This unit looks at minibeasts and may be useful either prior to embarking on work of a practical nature or after a practical session collecting and observing bugs. This activity should not replace the practical task of collecting bugs. The thrill pupils have in first hand observations of live creatures cannot be replicated on a whiteboard screen. Using the resources in this pack, pupils will learn about: * different kinds of animals in the local environment * that animals can be grouped according to observable similarities and differences

Find facts about the Earth, the moon and the solar system.

A series of interactive activities that develop number through Science. The activities have been classified as shown below: •Interdependence of organisms •The sustainable Earth •How things work •Assortment

Six flipchart lessons covering cross curricular work in science (keys) and IT (branching databases). The materials cover comparing and contrasting online keys (or databases) based on tree identification. The children are then shown how to make a multimedia branching keys using PowerPoint. Contains worksheets, and photo packs.

An interactive whiteboard resource designed to extend understanding of feeding relationships. Suitable for upper KS2. Pupils are reminded of feeding relationships and food webs are revised. They are then asked to consider what would happen if one section of the web was changed or removed. Introduced to the term interdependence. Pupils then continue to investigate the effects on an ecosystem when part of it is altered in any way. Simplified models are shown and it should be stressed that the effects are far more complex in reality.

Through doing the interactive activities in this pack, pupils should: * know the difference between pushing and pulling * understand the effects of pushing and pulling on stationary objects * be able to predict what will happen when a toy car is pushed * be able to draw conclusions from an investigation * relate what they have learned to everyday occurrences.

The resources contain ACTIVstudio2 flipcharts for use with Promethean Whiteboards and also PowerPoint presentations. These are contained within the relevant files. The resources support a study on the properties of materials and food. A brief summary of the resources are outlined below. The MatchFood and MatchMaterials flipcharts highlight the differences between foods and materials respectively as well as providing simple classification exercises. The quizzes flipcharts aim to stimulate further investigations through asking pupils questions of the nature ‘what will happen next?’

To develop understanding of the lifecycle of a plant.

Adnodd ar gyfer datblygu gwybodaeth y plant wrth astudio elyrch, adnabod elyrch, wrth astudio ei le yn yr amgylchedd , cylch bywyd alarch a’r ffactorau sydd effeithio’r anifail o fewn ei amgylchedd. Mae 6 gweithgaredd sy’n cynnwys ffilm am yr elyrch. Mae gweithgareddau sy’n annog ymchwil annibynnol, trafodaeth a’r datblygiad o sgiliau meddwl. Mae hefyd cyfle i edrych ar y ffactorau amgylcheddol sy’n effeithio elyrch.

A series of video and interactive activities based on the red kite that allows pupils to undertake a range of scientific enquiries. The resource includes activities that will encourage collaboration and develop thinking in addition to a range of Big Questions that can be investigated further. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

A resource aimed at developing pupil’s knowledge regarding the identification of swans, to study their place within the environment, the life cycle of a swan and factors that affect this particular animal within its environment. There are 6 activities that include the use of video footage. There are activities to encourage independent research, discussion and the development of thinking skills. There is also an opportunity to look at the environmental factors that affect swans.

This interactive resource is designed to extend pupils knowledge of Food Chains and feeding relationships. Pupils revise the terms 'Producer' and &'Consumer&';. A link is provided to a revision video for food chains. Pupils introduced to multiple food chains and shown how they can be produced more accurately as a web. Pupils encouraged to complete information based on food webs from the countryside and from a pond/river. Pupils finally produce their own food web based on a tropical rainforest ecosystem.

Basic study of living things including classification.

Through the following activities, pupils will learn: * that when some materials are squashed, pulled, pushed, turned, twisted or stretched the shape of the object will change * that forces affect different materials in different ways * to predict what is likely to happen when different materials are pushed, pulled, stretched or bent * to carry out an investigation based on their predictions and interpret the results.

This interactive activity asks the pupils to identify the forces used to move an object. Several examples are given where the force (push, pull or twist) needs to be identified, eg to push a door open. The pupils are then asked to sort a collection of toys into those which are used by pulling or pushing. As a result of this activity the pupils should be able to describe the movement of familiar things, and to know that pushes and pulls are examples of forces. The activity allows for the development of vocabulary, giving the opportunity to introduce the term 'force'.

These five flipcharts cover the following topics: • Ourselves • Looking after yourself • Green plants • Grouping materials • Forces and motion.

These units provide materials that support the progression of skills development (Reflecting, Communicating, Planning and Developing) through science enquiry to answer big questions from early KS2 to the highest levels of KS3. Each enquiry is structured in such a way as to include a learner section, a teachers’ notes section and an outcomes section

Mae’r unedau yma yn cynnig adnoddau sy’n hyrwyddo datblygu sgiliau (Adfyfyrio, Cyfathrebu, Cynllunio a Datblygu) ymholi gwyddonol er mwyn ateb cwestiynau mawr o flynyddoedd cynnar CA2 hyd lefelau uchaf CA3. Mae pob ymchwiliad yn cynnwys adran i’r dysgwr, adran sy’n cynnwys nodiadau athro ac adran i gynnwys y canlyniadau.