoor space by creating small traps. It’s great if you’re looking at living things, habitats, or data handling as well as developing key investigation skills. **Ages 4 - 6: **Students will set the traps and observe what they collect. At this age it’s great for them to explore the wildlife, talking about their looks, how they move, key features, and other general observations. Once they’ve had time to study what they’ve trapped they can compete the observation sheet where they’ll draw what they’ve collected. **Ages 7 - 9 & 10 - 12: **Students will set the traps and wait to see what crawls inside (checking each day for a few days. They’ll identify the creatures and record their results on the results table. They can then use their results to create a bar graph of their findings (you can choose to accumulate all the results or just use individuals). After that, get them to complete the evaluation question sheets which will encourage them to think about how successful their traps were and the reasons behind their results. Equipment needed: Activity pack Trowel Yogurt pot Tray Card Stones ID Guide (optional) Check out our outdoor science bundle here. 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 class engaged with your living things topic from the very start with this exciting outdoor science scavenger hunt activity. It’s also a fantastic way to assess what your class already know or have learnt during the living things topic. It’s a hassle free resource with minimum prep, designed to engage students with a wide range of learning styles. This pack contains 10 challenge task cards that cover the following areas: Camouflage Food Chains Habitats Identification / Classification Observation Skills The Human Body My class had great fun in the outdoors while learning and recapping their skills. A fantastic lesson when the sun in shining! Contents Teacher’s Guide 8 x Differentiated Answer Sheets For The Children To Complete 10 x Challenge Task Cards Top Tip: Laminate your cards so they can be used time and time again! Check out our Outdoor Science Bundle here. 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 investigation if you’re looking at animal adaptations or the human body. 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?’ These investigation can then lead onto a discussion about how animals have adapted to be better at things to help them survive. </br> Contents: 6 x investigation cards 2 x differentiated investigation plan template 2 x differentiated results table </br> ----------------------------------- 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!

Grab the magnifying glasses, binoculars, and pond nets to explore the habitats in your school grounds / outdoor space. Your class will see how many different habitats they can spot and which animals are lurking there. In pairs, get your class to walk around to see how many different habitats they can spot. They should fill in the differentiated record sheets as they go. For each habitat that your students identify they can use the available equipment to find and record any animals that might be living there. Some students may find it easier to draw pictures of the animals that they find. Contents Teacher’s guide 4 x differentiated resource sheets Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

36 visual Weather and Water Cycle 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. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents - 36 X Weather & Water Cycle Vocab Cards - Display Title - 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included - Water Cycle - Evaporation - Condensation - Transpiration - Groundwater - Clouds - Surface Runoff - Water Vapour - Humidity - Precipitation - Due Point - Cool Air - Air Pressure - Atmosphere - Beaufort Scale - Cirrus Clouds - Climate - Cumulonimbus Clouds - Equator - Flood - Front - Global Warming - Hurricane - Jet Stream - Lightning - Meteorologist - Overcast - Seasons - Snow - Storm - Thunder - Tornado - Typhoon - Visibility - Wind - Waterspout ----------------------------------- Enjoy!

16 visual Rock Cycle 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. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents - 16 X Key Vocab Cards - Display Title - 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included - Metamorphic Rock - Igneous Rock - Sedimentary Rock - Weathering - Deposition - Rock Cycle - Sediment - Rock - Magma - Lava - Extrusive Rocks - Intrusive Rocks - Acid Rain - Fossils - Earth’s Crust - Earth’s Mantle ----------------------------------- Enjoy!

This diary writing & research project is a great way to get your class learning about and having fun with first person narrative in the form of diary writing (recounts) in the outdoors. This differentiated resource has been used very successful with grades 2 – 5 (years 3 - 6). The children are to choose a min-beast and spend a few days finding, exploring, and researching their chosen mini-beast. They will then have great fun planning and writing a diary entry for their chosen mini-beast based around ‘a day in the life of’. Contents: - Teacher’s Guide - Mini-Beast Identification Sheet - 2 x differentiated drawing sheets - Instructions Sheet - Diary Extract Eample - 2 x differentiated research templates - 1 x Diary Writing Checklist - 1 x planning sheet - 2 x Differentiated writing checklists This resource is a great way to get the children exploring the outdoor while learning about a key writing style. ----------------------------------- Enjoy!

18 visual forces and motion 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. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents - 18 X Key Vocabulary Cards - Display Title - 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own) Vocabulary Included - Force - Friction - Speed - Velocity - Pulley - Acceleration - Balanced Force - Unbalanced Force - Gravity - Isaac Newton - Air Resistance - Streamline - Magnetic - Simple Machine - Work - Lever - Effort Arm - Resistance Arm ----------------------------------- Check out our other Word Walls: Weather & The Water Cycle The Rock Cycle ----------------------------------- Enjoy!

Floating and sinking in the outdoors so a fantastic way to investigate this topic. This activity works perfectly as the first lesson for floating and sinking or just as a fun stand-alone lesson on a nice afternoon. For this activity the children will head outside with a bowl of water to collect natural objects and predict and test whether they float or sink. They can then fill in their table with their results before thinking about reasons behind their results. Contents: Teacher’s Guide Letter from Captain Smitty (the hook) 2 x differentiated results tables Conclusion questions Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Mix up your electricity topic with this activity where your class will explore the conductivity of items in the outdoors. After making a simple circuit, they’ll head outside and place objects within the circuit to test whether they are conductors or insulators, completing the table before analysing their results and starting to produce some simple conclusions. Contents Teacher’s guide Circuit diagram 2 x differentiated results tables 2 x differentiated results and conclusion questions Please don’t forget to rate this resource and provide feedback if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising states of matter. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise 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 two complete cootie catchers where they need to figure out the definition, another two where they need to figure out the key vocabulary, and another two where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing. There is a black and white copy of each sheet included. Vocabulary included: Cootie Catcher 1: Solid Liquid Gas Matter Melting Evaporating Compensating Mass Cootie Catcher 2: Freezing Point State Boiling Point Matter Sublimation Evaporation Condensation Mass Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! 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!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising forms of energy. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise 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 complete cootie catcher where they need to figure out the definition, another where they need to figure out the natural disaster, and another where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing. There is a black and white copy of each sheet included. **Vocabulary included: ** Absorption Electrical Energy Energy Heat Light Energy Mechanical Energy Sound Energy Thermal Energy Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! 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!

For this investigation your class will have a look at how our actions can impact local wildlife, encouraging them to think about what kind of habitats certain animals and plants thrive in. Throughout this study students will develop their investigation, observation, and statistic / data handling skills as they leave an area of maintained grass untouched for a few weeks and observe the changes that happen. This investigation fits in really well if you are looking at living things, habitats, or sustainability. To set up this investigation you need to find an area of grass which has been well maintained (cut regularly) that you have permission to corner off (1 meter square per group) and leave untouched for a few weeks. Contents: Teacher’s Guide Investigation Planning Sheet Results Table (before) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (before) Results Table (After) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (after) 2 x Differentiated Bar Chart Templates (comparison) 2 x Differentiated Evaluation Question Sheets 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!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising microorganisms. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise that they’re learning! They will 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. Vocabulary included: Bacteria Decomposers Decomposition Fungi Germ Hygiene Reproduce Virus Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! 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!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for electric circuit symbol recognition. It’s a great science lesson starter or activity that will improve your class’ symbol recognition 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: 2 x completed cootie catchers 2 x blank cootie catchers Blank template (for them to create their own!) Folding and playing directions as well as B&W copies are also included. Have fun! 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!

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!