The rock stars of the world need your help! They want their children to come to their concerts and rock-out, but they want to protect their precious ears! Find out all you can about sound; how it travels, pitch and volume. Then investigate materials to see which will provide the best insulation against sound. Be ready to present your ideas to a famous panel. Includes 6 session plans & resources: 01 - Sound walk 02 - Good vibrations 03 - Pitch and volume 04 - Pardon? 05 - Ssssshhhhhh! 06 - The Rock Star Challenge Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!

Think about what you already know about weather, look at weather forecasts and video your own school weather forecasts; do weather observations and make collages about the seasons; have fun with shadows; make a class weather station that can measure rainfall, wind direction and temperature. Includes 6 session plans & resources 1 - What do we know about weather? 2 - Weather Watching 3 - Shadow fun 4 - Setting up a weather station: measuring rainfall 5 - Setting up a weather station: measuring wind direction 6 - Setting up a weather station: make a thermometer box Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!

Children discover for themselves how to make a simple circuit to light a bulb using a few basic components. Compare the circuits to a diagram of a simple circuit to see how they can be represented. Suitable for Year 2 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Time for some muscle building! Children look at joints in the human body and the movements that each allow before looking at how muscles control every move we make. Models are constructed to show how pairs of antagonistic muscles pull to work together. Suitable for Y4 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children discover that the Moon isn’t made of cheese and find out why it appears to change shape in the night sky. They look at the lunar cycle and use the correct terms to describe the changes that occur. Suitable for Year 5 pupils. Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!

Explore different materials and sort them into groups before writing songs based on their properties! Consider what it would be like if the tables were made of jelly or the chairs were chocolate! Then recreate the story of the three little pigs and predict what will happen to their houses. Includes 6 session plans & resources 1 - What materials can we find? 2 - Matching materials 3 - Magnets and metal 4 - Sorting objects 5 - The three little pigs and their buildings 6 - The alternative three little pigs Hamilton's brand new science scheme is now complete on our website. We have replaced the science planning materials with a completely new, and improved, set. The National Curriculum for England is now fully covered in regular 6-session blocks to fit into half-term slots. Find out more: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/scites

Children study and compare a range of posters on the theme of pets and animals. They look at the meaning behind each and how they are effective through text, colours and pictures. They create their own posters and then web pages using headings, captions and pictures.

The fact that all objects fall at the same speed without air resistance has children in a spin in this session. Children ask their own question to investigate about their paper spinners and work together scientifically to find answers. Suitable for Year 6 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Explore the useful properties of materials with a range of investigations involving absorbency and flexibility. Discover which type of kitchen towel or cloth is most effective at mopping up spills; consider why building materials must be absorbent and which ones fit the bill; create artwork by exploring the textures of materials and learn all about wax and how to re-mould it. Includes 6 session plans & resources: 01 - Mopping up 02 - Are bricks absorbant? 03- Waterproofing materials 04 - Printing 05 - Resist the wax! 06 - Melting and moulding Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!

Learn to group living things by the way they look. Sort plastic minibeasts according to number of legs, wings etc. Use scientific vocabulary. Use minibeast fact cards to write sentences. Explore facts using ICT. Suitable for Year 2 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Explore growing and how babies (human and animal) become adults. Play a game matching adults and babies. Children make simple zigzag book showing themselves at different stages of their lives. Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Learn about the importance of keeping your teeth healthy. Find out about tooth decay. Start an investigation to see which liquid does least damage to an eggshell. Watch an animation about how to clean teeth correctly and start a poster about tooth care. Suitable for Y3 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Using a pack of ‘Is it a circuit?’ cards children predict, test and record in a table whether or not the circuits shown will light the bulb. Discuss the results and decide what is required to make a complete circuit. Suitable for Year 2 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Explore the outdoor area of school and look at plants that are growing. Talk about what they are and what they will look like when they are fully grown. Map out the school garden area and decorate with sketches, facts and labels. Plant chitted potatoes and set up a garden centre in the classroom. Examine a flower and make a large model in the classroom, do leaf rubbings and then create a large piece of art on the playground floor. Includes 6 session plans & resources 1 - Going and growing outside 2 - One potato, two potato 3 - Garden centres and seeds 4 - What lives in the garden? 5 - What is inside a flower? 6 - What is inside a tree? Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Hamilton's brand new science scheme is now complete on our website. We have replaced the science planning materials with a completely new, and improved, set. The National Curriculum for England is now fully covered in regular 6-session blocks to fit into half-term slots. Find out more: www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/scites

Look at evaporation and condensation of water as reversible changes. Discuss everyday examples & uses of evaporation and condensation. Plan and carry out an investigation into the factors that speed up evaporation. Suitable for Y5 pupils.

Learn all about electrical circuits and test materials ability to conduct electricity. Put your knowledge of circuits on display by building your own circuit to create a buzz-wire game. Then use your game to try to defeat a challenger. Who can remain ‘disconnected’ on the game? You will need to impress with your electrical knowhow. Includes 6 session plans & resources: 01 - Electrical fun! 02 - Understanding electrical safety 03 - Building a circuit 04 - Good conductor, bad conductor? 05 - Showing what you know! 06 - It’s electric! Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!

Exploring magnets and materials. Look at image of lodestone. Free exploration of magnets and materials around classroom. Focussed activity: sorting magnetic/non magnetic objects. Predicting and recording results. Look at games that use magnets. Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Explore how some materials can change shape when a force is exerted on them. Practical activity to find out what happens when you stretch, bend, twist or squash materials. Record findings on a table. Use books to find out more. Suitable for Year 2 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Discuss what animals and humans need to grow. Name the parts of a plant and what plants need to grow. Have a Plants Parts Party and consolidate vocabulary. Sing ‘Flowers and leaves and stems and roots’. Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Introduce words push and pull and simple definition. Read story which will focus on movement, pushes and pulls. Adult led activity sorting objects into pushes, pulls and both. Independent activities exploring and playing with equipment/materials. Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.