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Science activities (primary)

Refresh your teaching of essential science topics with this selection of fun activities. From stories of super scientists to carrying out their own investigations, these resources are guaranteed to get your class excited about science.

Games (primary)

A selection of games to energise your classroom and support pupils learning of essential science knowledge. Perfect for enhancing speaking and listening skills.

End of term activities (primary)

Keep your learners engaged in the run up to the summer holidays and find out what they've learned this year with these curriculum-linked games, posters, and lessons.

Science card games and interactives

Give your class some gaming fun and test their learning with these curriculum-linked games and quizzes.

Primary science challenges

From designing electric vehicles to investigating garden wildlife, our hands-on tasks will inspire every budding detective, designer, and curious explorer.

Careers linked to rocks and fossils poster

Make meaningful links between science curriculum knowledge and skills, and potential future careers with this inspirational careers poster focusing on rocks and fossils.   

Interactive science games

All the essential knowledge and need-to-know facts on topics in the science curriculum. Use to introduce a topic or to support students.

Be a rock detective challenge delivery guide

A delivery guide for teachers giving background to the challenge and providing suggestions for how to use the resources.

Meet a petrologist

Inspire your students to think about their future careers with real-world resources.

Meet a palaeontologist

Inspire your students to think about their future careers with real-world resources.

Super scientist: Mary Anning

Learn about fossils and tongue twisters through the life story of Mary Anning, the fossil hunter!

Rocks and Fossils

Learn about real-world examples of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks and fossils, plus learn how each rock type is formed.

Rock properties

Explore different rock properties and learn about varying scientific methodologies and practices.

The rock cycle

Explore the rock cycle, the the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and discover some of their features.

Identifying and grouping rocks

Explore group rocks according to their type, minerals, properties and uses with this virtual rock kit and quiz.

Be a rock detective challenge

Learn about rock types, explore their properties, and discover careers related to rocks.

Be a fossil detective

Become a fossil detective exploring animal adaptations and make suggestions about how they lived.

Air resistance

Explore air resistance and build on practical science skills with animations and interactive experiments

Primary posters

A selection of vibrant posters providing essential knowledge and careers connections for a range of science topics. Perfect for refreshing your classroom wall, sparking curiosity and encouraging group discussions.

Which rock am I? matching card game

These information cards help pupils identify and name different rocks and develop their knowledge of rock properties and uses.

Grouping and classifying rocks video

Maia and Keiran observe rocks on Lyme Regis beach and investigate the properties of granite and sandstone.

Super scientists

Discover some of the worlds greatest 'Super scientists' from the modern day and history. 

Meet a palaeontologist presentation

Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about rocks and fossils to the real-world.

Meet a palaeontologist job card

Inspire your pupils to think about a future career and link learning about rocks and fossils to the real-world, with this job-role card.

Meet a petrologist presentation

Use this presentation to inspire your pupils to think about a potential future career and link learning about rocks to the real-world.

Meet a petrologist job card

Inspire your pupils to think about a future career and link learning about rocks to the real-world, with this job-role card.

Meet a petrologist video

Watch Marli, a mineral resources petrologist (who studies rocks) at work and find out about the knowledge and skills she needs for success.

Be a rock detective self-check

Plan an investigation into the properties of rocks with this investigation planning sheet.

Be a rock detective planning sheet

Plan an investigation into the properties of rocks with this investigation planning sheet.