KS2 Science: Sound
Help children secure key vocabulary for their Sound topic in KS2 Science with this word search.
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
KS2 Science: The Human Body
Help children secure key vocabulary for their Human Body topic in KS2 Science with this wordsearch.
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
KS1 Science: Plastic Pollution
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 ‘Let’s Investigate Plastic Pollution’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
KS1 science: Living things and their habitats
Is is living or non-living word search with key vocabulary for this curriculum topic. Includes: air, alive, animal, cells, cotton, energy, grow, human, living, microscope, move, nutrient, plant, reproduce, robot, seed, sort, tree waste and wood
Perfect to introduce or revisit key vocabulary.
It 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
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
KS2 Science: Light
Help children secure key vocabulary for their Light topic in KS2 Science with this word search.
This download complements our book ‘Light: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Get children to really consider the impact of plastics on the environment. This resource includes an information sheet about rubbish on beaches, as well as a worksheet in which you have to identify litter and consider where it might have come from. This download 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 communities.
KS1 science: Animals, including humans
Keeping me healthy word search with key vocabulary for this curriculum topic. Includes: blood, bones, brain, breath, energy, exercise, food, heart, lungs, mineral, muscle, nutrition, organ, oxygen, skin, sleep, teeth, vitamin, wash and water.
Perfect to introduce or revisit key vocabulary.
It 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
KS2 Science: Earth and Space
Use this key word mat to help support the understanding and spelling of key words used in Earth and Space topics.
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
KS1 Science: Seasonal changes - Spring treasure hunt
Use this activity to teach Science in KS1 by going on a Spring treasure hunt in your garden, park or woodland. It 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
This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets:
Year 1: Seasonal Changes
Statutory requirements
Observe changes across the four seasons.
Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
Note and guidance (non-statutory)
Pupils might work scientifically by: making tables and charts about the weather; and making displays of what happens in the world around them, including day length, as the seasons change.
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
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
KS1 Science: Humans - my amazing sense of sight booklet
A booklet with detailed and interesting facts about the sense of sight. 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.
KS1 Science: Seasonal Changes - Fantastic fungi facts
Use this activity to teach Science in KS1 by researching fantastic fungi. It 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
This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets:
Year 1: Seasonal Changes
Statutory requirements
Observe changes across the four seasons.
Note and guidance (non-statutory)
Pupils might work scientifically by: making tables and charts about the weather; and making displays of what happens in the world around them, including day length, as the seasons change.
Year 1: Plants
Statutory requirements
Identify and name a variety of wild and garden plants
KS1 Science: Everyday materials
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 ‘Everyday Materials’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
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
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.
KS1 Science: Animals, including humans - Let’s Get Active!
Get children to consider how much exercise is needed to be healthy and how much exercise they take. Use the activity diary to help support this. It 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
This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets:
Year 2 Science: Animals, including humans
Statutory requirements:
Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.
Notes and guidance (non-statutory):
Pupils should be introduced to the basic needs of animals for survival, as well as the importance of exercise and nutrition for humans.
Pupils might work scientifically by: observing, through video or first-hand observation and measurement, how different animals, including humans, grow; asking questions about what things animals need for survival and what humans need to stay healthy; and suggesting ways to find answer to their questions.
KS1 Science: Animals, including humans - Fantastic Fruit and Veg
Get pupils to consider whether they have 5 portion of fruit and veg a day. This is a cut and stick activity where children consider healthy choices and make food plates for breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks. It 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
This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets:
Year 2 Science: Animals, including humans
Statutory requirements:
Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)
Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.
Notes and guidance (non-statutory):
Pupils should be introduced to the basic needs of animals for survival, as well as the importance of exercise and nutrition for humans.
Pupils might work scientifically by: observing, through video or first-hand observation and measurement, how different animals, including humans, grow; asking questions about what things animals need for survival and what humans need to stay healthy; and suggesting ways to find answer to their questions.
Get children to consider what they know and what they want to know about everyday materials 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 ‘Everyday Materials’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com