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!
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!
This lesson pack for year 3 , Linking to the topic light sets up an investigation for your class. Pupils will make a shadow and see how it changes when they move it away from the light source.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation with instructions
Printable results table
Printable Stone Age shadow puppets
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
A2 paper
Rulers
Card
Torches
In this lesson pack for year 3, year 4, pupils will find out how archaeologists find out what Stone Age people ate. They will excavate food from a fake Stone Age poo and record their findings.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation containing information about what was eaten in the Stone Age
Differentiated results tables
Instructions to make the poo
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Ingredients to make the Stone Age poo
Rulers
Lollypop sticks or cocktails sticks
Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a fun investigation for year 5 and P6 about gravity and friction. Pupils will build a simple marble run using carboard and masking tape. Their challenge will be to see who can make their run last the longest by experimenting with friction.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan.
A PowerPoint presentation explaining gravity, friction and air resistance
An investigation for year 2 , linking to the topics everyday materials . Pupils will sort stretchy, flexible and inflexible materials by testing if they can bend or be twisted, stretched, pulled or squashed. Then it’s time to get creative and competitive in a game which involves moulding dough into an animal shape.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation containing instructions for the game
Printable game
One guided reading spread entitled ‘plastic fantastic’
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
plasticine, Play-doh or modelling clay
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An investigation for year 3 linking with the topic plants . We already know that plants need water to grow, but what happens if they have too much, and how does soil type help them to get the right amount? In this lesson, pupils will do an experiment to discover the best combination of soil and sand for drainage, and the reasons that this is important to plants.
This pack contains:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation which includes instructions for the activity
A printable set of instructions
Two guided reading spreads: The secret life of seeds and an interview with a young scientist
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Plastic cups
Potting soil
Sand
Mixing bowl
Newspaper
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An investigation for year 5, linking to the topic Forces. Pupils will have fun creating simple straw planes and then devising their own investigations.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan.
A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Up, up and away’, which explains how planes fly.
A group planning sheet.
Three guided reading spreads: The Wright brothers, how drones work and ‘Would you fly in a plane without a pilot?’
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Paper straws
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In this lesson pack for year 4 and P5, linking to the topic sound, pupils will make their own pin strummer. They will create their own investigations, choosing one variable to change.
The pack includes:
A PowerPoint presentation entitled 'A mash-up of musical science’ including instructions for how to make an instrument using hair pins.
A lesson plan.
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Hair pins
Clean, empty containers made from different materials
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This resource includes a differentiated lesson plan linked to the national curriculum, a PowerPoint presentation that explains how the urinary system and kidneys work, a printable wee chart, instructions to make a urinary system and a Wee-ly true quiz.
Linking to the topics animals including humans and body system and cells, this lesson pack for year 6 and P7 teaches how our urinary system works. Think about everything you’ve eaten since yesterday. Right now, your body is breaking it down to release the energy and nutrients you need to grow. This also produces chemicals you don’t need. Your body gets rid of them by making wee! Your body has a whole wee-producing department called the urinary system, including your kidneys, bladder and the tubes that connect them and carry the wee out of your body.
This pack includes:
A lesson plan, complete with an explanation of how our kidneys work.
Differentiated printable instructions to make a urinary system.
A PowerPoint presentation that explains how the urinary system and kidneys work.
A printable wee colour chart.
A Wee-ly true quiz.
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Empty shoe box
Empty plastic cartons
Coffee filters
A heavy weight, like a tin of food
Paper straws
Balloons
Yellow food colouring
This resource contains a differentiated lesson plan linked to the national curriculum, a PowerPoint presentation explaining how wheels and axles work, printable instructions and a differentiated table for results.
An investigation for year 2 and P3, linking to the topic everyday materials. Pupils will learn how wheels and axles work and investigate whether it is easier or harder to lift a heavy load with larger or smaller wheels. Pupils will also consider which material would be best to use for the wheels.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation explaining how wheels and axles work
Differentiated tables for results
Printable instructions
Simple to resource! The items you will need include:
Wooden skewers
Pairs of lids of different sizes and made of different materials
A bag of flour
What is the job of each ingredient in a cake? The fastest way to find out is to leave one ingredient out and see what happens! A fun investigation for year 5 and P6, linking to the topics properties and changes of materials and properties and uses of substances.
This downloadable pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation.
A PowerPoint presentation explaining cake chemistry.
A printable results table.
Printable instructions
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An investigation for P6, linking to the topic properties and uses of substances. Yeast is a living thing. In this investigation, pupils will try to discover the best habitat for yeast to make the best pizza dough.
This downloadable pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan, which includes a scientific explanation.
A PowerPoint presentation explaining what yeast is.
A printable set of group instructions.
Instructions for a speedy science activity on popcorn (this is a quick 10 min science demonstration done by a teacher).
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This lesson pack for year 5 and P6, linking to the topics properties and changes of materials and properties and uses of substances is a hands-on investigation where pupils will create their own safe chemical explosion. In small groups, pupils will plan their own fair test, changing one variable at a time to see if it alters the speed of the explosion.
This downloadable pack includes:
A lesson plan complete with differentiation and links to the curriculum.
A PowerPoint presentation which explains different types of explosions and includes instructions for the investigation.
A printable worksheet with a table and squared paper to draw the results in a line graph.
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Vinegar
Bicarbonate of soda
Grip seal bags (like the ones grated cheese comes in)
Stopwatches
An investigation for P3, linking to the topicproperties and uses of substances. Pupils will make a simple water pump and observe how it works. This activity can be turned into an investigation by either changing the level of the water, the length of the straw, how much air is put in the balloon or the size of the bottle. This lesson links well with the historical event taught in KS1 The Great Fire of London.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Fire, Fire!’
Printable instructions to make the water pump
A class investigation planning sheet
A fire safety board game
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Plastic bottles
Straws
Sticky tack
Drawing pins
Masking tape
Balloons
Linking to topics evolution and inheritance and inheritance, this lesson pack is for animal lovers in year 6 and P7. Teach the class about the sensational scientist Charles Darwin and play a card game in which the children ‘breed’ their own dogs to discover the effect of dominant and recessive genes.
This pack includes:
A lesson plan, complete with an explanation of the gene rules
A printable card game entitled ‘Become a dog breeder’
A PowerPoint presentation that investigates how genes affect dogs’ coat colour and introduces the work of Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection
Three guided reading texts: Sensational scientist Charles Darwin, how pet microchips work, and an interview with Dr Nicola Rooney, who trains dogs to do amazing things
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In this lesson pack for year 6 and P7, linking to the topic living things and habitats, pupils will investigate and observe what happens when bread is left in different environments. They will set up their own investigation and make sure it is a fair test.
This downloadable packs includes:
A lesson plan, complete with top tips for setting up the investigation.
A printable card game entitled ‘bacteria battle cards’.
A fun printable board game entitled ‘bacteria invasion game’.
A PowerPoint presentation that explains what bacteria is and how it can be useful.
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Sealable plastic bags
White sliced bread
Soap and a nail brush
Cornflour
Toaster
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This lesson pack for year 2, linking to the topics living things and habitats, focuses on how fish and other sea creatures are adapted to live in their habitat. Pupils will learn the features of a fish, including all the different fin types. They will also learn how they can breathe underwater using their gills. They will create their own memorable 3D fish from a cardboard tube, including all its features.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Fish’
A printable instructions sheet to make the 3D fish
A printable diagram of a labelled fish
The eco-club page to make a fish mobile
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Kitchen roll tubes or toilet roll tubes
Scissor
Paint
Glue
Linking to the topics biological systems, P6 pupils will learn how flowers reproduce. They will dissect a flower and discover which parts are the male and female cells and label each part with expanded captions.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation explaining the point of flowers
A teachers’ guide to dissecting flowers
A vocabulary sheet for pupils
Linking to the topics living things and habitats, year 5 pupils will learn how flowers reproduce. They will dissect a flower and discover which parts are the male and female cells and label each part with expanded captions.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan
A PowerPoint presentation explaining the point of flowers
A teachers’ guide to dissecting flowers
A vocabulary sheet for pupils
In this lesson pack for P4, linking to the topics plants, pupils will learn which conditions are best for seeds to germinate. Using pea seeds, pupils will set up a controlled test and after a week, record their observations.
This lesson pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan with cross-curricular links
A PowerPoint presentation to help run the lesson
Differentiated results tables
Instructions to set up the experiment.
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
Pea seeds
Shoeboxes
Paper towels
Small pots or bowls
Linking to the topics sound and vibrations and waves, this fun, hands-on lesson pack is aimed at P5. Pupils will discover how sound travels by making a simple string telephone.
This pack includes:
A differentiated lesson plan with an explanation of the science behind the investigation
A PowerPoint presentation to help run the lesson.
An instructions sheet
Simple to resource! The items you will need:
String
Cups
Scissors
Pencils