If you’re doing an Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) dissection science lesson with your pupils, this slide show will show them the parts of a flower alongside investigating the real thing. This 12-slide PowerPoint presentation is specific to Alstroemeria flowers and covers the following flower parts with photographic images: Sepals Petals Stamens (filaments and anthers) Stigma and style Ovary Ovules Is this resource editable? The slideshow has editable text boxes to make any adjustments needed for your learners. The images are fixed in place and cannot be edited.

Help your students practice their classification skills with this free candy dichotomous key activity. For this activity, pupils will identify the flavors of 9 different sweets using observable features of the wrappers. What’s included: Mystery sweets sheet (with and without spaces for the answers) The dichotomous key with couplets Answer sheet 2 pages with 4 candies for pupils to write their own key This is an activity that can be used all year round, or tie into holidays like Valentine’s Day, Halloween or Christmas. A US and UK version is included.

Why are flamingos pink? How many eggs do they lay? Explore the life cycle of a flamingo with this 14-slide PowerPoint presentation, suitable for Key Stage 2. The presentation covers the egg stage, the growth of the chick and features of an adult flamingo. With interesting facts and real images, your pupils will get to know the flamingo life cycle in an engaging way. Use to support a lesson on birds, the life cycle of a bird, habitats or exotic animals. You can see a full preview of the PowerPoint to decide if this resource is right for you. Any purchased download will not have a watermark.

Get your class crazy for crocs and talking about turtles with this bright and informative reptiles display pack. Use to support science learning around classification, animal groups or reptiles. This resource contains: Scaly letters to make the reptiles display title. This is presented as a PDF and as a Publisher document (if you want to adjust the size of the letters). Just print, cut and mount. A3 poster - What is a Reptile? A3 poster - Who’s Who? The 4 groups of reptiles 9 additional A4 posters with fun facts, and information about reptiles including the heaviest reptile, threats to reptiles, the deadliest snake and why they shed their skin.

Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a dragonfly with this 25-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide-show lesson covers the egg, nymph (larva), and adult dragonfly so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the life cycle. Use this resource to support learning about pond or freshwater habitats or insect life cycles. What’s included in the presentation Real photos of dragonflies at different stages of the life cycle. Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable) Fun animations - some pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen. 2 spare slides to add your own information to if needed. National Curriculum link Living Things and their habitats Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird Please note that this resource is not editable. Butterfly life cycle Ladybird life cycle Flamingo life cycle Unusual life cycles Insect life cycles PowerPoint bundle

Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a ladybird with this 24-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide-show lesson covers the egg, larva, pupa, and adult ladybird so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the whole life cycle. Use as an introduction to insect life cycles, for your spring science or general science about bugs and insects. You can view a full video preview to see the details of each slide before purchasing. What’s included in the presentation: Real photos of different species of ladybird Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable) Fun animations - 3 pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen. A spare slide to add your own information to if needed. A short set of quiz questions at the end to help re-cap knowledge For other KS2 life cycle PowerPoints, take a look at these other resources: Butterfly life cycle Dragonfly life cycle Flamingo life cycle Unusual life cycles Insect life cycles PowerPoint bundle

Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a butterfly with this 27-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide show covers the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult butterfly so that your students will have a full understanding of the life cycle. What’s included in the presentation: Real photos of different species of butterflies and their caterpillars Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable) Fun animations - some pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen. 2 spare slides to add your own information to if needed. This slide show is suitable for KS2 or upper KS1. Check out the video to see a full preview. National Curriculum link Living Things and their habitats Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird

Are you looking for a fun alternative to a worksheet to help your pupils review the digestive system and its organs? This differentiated foldable activity is ideal for interactive science notebooks, learning about the stages of digestion, the human body, or even as an assessment. Science curriculum link: Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans. This resource has 2 templates with multiple label options: Colour the big mouth and parts of the digestive system, cut out the labels and match them to the organs, glue, cut, and fold. There are 2 label options (one with just the names of the organs, the other with descriptions). Colour the big mouth and parts of the digestive system, cut out the stages of digestion and glue them in order onto the template, cut and fold. 2 label options (one with just the names of the organs, the other with descriptions). There are versions included with US and UK paper sizes and spellings. You’ll also find a picture guide for pupils showing them how to fold. Please note, this activity covers the parts of the digestive system that food enters: the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and rectum. It does not cover the role of the liver, gall bladder, or pancreas.

This 34-slide PowerPoint presentation is designed to deepen your pupils’ understanding of what fossils and the fossil record can tell us about pre-historic life. It is particularly suitable for KS2 science. There is a FULL VIDEO PREVIEW so that you can check the suitability of this resource for your learners before purchasing. The presentation covers a variety of examples including: Why are woolly mammoth bones found in the sea? How can a chipped tooth reveal what a giant megalodon shark ate? Can fossils tell us how animals and plants were connected in a food chain? Full of high-quality images and questions, this slide-show lesson will get your students thinking about what fossils can and can’t tell us about animals from the past. Can I edit this? Parts of the presentation are not editable (pictures and headings). However, you can edit any body text to best suit your learners. 2 spare slides are included at the end in case you wanted to add anything. Curriculum links Year 3 describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock Year 6 ‘Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago’

Create an eye-catching and informative skeletons-themed display for your classroom. This resource contains the following: ‘BONES’ title letters. There are 2 design options (one with a pattern, the other with bone-shaped letters). Skeleton poster (a mixture of scientific and common names used). A version is included for A3 and A4 sizes. 10 A4 posters with facts, information, and x-ray pictures of bones. There are also 4 individual bones to cut out and mount with some extra facts! Check out the video preview to see exactly what’s in this resource. UK and US paper sizes included. The file is not editable. This resource has been designed to support the KS2 (year 3) science curriculum, in particular: ‘Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement’.

Are you looking for a fun alternative to a worksheet to help your pupils review the digestive system and organs at KS2? This cute poop foldable activity is ideal for interactive science notebooks, science centres, and to support learning about digestion and human body systems. KS2 science curriculum link: Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans This resource has 3 similar templates with label options for differentiation: Children color, match the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold As above but with a straight cutting edge. Children color, cut out and sequence the parts of the digestive system, glue, cut, and fold. There are 2 label options - one with just the names of the organs, the other with descriptions. There are versions included with US and UK paper sizes and spellings. You’ll also find a picture guide for students showing them how to fold. Please note, this activity covers the parts of the digestive system that food enters: the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and rectum. It does not cover the role of the liver, gall bladder, or pancreas.

Do your pupils need to practice using and making dichotomous keys? These printable science worksheets featuring pizza toppings will help them learn how to use keys, or build upon existing skills. This style of key uses couplets. Children start at the first couplet, read the pairs of statements and follow the key until they find out the name of each pizza. What’s included in this PDF: A key with 9 pizzas for pupils to identify (with answers) 3 key templates with 4 pizzas for children to write their own key questions Guidance for pupils

Are you introducing or reviewing the process of photosynthesis in plants with your students? These foldout activities will provide a fun alternative to a worksheet, that can also be used in an interactive science notebook. What’s included in this resource? 3 differentiated templates to make a leaf-shaped foldout to show the photosynthesis equations (including a version with the chemical formulas). Directions for students, including how to fold Colour poster Information pages to introduce photosynthesis if required (2 versions) Photosynthesis vocabulary tab book for 6 words (photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, glucose, oxygen, chlorophyll, stomata). UK and US versions of the PDF Benefits of this resource Use as an introduction, review, or assessment activity. Hands-on alternative to a science worksheet Suitable for interactive notebooks Differentiated options Low-prep Is this resource editable? No, this 14-page PDF resource is not editable.

Review the stages of pollination and the role of insect pollinators in the reproduction of flowering plants with these flower foldouts. With multiple template options, this hands-on activity is a fun alternative to a worksheet that allows pupils to sequence the stages before gluing and folding. Benefits of this activity Low-prep Use as a review or assessment A FUN and hands-on alternative to a worksheet Suitable for interactive science notebooks Differentiate with easy-cut options and 3 templates (see below) The templates Template 1: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, match the descriptions to the images on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 2: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, sequence the stages on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 3: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, match the descriptions to the images, sequence everything on the template, glue, cut and fold. All 3 templates have an easy-cut (straight edge) option for the flower on the outside. Also included 11 Vocabulary cards to print on coloured or white card. Cut out individually for students to match the words to the descriptions. There are also 11 colour picture cards you could print on white card to add to the activity for students to match words, definitions and images. The words are anther, flower, nectar, ovary, ovules, petals, pollen, pollination, pollinator, stigma, style Pollination word search with 15 words to find (forward, down, and diagonally). UK (A4) and US (letter-size) versions of the resource Is this resource editable? No, this 20-page PDF resource is not editable.

Do your pupils need to practice using and making dichotomous keys in science? This printable science activity will help them learn how to use keys, or build upon existing skills. It features different dog breeds for students to identify and provides an opportunity to create their own keys. What’s included in this PDF: 3 keys (2 with 4 dog breeds to identify, one with 8. There’s some crossover so use according to students’ needs). 2 black and white blank keys with dogs for students to write their own key. 4 full full-colour keys with dogs for students to write their own key.

Explore the human circulatory system stages with this fun foldout. During this hands-on activity, pupils will sequence 6 stages of circulation, starting with blood entering the right side of the heart. There are 3 similar templates to choose from so you can differentiate for your learners if required. The templates Template 1: Colour the red blood cell and pictures, sequence the stages of the circulatory system, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: Colour the red blood cell and pictures, add the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. Template 3: As above but with the left/right sides of the heart labeled. For each template, there is a version of the labels that uses the vocabulary ‘oxygenated/deoxygenated’ and a version that uses ‘low-oxygen/high-oxygen’ to describe the blood. Choose the version with the language that best suits your learners. The finished foldouts can be used as part of an interactive science notebook. What else is included? 2x labelled heart posters (colour and b/w). Vocabulary cards. These can be displayed, or cut in half to use for a word/picture matching activity. You may choose not to use all of the words, depending on the needs of your pupils. Word definition worksheet (and answers). The words on the vocabulary cards are heart, blood, circulatory system, artery, vein, capillaries, blood vessels, valve, and chambers. Is this resource editable? No, this resource is not editable. In total, there are 16 pages.

This KS1 plants science display is designed for you to print, trim and mount with minimum fuss. Depending on the space available, you could use all the pages, or just pick the most relevant for your class. Here’s what’s included: ‘Plants’ title over 2 pages. Print, trim, and join together. 9 full-page colour photo posters of parts of a plant (flowers, leaves, stem, seeds, roots, fruit, branches, buds, and trunk). These are also included 2-to-a-page. Poster detailing why plants are important. 2 life cycle posters (tomato and sunflower) What plants need to grow (over 2 pages). Cut out individual parts and group together. Deciduous and evergreen trees posters x 2 An ‘our work’ sign for displaying with children’s work. In total, there are 20 pages to choose from. UK and US paper sizes included (US version uses a different font to that shown in the preview).

Combine St Patrick’s Day and science with these fun leprechaun dichotomous keys. This resource gives students the opportunity to practice their skills with 2 variations of dichotomous keys (with couplets and with branches). There are options for both print and digital. A link to the digital Google Slides version is contained in the teacher notes file. The print and digital versions are not identical, although they cover the same skills. What’s included? Print version (black and white) Option A: Identify 6 leprechauns using a key with couplets. Option B: Identify 9 leprechauns using a key with couplets. Option C: Leprechauns and a blank template for students to write their own key with couplets. Option D: Identify 8 leprechauns using a key with branches. Options E1, E2, and E3: Create simple keys with branches for 4 leprechauns. Digital version (colour) Option A: Identify 5 leprechauns using a key with couplets. Option B: Identify 10 leprechauns using a key with couplets. Option C: Leprechauns and a blank template for students to write their own key with couplets. Option D: Identify 8 leprechauns using a key with branches. Options E1, E2, and E3: Create simple keys with branches for 4 leprechauns. Answer keys are also included.