KS2 Science: Light Use this key word mat to help support the understanding and spelling of key words used in Light topics. 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

KS2 Science: Light Help children to understand how eyes work together to help us see. Use these two investigations to help them approach their work scientifically and analyse their results. 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

KS2 Science: Light Get children to consider and investigate how differing lights affect the size of their pupils. Use these information and structured investigation worksheets to help them work scientifically. 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

KS2 Science: Light Help children understand how shadows are formed with this activity. Cut out the figures and get pupils to experiment with their light source to see if they can get the shadows figures in the correct proportion. A task to highlight how the size of an objects shadow is determined by how close the object is to the light source. Includes structured questions for conclusions. 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

KS2 Science: Light Investigate whether everyday items are light sources or not, using this cardboard box activity. Use the worksheets to help structure scientific inquiry and thinking. Help eliminate the myth that objects that reflect light are light sources. 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

KS1 Science: Seasonal changes - A3 bird spotter poster Use this poster to teach Science in KS1 by identifying common birds and discussing migration. 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. Notes 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: Animals, including humans Statutory requirements Identify and name a variety of common animals including birds. Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals, including birds. Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about animals in their habitat.

KS2 Science: Rocks Support children’s understanding of how sedimantary rocks are formed and why they often appear to have ‘lines’ and fossils within them. Get pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. 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

KS2 Science: Solids, Liquids and Gases Support children with their properties of materials language with these activities. Includes a ‘design a hot drinks container’ task where children have to consider insulating materials and appropriate designs. A cross-curricular design and technology task. This download complements our book ‘Solids, Liquids and Gases: 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 Use these pictures of pulleys and gears in real life to encourage scientific vocabulary to flow in your forces and magnets topic. Get children thinking about where they might see pulleys and gears in real life and how they might be helpful. This download would be great to use as part of a display/working wall. Ideas and thoughts about them could be put on post its at the start of a forces and magnets topic. 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

KS2 Science: Electricity Use this key word mat to help support the understanding and spelling of key words used in Electricity topics. This download complements our book ‘Electricity: 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: Electricity Address key concepts and misconceptions in KS2 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 download complements our book ‘Electricity: 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: Electricity Help children to explore the theme of climate change with these information and work sheets. Discuss what practical changes could be made by children and their families to help reduce their use of electricity. With children becoming more and more interested and motivated by environmental issues, start a healthy conversation about realistic goals and pledges that pupils could make. This download complements our book ‘Electricity: 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: Electricity This download includes talking points for children to consolidate their knowledge of circuits. Pupils are to comment on whether they agree or disagree with a statement and provide reasons for doing so. This could be used as an assessment tool at the end of an electricity topic, as a plenary, on a working wall or as a greater depth task for children to record in their books. It also includes a matching circuit symbols to their names task and answers for further questions from our books. This download complements our book ‘Electricity: 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 consider the impact of plastics on the environment. This resource includes an information sheet about future packaging possibilities and an investigation into how materials biodegrade by making a compost bin. It would be useful in KS1 science lessons on materials and even as a lesson structure for an Eco Club. 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: KS1 Working Scientifically Statutory requirements Observing closely, using simple equipment. Performing simple tests. Identifying and classifying. Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions. Notes and guidance (non statutory) Pupils in years 1 and 2 should explore the world around them and raise their own questions. They should experience different types of scientific enquiries, including practical activities, and begin to recognise ways in which they might answer scientific questions. They should use simple measurements and equipment (for example, hand lenses, egg timers) to gather data, carry out simple tests, record simple data, and talk about what they have found out and how they found it out. With help, they should record and communicate their findings in a range of ways and begin to use simple scientific language. 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.

KS2 Science: Animals Great for a morning starter or supporting children with their science topic on Jane Goodall/animals/conservation. Cross-curricular links: English: spelling This download complements our book ‘Animals: 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: Animals Learn all about the long and interesting life cycle of stag beetles. A great alternative to the more standard butterfly/frog etc. Includes information on threats to stag beetles. This download complements our book ‘Animals: 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: Animals Information sheet about the threats facing blue whales. Cross-curricular links: English (could be used as a guided reading text) This download complements our book ‘Animals: 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: Animals Use this investigation to get pupils to consider how many animals live on our planet. Discuss number of species and animals facing extinction. Cross-curricular links: Maths: tally chart This download complements our book ‘Animals: 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: Animals Learn about food webs with our woodland food web example. Then, get pupils to consider where arrows might go on a rainforest food web. Includes bright and detailed pictures. This download complements our book ‘Animals: 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: Earth and Space Help children secure key vocabulary for their Earth and Space topic in KS2 Science with this word search. 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