A fun investigation for year 5 and P6, linking to the topic properties and changes of materials, which uses vitamin tablets and water as the fuel to make a rocket launch. Pupils will plan a fair test and record what happens. This downloadable pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation. A PowerPoint presentation explaining how a rocket launches, as well as a quick teacher-led experiment. A printable group planning sheet. A rocket template to print. Three printable texts to use for guided reading, including an interview with astronaut Tim Peake. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Tall, sturdy glass Tube of effervescent (fizzy) Vitamin tablets Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a hands-on, practical lesson for year 5 and. Reckon it’s impossible to lift a heavy book using a light ruler? You need to get your pupils to investigate levers and fulcrums to find out! This lesson encourages children to run systematic fair tests and also links with maths topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan, including an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation that explains how levers work and includes a maths challenge A guided reading spread: the amazing life of Leonardo da Vinci Simple to resource! The items you will need: A book A ruler Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics states of matter and properties and uses of substances, your slime-obsessed year 4 and P5 students will love this gooey lesson, and you’ll love our mess-minimising tips! They will make their own slime, then decide if it is a solid or a liquid. This lesson will provoke a lot of scientific discussion about changing states, reversible and irreversible changes, non-Newtonian fluids and more. It’s not as straightforward as it seems! This pack contains: A lesson plan which includes the scientific explanations of solids and liquids A PowerPoint presentation about different states, including instructions on how to make slime using cornflour Simple to resource! The items you will need: Cornflour Food colouring (optional) Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

A practical activity for year 3 and P4, linking to the topic Forces and magnets. Just how did the Egyptians move the heavy limestone blocks used to build the pyramids? A team of physicists in the Netherlands spotted a clue in an ancient wall painting, which shows an Egyptian worker pouring water on the sand. Pupils will test this theory out to see if adding water to sand will reduce friction and allow the weight to move more easily. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation of how a potato moves across wet sand A PowerPoint presentation explaining pyramid physics Printable instructions Simple to resource! The items you will need include: Play sand School trays A bag of potatoes String Drawing pins Water

In this lesson pack for year 3, linking to the topic plants, pupils will carry out a comparative test. They will learn what independent variables, control variables and dependent variables are. Pupils will choose different liquids to water their grass with and observe the changes. This lesson pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with cross-curricular links A PowerPoint presentation explaining the different variables and how to carry out a comparative test Differentiated results tables A meadow field guide Simple to resource! The items you will need: grass seed or turf seed trays or plastic tomato boxes with holes in the bottom measuring cylinders or jugs rulers labels a variety of water-containing liquids, e.g. lemonade, vinegar, coffee

This non-chronological report for year 3, linking to the topics of Animals, including humans , investigates the lovable giant panda. The text explains what the bears eat, where they live in China, why they don’t hibernate and why conservation is important to their survival. The downloadable reading pack includes: A differentiated A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

An activity for year 2 and, linking to the topics Animals including humans, focusing on what the animals in a local habitat need in order to survive. All animals need water, so pupils will design and make their own bird bath, considering where to place it, what to make it from and what local animals they are trying to attract. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Going places’ Differentiated design sheets Simple to resource! The items you will need: Bricks Bowls Gravel Small stones

In this interview text for P5, linking to the topic biodiversity and interdependence, Tristan Gooley explains how he uses nature to help him navigate and explore the world. He gives some top tips on how to use signs of nature on a journey, how he uses science in his job, how he became a natural navigator and lots more! The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for P7, describes how Gladys West helped to develop the first Global Positioning System (GPS). Gladys was hired by the American government as a mathematician in coding and computer programming. In 1978, Gladys led the Seasat project, processing data from a NASA satellite that was one of the earliest Earth-observing systems. The satellite was designed to measure variation in sea-surface winds, temperatures, wave heights, sea ice, ocean geography and liquid water in the Earth’s atmosphere. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.

In this interview text for year 4, linking to the topic states of matter , Brendan McCormick explains what he does in his job as a volcanologist. Brendan studies the gases emitted by volcanoes, looking for clues about when they might erupt. He explains how difficult it can be to collect samples, his first visit to a volcano as a scientist as well as much more! The downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This biography text for year 6 , linking to the topic light, describes how Patricia Bath invented the ‘Laserphaco Probe’. This invention uses lasers to help break up and remove cataracts through a cut in the eye just 1 mm long. It has been used by eye doctors around the world. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.

In this lesson pack for year 3, year 4, P4 and P5, pupils will learn why the Romans built aqueducts and how they work. They will be challenged to engineer their own version of a Roman aqueduct. To make it less messy, they will have to transport a small ball instead of water. This is a great challenge to get your class thinking creatively, linking with both history and design and technology topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation containing information about aqueducts and instructions for the challenge Simple to resource! The items you will need: Lots of card and/or cardboard Sticky tape Scissors Chairs, boxes and books A ping pong ball or other small ball A small bowl

This non-chronological report for year 3 and year 4, linking to the topics of living things and habitats, investigates these ultimate avian predators. The text explains what different species of eagles eat, how they catch their prey, where they live and what has been done to protect threatened species. The downloadable reading pack includes: A A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

This lesson pack for year 2 , linking to the topic living things, focuses on how to identify insects from other minibeasts. Pupils will learn the features of an insect and then create their own sock insect (no sewing required!). Pupils will choose which insect they would like to make from a selection of images which show their features clearly. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation entitled ‘Incredible insects’ Printable instruction sheet for a sock butterfly. A4 insect images and smaller images Instructions to make a pooter A ‘spot the odd one out’ activity Simple to resource! The items you will need: Old socks Pipe cleaners Buttons Glue Scraps of fabric or felt Stuffing (from an old pillow, cotton wool, or old fabric strips)

This biography text for year 3, linking to the topics Forces and Magnets, describes the life of the historical scientist Ralph Alger Bagnold. Ralph explored some of the world’s most inhospitable deserts and made important advances in sand dune science. Deserts contain large amounts of iron ore, which make magnetic compasses unreliable for desert exploration. To solve this problem, Ralph designed a sun compass to plot his path during the daytime. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.

In this lesson pack for Year 3 and year 4, pupils will learn about climate change. They will learn in simple terms what the greenhouse effect is and how it is contributing to the climate crisis. Included in the pack is an experiment to do as a whole class, demonstrating the greenhouse effect. This pack includes: A PowerPoint presentation explaining climate change A lesson plan A flow chart to help pupils find a way to help solve the climate crisis A printable climate pledge

In this non-fiction text for year 6 , linking to the topics living things and habitats , discover ten amazing trees. They include a rainbow eucalyptus tree, African baobab trees, dragon blood trees and many more! This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

A non-fiction biography text for P7, linking to the topics Biodiversity and interdependence. Known as Mama Miti, which means ‘Mother of Trees’, Professor Wangari Maathai was an environmental activist who inspired the planting of millions of trees across Africa. In 2004, Wangari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, becoming the first African woman to win the prestigious prize. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.

This lesson pack for year 3 , Linking to the topic light sets up an investigation for your class. Pupils will make a shadow and see how it changes when they move it away from the light source. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation with instructions Printable results table Printable Stone Age shadow puppets Simple to resource! The items you will need: A2 paper Rulers Card Torches

One of the most famous structures built in the Stone Age is Stonehenge, a massive circle of standing stones in Wiltshire in the UK. This explanation text for year 3 and year 4 describes in detail how it is thought Stonehenge was built. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.