Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn how electricity is measured and what voltage is. They will learn that citrus fruits can be used as a battery to power electrical current and will investigate which citrus fruit is best to use.
A writing frame will be provided for the experiment as well as an engaging powerpoint presentation to support them through the learning.
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An informative knowledge organiser for children to use as a revision/ supportive tool when learning about electricity.
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In this lesson, students will learn what constitutes a healthy diet. They will study the Eatwell Plate guide and learn how different food affect us. They will investigate food labels in relation to sugar, salt and fat and will learn the recommended amounts.
They will be tasked to organise different foods into the food groups before being quizzed on the nutritional value of different foods using their food labels.
A knowledge organiser for the unit is included.
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In this lesson, students will learn that regular exercise keeps our heart and lungs healthy, and our bones and muscles strong. They will learn about the different types of exercise and will categorise different examples. They will learn all the key benefits of exercise linking also to the circulatory system before investigating the effect of exercise on their heart rate.
They will take this further and investigate a hypothesis and will have to organise their experiment as well as record and present their results.
A knowledge organiser of the unit is included.
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In this lesson students will learn how plants and animals have evolved over time according to natural selection of evolution.
They will look at some examples of adaptive traits of plants and animals and will come up with their own. They will also create their own plant and animal they believe would be well suited to the habitats shown. They will consider Darwin’s contribution to this knowledge and how humans have evolved over time.
A knowledge organiser for Evolution and Inheritance is included.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To understand how space travel has progressed and how rockets work.
They will look at how space travel has progressed over time through the timeline slides and will be quizzed on what they have learnt. Following this, they will learn how rockets are made and how they work in great detail through videos and text. Finally, they will be supported in creating their own rockets from film containers to practically see the science in action!
The engaging presentation- with links to online video clips and an experiment sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will learn the key stages of the human life cycle- prenatal, baby & child, adolescent & puberty, adult & old age. They will learn key information about each stage and be quizzed on this at the end. Their task will then be to create a timeline using the key facts learnt to begin the topic.
A knowledge organiser for Animals including Humans is included.
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In this lesson, students will recap on the key areas of Properties and Changes of Materials using the PowerPoint slides and will look at testable questions they can investigate in their own experiments.
They will be guided how to plan and carry out an experiment into one of these questions and how to draw conclusions from their results.
This lesson is one of 6 lessons on Properties and Changes of Materials. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science
Light is electromagnetic radiation which is visible to the human eye. In this lesson, students will learn about how light is reflected off different objects. They will investigate the angle of incidence and learn about periscopes. A presentation, lesson plan and investigation sheet to follow is included.
This lesson is aimed at Year 6 students but can easily be modified to suit lower KS2 or KS3.
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In this lesson, students will learn that a life cycle is the series of changes a plant or animal goes through during its life. They will look at the life cycle stages for a mammal and bird and then in detail at an elephant and robin. Engaging video links are included for this also.
They will then complete a Venn diagram comparing the life cycles of mammals and birds before creating their own life cycle diagrams, using research tools, of a dog and a chicken (information is included to support with this).
A knowledge organiser for the unit is included.
This lesson is 1/5 on Living Things and Their Habitats, Year 5. To view the other lessons, please visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ResourcesForYou/Primary science
This knowledge organiser details the key vocabulary included in this unit as well as key knowledge around the development of the different stages of the human life cycle: prenatal, baby, child, adolescent, adult and senior. This is a useful document to use as a display, knowledge organiser or support sheet.
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This knowledge organiser can be used for individuals, as a poster in the classroom or as an online resource for teaching Earth & Space.
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In this unit of lessons, students will improve their ‘working scientifically’ skills by carrying out different investigations with a focus on presenting their results in different ways e.g. bar charts, scatter graphs, line graphs.
All of the National Curriculum objectives for Year 5&6 working scientifically skills are covered in the 6 lessons and an overview plan is provided which outlines the resources needed for each lesson as well as the key areas covered.
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Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn what electricity is, how circuits should be drawn and what the symbols for the electrical components are. They will carry out an investigation into what happens to the brightness of the bulbs in a circuit when the number of bulbs are increased. Followed by an investigation into an electrical component of their choice.
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Investigation writing frames are provided as well as links to informative video clips. They will be challenged to create a number of different formations of circuits as well as parallel circuits.
Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn what electricity is through engaging slides, video clips and scientific explanations. They will learn the difference between static and current electricity, where electricity comes from and how it is measured.
Following this, students will complete the writing task and will then write and record their own videos explaining what electricity is in their own words. Ideas will be given and example videos for this.
By the end of the lesson, they will have a high level of understanding of electricity.
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In this lesson, students will learn about classification and the Linnaean system. They will learn about Carl Linnaeus and his work on the taxonomy of plants. They will study similarities and differences between different plants, learn about non-flowering plants and plants which don’t make seeds and from this information will create their own classification keys. Finally they will use the online link to have a go at classifying plants by their leaves.
This is an engaging lesson which comes with an interactive power point presentation and all corresponding activity worksheets. It is designed for Year 6 but could easily be modified to suit lower KS2 and KS3.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To be able to describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth.
Students will first learn about satellites and then how the Moon orbits the Earth as the Earth orbits the Sun. Using a variety of objects, they will represent these orbits physically. Following this, they will be tasked to explain their understanding and will finally have a quiz to complete.
The presentation- with links to online video clips and an activity sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
In this lesson, students will learn what friction is and how it affects us. They will look at the factors which influence friction and learn how friction can be helpful and unhelpful. There will be a quick quiz mid-session to check what they have learnt and then they will complete an investigation looking at different materials and the friction they produce.
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