Be a rock detective planning sheet
Plan an investigation into the properties of rocks with this investigation planning sheet.
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Searching Ages 7-11
Which fabrics are permeable? activity sheet
Use this activity sheet to plan and record an investigation into fabric porosity, as a model for investigating rock porosity.
Which rocks are porous? activity sheet
Use this activity sheet to plan and record an investigation into rock porosity.
Be a rock detective challenge presentation
Use this presentation to introduce this real-world challenge in which pupils help a real rock scientist investigate the properties of rocks.
Mary Anning write a tongue twister
Pupils are introduced to tongue twisters and write one of their own, using this activity sheet
Mary Anning life story quiz
Ten question quiz about the life and career of fossil hunter and super scientist Mary Anning, for use with the life story information sheet.
Mary Anning life story
Simple information sheet describing the life, career and achievements of fossil hunter and super scientist, Mary Anning.
Mary Anning presentation
Use this presentation to find out about the life, career and achievements of fossil hunter and super scientist, Mary Anning.
Be a fossil detective ichthyosaur facts
Use this activity sheet to find out more about ichthyosaurs and how they lived, before answering the questions.
Be a fossil detective prediction sheet
Use this activity sheet alongside the 'Be a fossil detective poster' to predict what the living animal might have looked like.
Be a fossil detective adaptations activity sheet
Use this activity sheet alongside the 'Be a fossil detective poster' to record adaptations discovered from the ichthyosaur fossil.
Be a fossil detective poster
Use this poster to look closely at an ichthyosaur fossil and use clues to work out what this extinct marine reptile was like when it was alive.
How fossils are formed card match game
Match the images to the sentences and explain how fossils are formed.
Fossil to living thing card match game
Match each animal or plant fossil to the living thing it formed from.
Which rock is the hardest?
Use this investigation planning sheet to plan and record a scratch test investigation into the hardness of different rocks.
Rock properties activity sheet
Use this activity sheet to group rocks according to their hardness and to relate their properties to use.
Rock explorer virtual rock kit
An interactive rock kit containing images, facts and quizzes about rock features, groups, properties and uses.
Grouping rocks activity sheet
Use this activity sheet to record the names of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Rock cycle poster
Use this classroom poster to show the stages of the rock cycle, and the different rocks and processes that are involved.
Rock formation and rock cycle animation
Simple animation explaining the stages of the rock cycle, and the different rocks and processes that are involved.
Rock classification key
Use the classification key on this information sheet to identify igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Discovering rocks video
Maia and Keiran meet an expert at the Charmouth Heritage Centre who explains how sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks form, using chocolate!
Discovering fossils video
Maia and Keiran discover what a fossil is, how fossils get inside rocks and what fossils can tell us about living things.
Introduction to Lyme Regis beach video
Visit Lyme Regis beach in Dorset with Maia and Keiran as they ask questions about rocks and fossils.
Meet a data analyst video
Watch Imisi, a data analyst (who works with electric vehicles) at work and find out about the knowledge and skills she needs for success.
Meet a field service engineer video
Watch James, a field service engineer (who mends electric charging points) at work, and find out about the knowledge and skills he needs for success.
Meet a data analyst presentation
Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about electricity to the real-world.
Meet a field service engineer presentation
Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about electricity to the real-world.
Meet a data analyst job role card (primary)
Inspire your pupils to think about a future career and link learning about electricity and data to the real-world, with this job-role card.
Meet a field service engineer job card
Inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about electricity to the real-world, with this job-role card.