In this lesson pack for Year 3, year 4, P4 and P5, pupils will learn how the Romans improved arches and used them to build different structures. They will follow instructions to make three different bridges and then test their strength. They will then be challenged to design and make their own bridge. This lesson links with both history and design and technology topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation containing information about bridges and instructions for the challenge Printable instructions Printable templates to cut out. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Glue Scissors Paper templates A weight, for example coins of the same value

In this lesson pack for year 5, year 6, P6 and P7, pupils will learn about different types of robots and what they are used for. They will be challenged to engineer a robot arm that can pick up a small object. This is a great challenge to get your class thinking creatively, linking with design and technology topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation containing information about robots Simple to resource! The items you will need: Strips of corrugated cardboard Sticky tape Scissors Paper fasteners Paper straws String

This biography text for year 3, linking to the topics Forces and Magnets, describes the life of the historical scientist Ralph Alger Bagnold. Ralph explored some of the world’s most inhospitable deserts and made important advances in sand dune science. Deserts contain large amounts of iron ore, which make magnetic compasses unreliable for desert exploration. To solve this problem, Ralph designed a sun compass to plot his path during the daytime. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This interview with a tree surgeon for year 5 links to the topic living things and habitats . Pablo Sanchez Moreno is a tree expert who maintains and preserves trees as his job. He explains why it is important to cut away the dead tissue in trees, to plant the right tree in the right place and what you need to become a tree surgeon and get paid to climb trees! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

A non-fiction biography text for P7, linking to the topics Biodiversity and interdependence. Known as Mama Miti, which means ‘Mother of Trees’, Professor Wangari Maathai was an environmental activist who inspired the planting of millions of trees across Africa. In 2004, Wangari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, becoming the first African woman to win the prestigious prize. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This lesson pack for year 3 , Linking to the topic light sets up an investigation for your class. Pupils will make a shadow and see how it changes when they move it away from the light source. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation with instructions Printable results table Printable Stone Age shadow puppets Simple to resource! The items you will need: A2 paper Rulers Card Torches

This lesson pack for P5, Linking to the topic vibrations and waves sets up an investigation for your class. Pupils will make a shadow and see how it changes when they move it away from the light source. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation with instructions Printable results table Printable Stone Age shadow puppets Simple to resource! The items you will need: A2 paper Rulers Card Torches

In this lesson pack for year 3, year 4, pupils will find out how archaeologists find out what Stone Age people ate. They will excavate food from a fake Stone Age poo and record their findings. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation containing information about what was eaten in the Stone Age Differentiated results tables Instructions to make the poo Simple to resource! The items you will need: Ingredients to make the Stone Age poo Rulers Lollypop sticks or cocktails sticks

In this non-fiction text for year 3, year 4, linking with the topics animals including humans , discover ten animals which were alive during the Ice Age. Here are some examples: The woolly mammoth, cave hyenas, megatherium and many more. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a fun investigation for year 5 and P6 about gravity and friction. Pupils will build a simple marble run using carboard and masking tape. Their challenge will be to see who can make their run last the longest by experimenting with friction. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan. A PowerPoint presentation explaining gravity, friction and air resistance

Floating in space might sound wonderful, but without a spacesuit for protection, you couldn’t survive for more than a few seconds. This explanation text for year 5 , linking to the topic Earth and Space, explains how these amazing protective suits work. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for year 5, linking to the topic Earth and Space, explains how important Sir Isaac Newton was. His laws of motion and theory of gravity changed how we understand the universe. Isaac’s theory of gravity helped people understand why planets orbit the Sun, why the Moon orbits the Earth, and how the Moon’s orbit affects tides. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This lesson pack for year 4 and P5, linking to the topics states of matter and properties and uses of substances, is an investigation about evaporation. Pupils will set up a comparative test to answer a question. This pack contains: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation setting up the lesson Simple to resource! The items you will need: Bowls the same size Rulers Thermometers

This explanation text for year 2, linking to the topic Everyday materials, explains how umbrellas work. Each part of the umbrella is labelled with an expanded caption - pole, catches, ferrule canopy and much more. The downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This explanation text for year 6 , linking to the topic evolution and inheritance, explains why we have similarities to our family members, but we look different. The text explains how our DNA makes us unique, but still like our sisters and brothers. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question sheet. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

In this lesson pack for year 4 and P5, linking to the topic sound, pupils will make their own pin strummer. They will create their own investigations, choosing one variable to change. The pack includes: A PowerPoint presentation entitled 'A mash-up of musical science’ including instructions for how to make an instrument using hair pins. A lesson plan. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Hair pins Clean, empty containers made from different materials Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

An explanation text about plugs for year 6 and P7, linking to the topic electricity. Electricity powers almost everything in our homes, from lights to washing machines. Getting all this power from the mains supply to the devices that use it would be a dangerous business if it wasn’t for the clever way our plugs and sockets work. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question sheet. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This resource contains a differentiated lesson plan linked to the national curriculum, a PowerPoint presentation explaining how wheels and axles work, printable instructions and a differentiated table for results. An investigation for year 2 and P3, linking to the topic everyday materials. Pupils will learn how wheels and axles work and investigate whether it is easier or harder to lift a heavy load with larger or smaller wheels. Pupils will also consider which material would be best to use for the wheels. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation explaining how wheels and axles work Differentiated tables for results Printable instructions Simple to resource! The items you will need include: Wooden skewers Pairs of lids of different sizes and made of different materials A bag of flour

This historical explanation text for year 2, linking to the topic materials, investigates the invention of the wheel. Some historians think the wheel was invented in lots of different places. After all, pictures of wheels have been found on ancient pottery in Europe and toys with wheels have been discovered in Mayan ruins in Mexico. Others argue that wheels would have been mega difficult to invent because there are no wheels in nature to copy, so they were probably invented in one place and then spread quickly. This downloadable reading pack includes: Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.