Forces Investigation: Streamlining Topic: FORCES. A science investigation to find out which shapes are most streamlined (least resistance) and which are least streamlined (most resistance). Ideal for 7 - 11 years. A 4-page booklet under the following headings: AIM, METHOD, APPARATUS, RESULTS and CONCLUSION. Answers provided.

This PowerPoint teaches forces, including attraction and repulsion between magnets, compression and stretching of springs and stretching of elastic bands. The children will learn that these forces have direction and can vary in size. They will also learn which materials are attracted to magnets. All science investigations and record sheets provided. Just print off the relevant slides. 26 slides. Full editable.

A great 34-slide PowerPoint to use when teaching Forces and Friction. Fully animated and science investigations included. Contents: What are Forces? Different Forces. Measuring Forces. Friction Investigation. Gravity. Weight and Mass. Upthrust. Air Resistance Investigation.

A nice homework activity to set at the beginning of a Forces topic. Ideal for 5+ Fully editable.

2 pages. Page 1 activity: What do the 10 words listed in the table mean? Predict, then find the actual meaning. Page 2 Challenge tasks: Challenge task 1: Draw a plant and label its stem, leaf, root and flower. Challenge task 2: Are plants living things? Explain why. Challenge task 3: Write down some common plants you know. Great as an introductory activity. Ideal for Year 2. Fully editable.

A 65-slide PowerPoint divided into 3 sections: Flowers. Pollination. Fruits and Seeds. There is a contents page for each section so you can just click on the section and it takes you straight to it. Activities and investigations are embedded into each section too! Fully animated and fully editable.

An informative and child-friendly presentation explaining how plants make their own food. Ideal for 7 to 11 years. 6 slides. Fully editable.

Can your student’s sort the animal and plant words correctly? 1 worksheet - fully editable. Answers provided.

Topic: Materials Ideal for KS1 37 slides Fully editable . Contents: . What does the word ‘material’ mean? Plastic, wooden and metal things Natural and synthetic materials Solids, liquids and gases Properties of materials Absorbency Testing the absorbency of different paper Testing the strength of different paper

Topic: Materials. A fully editable absorbency worksheet. 1 page. Ideal for 6+

Materials Vocabulary - Sorting Game (6 pages in total). Activity: Sort the 30 words into 2 categories: Materials (15 words in total) and Properties of materials (15 words in total). If a child is not familiar with a word, ask them to use a dictionary to find out what it means. . 2 other games to play with these words: . Reveal and Tell - place the cards face down. In pairs, take turns to turn over a card. Say if it is a ‘material’ or ‘property of a material’. Say it first - in pairs, deal out the cards. Players must not see their cards. Take turns to turn over a card and place it face up on the table. The first person to say the correct answer (material OR property) wins the card. Keep playing until all cards are won.

1 worksheet. Activity: Take a walk around the school and see if you can find the types of materials listed in the chart. Decide if the materials you find are they natural or manufactured. Ideal for KS1. Fully editable.

1 worksheet. Activity: Draw objects made from wood, metal, plastic, paper, rock and cloth. Ideal for Key Stage 1. Fully editable.

Worksheet 1: Label the bicycle with the different materials you think it is built from. Worksheet 2: Label the roller-skate with the different materials you think it is built from. Worksheet 3: Complete the roller-skate grid. Worksheet 4: Complete the bicycle grid. 4 worksheets. Fully editable. Ideal for 7+

1 fully editable activity. Task: Sort the 24 words provided into 3 lists: a) words associated with the way materials might LOOK. b) words associated with the way materials might FEEL. c) words associated with the way materials might BEHAVE. PLEASE NOTE: Some words may belong in more than one category. Extension task: Can your students add their own vocabulary to the chart? There will be blank spaces to fill on the chart for this! Ideal for 6 and above.

An chart to use when labeling and describing objects. 6 useful headings: Object, Picture, Material, Properties, Natural or Synthetic and Origin. 2 pages. Fully editable. Ideal for 6+

This PowerPoint introduces the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows. Children observe the apparent movement of the sun and the associated changes in shadows. 15 slides. Ideal for Year 3 or Year 4 students.

A fully editable ‘Teeth and Eating’ Assessment. 3 pages. Ideal for Year 3. Answers provided.

A complete unit of work - 8 lessons. A 40-slide ‘Teeth and Eating’ PowerPoint. An end of unit assessment - quiz and paper format. Ideal for Y2, Y3 or Y4 (depending on ability). Fully editable. Over 40 hours of planning. . LEARNING OBJECTIVES: . Describe a varied diet for humans, recognising that there are many ways of achieving this. Explain how and why they should look after their teeth. Suggest questions about diet to be investigated. Describe some types of food they eat. State that animals have different diets and may have different kinds of teeth.