This interview text for year 6 , linking to the topics living things and habitats , explains what Dr Jackie Litzgus does in her job. She loves reptiles and amphibians and gets to study them, including snapping turtles. She talks about her teaching and how she runs a 75-year-old wildlife research station. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This interview text for P7, linking to the topicbiodiversity and interdependence, explains what Dr Jackie Litzgus does in her job. She loves reptiles and amphibians and gets to study them, including snapping turtles. She talks about her teaching and how she runs a 75-year-old wildlife research station. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This text for year 2 linking to the topic Everyday materials describes how the city of London was destroyed by fire and then rebuilt by science. Scientists Robert Hooke and Sir Christopher Wren were responsible for building the monument that stands in London today to commemorate the Great Fire Of London. What most people don’t know is they built a secret science lab inside it! 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.

This explanation text for year 2, linking to the topic Everyday materials, explains how fire engines work. Each part of the vehicle is labelled with an expanded caption - crew compartment, engine, water tank, water pump, hoses 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.

In this lesson pack for year 4, linking to the topics living things and habitats, pupils will discover how important sleep is to humans and animals. They will find out how animals sleep and why they hibernate. The activity involves using a thermometer to take the temperature of water. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation explaining why we need to sleep Printable instructions for the activity

Why do some people snore? This explanation text for P5, linking to the topicbiodiversity and interdependence describes what happens. It also includes four inventions which have been designed to stop people snoring and explains how they work. This downloadable reading pack includes: 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 non-chronological report for year 5, linking to the topics living things and habitats, tells you everything you would like to know about the mammals, bears. The text features: the biggest and smallest bears, what they eat, where they live and why they hibernate. 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.

An investigation for year 2 , linking to the topics everyday materials . Pupils will make a simple water pump and observe how it works. This activity can be turned into an investigation by either changing the level of the water, the length of the straw, how much air is put in the balloon or the size of the bottle. This lesson links well with the historical event taught in KS1 The Great Fire of London. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Fire, Fire!’ Printable instructions to make the water pump A class investigation planning sheet A fire safety board game Simple to resource! The items you will need: Plastic bottles Straws Sticky tack Drawing pins Masking tape Balloons

A non-fiction biography text for year 4 , linking to the topic states of matter about Dr Joanne Simpson. She became NASA’s top weather scientist because of her ground-breaking work on clouds. Joanne was not only an incredible meteorologist who made lots of important discoveries, but she was also an important role model. As the first female meteorologist in America, she faced many barriers, but she overcame them to become a great success and forge a path for other female scientists to follow. 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 explanation text for year 2 and P3, 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 non-chronological report text for P6, linking to the topic biodiversity and interdependence, tells you everything you’d like to know about the tiny sea creature, the Hawaiian bobtail squid. They are the latest animals to join humans on missions into space. They are tiny creatures (about 3 cm long) found in shallow seas around the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Find out why scientists have chosen to take them to live on the ISS. This downloadable reading pack includes: 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.

Linking to topics evolution and inheritance and inheritance, this lesson pack is for animal lovers in year 6 and P7. Teach the class about the sensational scientist Charles Darwin and play a card game in which the children ‘breed’ their own dogs to discover the effect of dominant and recessive genes. This pack includes: A lesson plan, complete with an explanation of the gene rules A printable card game entitled ‘Become a dog breeder’ A PowerPoint presentation that investigates how genes affect dogs’ coat colour and introduces the work of Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection Three guided reading texts: Sensational scientist Charles Darwin, how pet microchips work, and an interview with Dr Nicola Rooney, who trains dogs to do amazing things Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

In this lesson pack for year 6 and P7, linking to the topic living things and habitats, pupils will investigate and observe what happens when bread is left in different environments. They will set up their own investigation and make sure it is a fair test. This downloadable packs includes: A lesson plan, complete with top tips for setting up the investigation. A printable card game entitled ‘bacteria battle cards’. A fun printable board game entitled ‘bacteria invasion game’. A PowerPoint presentation that explains what bacteria is and how it can be useful. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Sealable plastic bags White sliced bread Soap and a nail brush Cornflour Toaster Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Do you know what the world looks like under the sea? Today, most of us do, thanks to underwater films and pictures. But just 80 years ago, before Jacques Cousteau filmed it, most people had no idea what lay below the ocean’s surface. Thanks to the invention of the ‘Aqua-Lung’ he was able to explore the underwater world and share his findings. This historical biography for year 2, links to the curriculum topics of living things and habitats. 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.

Do you know what the world looks like under the sea? Today, most of us do, thanks to underwater films and pictures. But just 80 years ago, before Jacques Cousteau filmed it, most people had no idea what lay below the ocean’s surface. Thanks to the invention of the ‘Aqua-Lung’ he was able to explore the underwater world and share his findings. This historical biography for P3, links to the curriculum topic of biodiversity and interdependence. 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.

Gliding along deep under the surface of the sea, submarines are the ultimate human-made swimming machines. This explanation text for year 5, linking to the topic Forces, explains how submarines works. The diagram has expanded captions explaining how each part works. 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 text linking to the topics animals including humans for year 3, this interview with Kelly Forsythe is great for animal lovers. Growing up on an island had a big influence on her decision to become a marine biologist. She was able to see first-hand how magical the ocean is, but also how fragile it is. So she decided she wasn’t going to wait around for someone else to come along and save it! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum.

Did you know sloths can swim faster than they can walk? Or that elephants use their trunks like a snorkel when they swim? In this non-fiction text for year 4, linking with the topic living things and habitats, discover the surprising aquatic abilities of ten different animals. 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.

Did you know sloths can swim faster than they can walk? Or that elephants use their trunks like a snorkel when they swim? In this non-fiction text discover the surprising aquatic abilities of ten different animals. 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.

In this non-fiction text for year 4, discover ten amazing journeys children around the world make to get to school - from climbing down an 800-metre ladder to taking a barge across a dangerous river! 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.