Be a bird investigator poster
Help pupils understand what makes a bird a bird and to spot the most common garden birds, with this simple bird investigator poster.
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Working scientifically, Sound
Through simple experiments, pupils investigate sound, and discover that sound is made from simple vibrations and that those vibrations travel through lots of different materials to our ears. They are also introduced to people who need to know about sound to do their jobs.
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Classroom poster encouraging pupils' to identify and group a range of animals including fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds!
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Plants we eat activity sheet
An activity sheet for pupils to record the plants we eat and to name foods that come from different plant parts.
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Use this activity sheet to label the parts of a tomato plant and then have pupils draw their own plants and label accordingly.
Parts of a plant poster
Use this poster to label the parts of a tomato plant and to match each plant parts with its function.
Humpty Dumpty’s best materials
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Protect Humpty activity sheet
Reply to Humpty Dumpty's letter with what material would be best to protect him from his fall with this activity sheet.
The Emperor’s new clothes: Seasonal changes
Use this presentation to read the story and learn about seasonal changes before choosing the best clothes for the Emperor for a chosen season.
Seasonal changes activity sheet
Use this activity sheet to describe the changes that happen in a specific season including the changes to animals and plants).
Three Little Pigs: Architects in training (properties of materials)
An interactive presentation that uses this unique sequel to the well-known traditional tale, to teach about the properties of materials in an engaging new way!
Let’s investigate insulators planning sheet
Plan an investigation into the best heat insulators, with this investigation planning sheet, part of the Science in stories: Three Little Pigs lesson range.
Which materials are good insulators? record sheet
Use this activity sheet to record results while investigating which materials are the best insulators.
Choosing materials activity sheet
Use this activity sheet, part of the Science in stories: Three Little Pigs lesson, to record ideas about the best materials to use for each part of a house.
Properties of materials match-up card game
Match each word describing the property of a material to its correct definition, with this match-up card game
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