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WHIZZ POP BANG is a monthly magazine brimming with top-quality science for children aged six to twelve. Our NEW downloadable resources link hands-on science experiments with key curriculum topics for years 2 to 6. The resources include lesson plans, hands-on investigations, PowerPoint presentations, games, science texts and guided reading comprehensions – all aimed at making science fun and engaging for children and teachers alike!

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WHIZZ POP BANG is a monthly magazine brimming with top-quality science for children aged six to twelve. Our NEW downloadable resources link hands-on science experiments with key curriculum topics for years 2 to 6. The resources include lesson plans, hands-on investigations, PowerPoint presentations, games, science texts and guided reading comprehensions – all aimed at making science fun and engaging for children and teachers alike!
Y6 Reading science Chickens
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Y6 Reading science Chickens

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This non-chronological report text for year 6, linking to the topic evolution and inheritance , tells you everything you would like to know about chickens. The text features: how they are artifically selected, how they have evolved from dinosaurs and much more! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
Year 4 Reading science Motion capture suits
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Year 4 Reading science Motion capture suits

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Motion capture technology (usually known as MOCAP) has transformed films and video games by allowing actors’ movements to be used to animate computer-generated characters. Find out more about how it works in this reading resource for year 4 linking to the topic of ‘sound’ . The downloadable reading pack includes: An A4 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
P5 Reading Science Motion capture suits
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P5 Reading Science Motion capture suits

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Motion capture technology (usually known as MOCAP) has transformed films and video games by allowing actors’ movements to be used to animate computer-generated characters. Find out more about how it works in this reading resource for P5 linking to the topic of ‘vibrations and waves’. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A4 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
P5 Reading science Louis and Auguste Lumière
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P5 Reading science Louis and Auguste Lumière

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The Lumière brothers created the cinématographe – a projector, camera and printer that they used to film the first movie. They also made important developments in photography, art and medicine. This biography text for is for P5, linking to the topic vibrations and waves. 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
Yr4 Reading Science Louis and Auguste Lumière
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Yr4 Reading Science Louis and Auguste Lumière

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The Lumière brothers created the cinématographe – a projector, camera and printer that they used to film the first movie. They also made important developments in photography, art and medicine. This biography text for is for year 4 , linking to the topic sound. 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
Yr6 Reading Science: Historical scientist Alice Ball
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Yr6 Reading Science: Historical scientist Alice Ball

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This biography text for year 6 describes Alice Ball’s life. Alice found a reliable way to turn chaulmoogra oil into a water-soluble medicine that could be injected and absorbed by the body. Alice’s discovery led to a new safe way to treat leprosy, which meant many people were discharged from hospital or could finally leave leper colonies and return home. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
Yr6 Reading Science: Disease control
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Yr6 Reading Science: Disease control

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This interview text for year 6 and P7 explains the work of disease control specialist Professor James Logan. He is the Head of the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They have recently discovered that mosquitoes can detect the smell of malaria-infected humans from their body odour. He explains how he infected himself with hookworm as an experiment and how COVID-19 sniffing dogs could help us detect infected people. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P7 Reading Science: Disease control
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P7 Reading Science: Disease control

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This interview text for P7 explains the work of disease control specialist Professor James Logan. He is the Head of the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They have recently discovered that mosquitoes can detect the smell of malaria-infected humans from their body odour. He explains how he infected himself with hookworm as an experiment and how COVID-19 sniffing dogs could help us detect infected people. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
Yr 5 Reading science: Tourist attractions on Mars
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Yr 5 Reading science: Tourist attractions on Mars

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In this non-fiction text for year 5, linking with the topic Earth and Space, discover ten places on Mars which would be interesting to visit as a Martian tourist. Here are some examples: Olympus Mons, an enormous shield volcano, Korolev Crater, which is filled with ice all year round, Abalos Undae, a dune field located at Mars’s north pole, and Eberserwalde Delta, which is all that is left of an ancient river system. 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P5 Reading Science: Thorny devils
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P5 Reading Science: Thorny devils

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This non-chronological report for year 4 and P5, linking to the topics of living things and habitats and biodiversity and interdependence, investigates a type of lizard which lives in the desert in central Australia the thorny devil. The text explains how they protect themselves, what they eat and how they are adapted to survive in the extreme heat. 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
Yr4  Reading Science: Thorny Devils
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Yr4 Reading Science: Thorny Devils

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This non-chronological report for year 4, linking to the topic of living things and habitats, investigates a type of lizard which lives in the desert in central Australia the thorny devil. The text explains how they protect themselves, what they eat and how they are adapted to survive in the extreme heat. 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P3 Reading Science Gorillas
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P3 Reading Science Gorillas

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This non-chronological report for P3, linking to the topicbiodiversity and interdependence, investigates the largest primate on the planet, the gorilla. The text explains what a group is called, what they eat, what they are closely related to, their habitat 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. Discussion question to be used with a partner or as a whole class.
yr5 reading science: water treatment
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yr5 reading science: water treatment

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This explanation text for year 5, linking to the topic properties and changes of materials explains how water treatment plants work. Turning murky river water into crystal clear drinking water is a complicated process. The text explains how the water in your tap is safe to drink. 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. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P6 Reading Science: Water treatment
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P6 Reading Science: Water treatment

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This explanation text for P6, linking to the topic separating mixtures, explains how water treatment plants work. Turning murky river water into crystal clear drinking water is a complicated process. The text explains how the water in your tap is safe to drink. 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. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
yr2 Reading Science: Instructions to plant seeds
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yr2 Reading Science: Instructions to plant seeds

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This reading comprehension instruction text for year 2, linking to the science topic plants, explains how to take the seeds out of shop-bought tomatoes and turn them into tomato plants. 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. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
YR5 Reading Science: Interview with a spacecraft engineer
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YR5 Reading Science: Interview with a spacecraft engineer

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This interview text for year 5, linking to the topic Earth and space, explains how Nagin Cox decided she wanted to become a spacecraft operations engineer. She explains what it’s like to work on Mars time, why the rover Perseverance has a helicopter, and why she never wanted to be an astronaut! 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P6 Reading Science; Tourist attractions on Mars
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P6 Reading Science; Tourist attractions on Mars

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In this non-fiction text for P6, linking with the topic Earth and Space, discover ten places on Mars which would be interesting to visit as a Martian tourist. Here are some examples: Olympus Mons, an enormous shield volcano, Korolev Crater, which is filled with ice all year round, Abalos Undae, a dune field located at Mars’s north pole, and Eberserwalde Delta, which is all that is left of an ancient river system. 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
P6 reading science: Interview with a spacecraft engineer
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P6 reading science: Interview with a spacecraft engineer

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This interview text for P6, linking to the topic Earth and space, explains how Nagin Cox decided she wanted to become a spacecraft operations engineer. She explains what it’s like to work on Mars time, why the rover Perseverance has a helicopter, and why she never wanted to be an astronaut! 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. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
reading science p6  arctic foxes
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reading science p6 arctic foxes

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This non-chronological report for P6, linking to the topicbiodiversity and interdependence, investigates Arctic foxes. The text explains how they have evolved and adapted to live in the Arctic tundra. This downloadable reading pack includes: 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.
yr5 reading science thermos flask
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yr5 reading science thermos flask

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This explanation text for year 5 linking to the topic properties and changes of materials explains how Thermos flasks work. When the weather’s cold, there’s nothing better than a hot drink to warm you up, and thanks to these clever vacuum flasks, it’s easy to keep your hot chocolate hot when you’re out and about. 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. Discussion questions for the whole class or to be used with a partner.