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What on Earth!

Non-fiction books inspiring children to explore their natural curiosity and passion for learning. The real world is more amazing than anything you can make up!

Non-fiction books inspiring children to explore their natural curiosity and passion for learning. The real world is more amazing than anything you can make up!
KS1 & KS2 General  Knowledge/Facts Colouring Sheet
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KS1 & KS2 General Knowledge/Facts Colouring Sheet

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Colouring in sheets, based on the book, Every Second. Every second, somewhere across the globe, an aeroplane takes off and another one lands. Two people die, and four babies enter the world. 15,000 plastic bottles are produced and 1,600 are recycled. 8,000 scoops of ice cream are eaten, 200,000 text messages are sent. Children have the opportunity to colour in four sheets focusing on trees, areoplanes, babies and ice creams.
KS2 Future and technology - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Future and technology - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Activity sheets about the future and technology from Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. In this activity pack, children can answer questions about technology and the future of the world. Examples include what was the first .com website registered, which was the world’s first full-colour daily newspaper and which is the most crowded city in the world. They can search for words including; billionaire, endangered, inequality, internet, media and robot.
KS2 Modern history activities -quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Modern history activities -quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Modern history activities from Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. The activity pack consists of a quiz, wordsearch and crossword and children can answer questions about European explorers, famous ships and Mughal emperors. They can also seach for words including abolition, war, communism and apartheid.
KS2 Ancient & Medieval History - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Ancient & Medieval History - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Ancient & Medieval History activities, including a quiz, crossword and wordsearch taken from Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. Children can answer questions about the Akkadian Empire, Stonehenge and The Roman Empire. Ancient Gods, castle and pyramid are some of the words they can search for.
KS2  Humans/Civilization - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Humans/Civilization - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. These activities focus on humans and children can answer a quiz about humans and do a crossword and wordsearch.
KS2 Science: Nature and animals - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science: Nature and animals - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Perfect for KS2 children. Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. This resource focuses on nature and animals and includes a quiz, crossword and wordsearch.
KS2  Science: simple scientific concepts - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science: simple scientific concepts - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. The resources include a quiz about simple scientific concepts, a wordsearch and crossword.
KS2 Science/Geography: Planet Earth - Quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science/Geography: Planet Earth - Quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. These resources are based around planet earth and include a quiz, wordsearch and crossword.
KS1 Animal Hibernation Maze
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KS1 Animal Hibernation Maze

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5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime features 30 stories about frozen frogs, King Tut’s beds, the world’s biggest sleepover and the phases of the moon. This simple maze is ideal for younger children and they will help the groundhog navigate her way to the top of the earth after a long hibernation.
KS2 Space and Solar System: Quiz, Wordsearch and Crossword
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KS2 Space and Solar System: Quiz, Wordsearch and Crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia - What We Know & What We Don’t. The encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. In this pack children can answer simple questions about space and universe, fill in a crossword and do a wordsearch.
KS2 History: Objects and Place Wordsearch
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KS2 History: Objects and Place Wordsearch

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Amazing Treasures - 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind is an illustrated picture book about giant gemstones, pirate gold, ancient tombs and meteorites from outer space. In the wordsearch, children will look for 20 words including Titanic, Mona Lisa, Sphinx and Forbidden City.
KS2 Science: Germ Colouring and Fact Sheet
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KS2 Science: Germ Colouring and Fact Sheet

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The Good Germ Hotel - Meet Your Body’s Marvellous Microbes is a book about the bacteria super heroes that live inside your body. These amazing microbes fight viruses, digest food and keep us humans healthy and happy. The colouring sheets will show children that some germs are necessary for good health.
KS2 Family Celebrations Crossword
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KS2 Family Celebrations Crossword

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In 5-Minute Really True Stories for Family Time, children can read about baby dinosaurs, helpful dogs, playground science, family reunions, a world of birthdays, and so much more. This activity is a crossword and children can answer simple questions about breakfast, weddings and birthdays.
KS2 General Knowledge Fill in the missing words
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KS2 General Knowledge Fill in the missing words

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FACTopia! - Follow the Trail of 400 Facts introduces children to crazily connected facts. Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Every Britannica-verified fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more. But there’s not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you! This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious kids. In the activity sheet, children will see how different facts link in the most interesting of ways.
KS2 Geography Rivers of the World Wordsearch
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KS2 Geography Rivers of the World Wordsearch

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Amazing Rivers - 100+ Waterways That Will Boggle Your Mind will teach children about the Earth’s waterways. In the book, they will discover religious celebrations, stunning waterfalls and weird wildlife, including hungry bears and giant salamanders, as you take a tour of Amazing Rivers. In the wordsearch, children will search for 20 river-related words including Amazon, Nile and Thames.
KS2 Space and Solar System: Pluto colouring sheet
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KS2 Space and Solar System: Pluto colouring sheet

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How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto - The cutting-edge space science of the solar system is a witty guide to Pluto’s discovery and demotion, which puts kids in charge. In this activity, children can colour the moon and solar system which will help to deepen their knowledge about the planets.
KS2 Space and Solar System: Pluto Quiz
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KS2 Space and Solar System: Pluto Quiz

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How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto: The cutting-edge space science of the solar system is a witty guide to Pluto’s discovery and demotion, which puts kids in charge. In this quiz, children - or their grown up - can answer simple questions about Pluto to see how much they know. Questions include how many Plutos could you fit inside earth and what colour is Pluto’s sky?