4 great science activities to do with your class during ‘SCIENCE WEEK’. Activity 1: Model Insects (2 lessons needed) Activity 2: Plastic Cup Telephone Activity 3: Shadow Clock Activity 4: Volcano Explosion All activities with step-by-step instructions displayed on a colourful 5-slide PowerPoint (with pictures). 16 resources to prepare beforehand: Balloons; PVA glue (in pots - 1 between 2); Paintbrushes (1 each); Newspaper (lots); Red, black and white paint; Black pipe cleaners; plastic cups (2 per child); Coloured paper; 5m pieces of string (1 per child); Paper plates; Drinking straws; Red food colouring; Small empty plastic bottles; Baking soda; Funnels; Bottles of vinegar.

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.

4 fully-editable resources to introduce, discuss and find out more about eating a healthy and balanced diet. Ideal for primary-aged students. . Resource 1: An 8-slide PowerPoint: Slide 3: What is a balanced diet? Slide 4: A normal diet Slide 5: Weight Slide 6: Am I normal? Slide 7: Daily Needs Slide 8: Things to remember . Resource 2: An 18-slide PowerPoint: This PowerPoint covers the 5 main food groups, what foods are made from, food proportions and diet. . Resource 3: Eating a Balanced Diet worksheet Students have to name foods in each food group and identify the smallest and largest food groups. . Resource 4: A note home requesting food from the 5 food groups. Very useful for collecting and sorting foods.

Task: Label each animal as a vertebrate or an invertebrate. 2 pages. Fully editable. Answer sheet provided. Ideal for Year 2 or Year 3.

Living and Non-Living Things A simple worksheet for your student’s to complete. Activity: List 6 living and 6 non-living things you see around your house. 1 page. Fully editable. Ideal for 5+

Subject: Science. Topic: Plants. PowerPoint: A VERY simple slide show explaining the 4 mains things plants need in order to grow well - 11 slides. Handout: A list of reasons why we need plants to grow well. Worksheet: 2 pages. Activity 1: Match the words and pictures correctly. Activity 2: Draw a picture of a plant receiving warmth, light, water and nutrients. Suitable 5 + (depending on ability). Fully editable resources.

Topic: Humans & Animals - Growth and Development. A PowerPoint showing the main stages of human (and animal) growth & development. 14 slides. Suitable for 5 + (depending on ability). Slide 3: Human Growth. Slide 4: Babyhood. Slide 5: Childhood. Slide 6: Adolescence. Slide 7: Adulthood. Slide 8: Human and Animal Development. Slide 9: Human Development. Slide 10: Sheep Development. Slide 11: Elephant Development. Slide 12: Horse Development. Slide 13: Dog Development. To complement the slide show, I have attached a 6-page activity booklet/test for children aged 6+. . Also attached is a much more in-depth PowerPoint about Human Growth and Development for parents and teachers. 32 slides. Slide 3: What is human growth and development? Slide 5: Growth and Development Ages 0 to 3. Slide 10: Growth and Development Ages 4 to 5. Slide 15: Growth and Development Ages 6 to 8. Slide 21: Growth and Development Ages 9 to 12. Slide 26: Growth and Development Ages 13 to 17.

Where would a beetle prefer to live? A lovely investigation to do with your class (probably over 2 or more lessons). Lesson plan and science investigation booklet included. Appropriate for KS1 or KS2. Fully editable. 3 pages in total.

Permeable or Impermeable? An 8-slide PowerPoint - examples shown and questions to consider/explore. Also attached is a 2-page activity booklet (to complete) after going through the PowerPoint. Both resources are fully editable. Ideal for 7+

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

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.

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.

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

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+

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.