Skeletons are dead – everyone knows that. Well, think again! These skeletons are alive and kicking. In fact, there’s one inside you right now! This explanation text for year 3, linked to the topic animals including humans, includes a diagram of a skeleton with the labels; teeth, skull, humerus, vertebra, pelvis, femur, hand, wrist, skull, foot and ankle. It explains how we move, what our skeletons are for and what bones are made of. This downloadable non-fiction reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This interview text for year 5, linking to the topic Earth and space, is with a real-life Martian (sort of!). NASA plans to send humans to Mars for the first time in the 2030s and many scientists think that within 50 years, people will be living there. But what would it be like? In an experiment to find out, Dr Sheyna Gifford and five others spent a year living in a simulated Mars habitat designed to mimic the conditions of living on the red planet. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This explanation text for year 6 , linking to the topic living things and habitats, explains how a pet microchip works. In the last few years, microchips have replaced tags on collars as the best way to identify pets. As well as helping reunite thousands of lost pets with their owners every year, they can also act as a pet’s own front door key. The text uses key vocabulary such as microchip, capacitor, antenna coil and electromagnetic energy. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question sheet. An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

An investigation for P4 linking with the topic biodiversity and interdependence. 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 Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

An investigation for year 3 linking with the topic plants . Ask your class if they think water can ‘walk’, then show them a nifty experiment to prove that it actually can move! Pupils will set up their own experiments using water, kitchen towels and food colouring to see how plants transport water. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which explains capillary action A PowerPoint presentation with the instructions for the experiment Printable instructions Four guided reading spreads: Interview with a geothermal scientist, wrecking water, sensational scientist Archimedes and how steam engines work Simple to resource! The items you will need: 3 Glasses 2 sheets of kitchen roll Blue food colouring Yellow food colouring Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topic electricity, this fun, hands-on activity will light up P5 pupils’ curiosity. They will learn how to build their own circuits to light a bulb, using foil as wires, AA batteries and a bulb, then read about how some exciting electric gadgets work. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan that explains the science behind the activity A PowerPoint presentation that investigates how circuits work and includes the instructions to make a circuit Printable instructions to make an electrical circuit Six guided reading spreads: LED lights, freezers, speakers, candy floss machines, digital cameras and pet microchips Simple to resource! The items you will need: AA batteries Kitchen foil Small bulb Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

An investigation for P4 linking with the topic biodiversity and interdependence. Ask your class if they think water can ‘walk’, then show them a nifty experiment to prove that it actually can move! Pupils will set up their own experiments using water, kitchen towels and food colouring to see how plants transport water. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which explains capillary action A PowerPoint presentation with the instructions for the experiment Printable instructions Four guided reading spreads: Interview with a geothermal scientist, wrecking water, sensational scientist Archimedes and how steam engines work Simple to resource! The items you will need: 3 Glasses 2 sheets of kitchen roll Blue food colouring Yellow food colouring Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This lesson pack for P5, linking to the topic living things and habitats, explains how to group things which are alive. Pupils will learn how livings things are classified and then play a game in which they build their own dichotomous classification chart. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan containing scientific explanations. A PowerPoint presentation explaining how animals are classified. A printable animal flowchart game. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics sound and vibrations and waves, this fun, hands-on lesson pack is aimed at year 4. Pupils will discover how the pitch of a sound can be changed by altering the amount of water in bottles. Will your classroom be filled with beautiful music or a bit of a racket!? This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation explaining how sound travels and how pitch is changed in instruments A sheet for children to record their scientific explanations Two guided reading spreads: Interview with a Foley artist (sound effects engineer) and how speakers work Simple to resource! The items you will need: Glass or plastic bottles of the same size Measuring jug Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics animals including humans and body systems and cells, this is an exciting lesson for P5 that your pupils will never forget! Lead a practical demonstration explaining how the human digestive system works (yes, really!) followed by a ‘build the digestive system’ game for your class to play. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation explaining how the human digestive system works and containing instructions for the demonstration and the game A printable game entitled ‘Race to the Loo’ Three guided reading spreads: How toilets work, interview with a scientist who turns poo into rocket fuel, and an incredible invention - the London sewage system Simple to resource! The items you will need: Orange juice Brown bread A banana Paper Cups Sealable plastic food bag A pair of thin tights Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics sound and vibrations and waves, this fun, hands-on lesson pack is aimed at P5. Pupils will discover how the pitch of a sound can be changed by altering the amount of water in bottles. Will your classroom be filled with beautiful music or a bit of a racket!? This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation explaining how sound travels and how pitch is changed in instruments A sheet for children to record their scientific explanations Two guided reading spreads: Interview with a Foley artist (sound effects engineer) and how speakers work Simple to resource! The items you will need: Glass or plastic bottles of the same size Measuring jug Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics states of matter and properties and uses of substances, your slime-obsessed P5 students will love this gooey lesson, and you’ll love our mess-minimising tips! They will make their own slime, then decide if it is a solid or a liquid. This lesson will provoke a lot of scientific discussion about changing states, reversible and irreversible changes, non-Newtonian fluids and more. It’s not as straightforward as it seems! This pack contains: A lesson plan which includes the scientific explanations of solids and liquids A PowerPoint presentation about different states, including instructions on how to make slime using cornflour Simple to resource! The items you will need: Cornflour Food colouring (optional) Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a hands-on, practical lesson for year 5 and. Reckon it’s impossible to lift a heavy book using a light ruler? You need to get your pupils to investigate levers and fulcrums to find out! This lesson encourages children to run systematic fair tests and also links with maths topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan, including an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation that explains how levers work and includes a maths challenge A guided reading spread: the amazing life of Leonardo da Vinci Simple to resource! The items you will need: A book A ruler Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

A fun investigation for year P6, linking to the topic properties and changes of materials, which uses vitamin tablets and water as the fuel to make a rocket launch. Pupils will plan a fair test and record what happens. This downloadable pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation. A PowerPoint presentation explaining how a rocket launches, as well as a quick teacher-led experiment. A printable group planning sheet. A rocket template to print. Three printable texts to use for guided reading, including an interview with astronaut Tim Peake. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Tall, sturdy glass Tube of effervescent (fizzy) Vitamin tablets Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topic electricity, this fun, hands-on activity will light up Year 4 pupils’ curiosity. They will learn how to build their own circuits to light a bulb, using foil as wires, AA batteries and a bulb, then read about how some exciting electric gadgets work. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan that explains the science behind the activity A PowerPoint presentation that investigates how circuits work and includes the instructions to make a circuit Printable instructions to make an electrical circuit Six guided reading spreads: LED lights, freezers, speakers, candy floss machines, digital cameras and pet microchips Simple to resource! The items you will need: AA batteries Kitchen foil Small bulb Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking with the topics properties and changes of materials and properties and uses of substances, this is an investigation for year 5. Pupils will plan and carry out their own experiments to see which vitamin tablet (a whole one, one broken into small pieces and a crushed one) dissolves the fastest in water. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with a scientific explanation A PowerPoint presentation A printable table for recording Two guided reading spreads: Interview with a nanotechnologist and sensational scientist Richard Feynman Simple to resource! The items you will need: Vitamin tablets Freezer bag Rolling pin Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This interview text for year 6, linking to the topic evolution and inheritance, explains the job of a lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology. Dr Konstantina Drosou studies DNA from Egyptian mummies to understand more about the people of Ancient Egypt, their relationships and their health. She describes, what she does in a normal day, the most exciting moment in her career and how science helps her to uncover what life was like in the past. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This non-chronological report for year 2, linking to the topics of living things and habitats investigates the popular fishy pet, goldfish. The text explains what they eat, where they live and how long their memories are. 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.

This interview text for P7, linking to the topic Biological systems, explains the job of a lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology. Dr Konstantina Drosou studies DNA from Egyptian mummies to understand more about the people of Ancient Egypt, their relationships and their health. She describes, what she does in a normal day, the most exciting moment in her career and how science helps her to uncover what life was like in the past. The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This explanation text for year 2 linking to the topics living things and habitats explains how fountains work. Each part of the fountain is labelled with an expanded caption - filer, pump, discharge pipe, fountain nozzle and underwater lights. 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.