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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Create your own imaginary world
Can you create an imaginary world to set a story in? Think of books you have read set in imaginary worlds – you could ‘borrow’ ideas from these for your story. Or why not type ‘imaginary world’ into an internet search engine and use what you see to inspire you? Can you draw a picture of your imaginary world? Don't forget to label it with explanations and use lots of good adjectives and similes to describe your imaginary world.
Crazy sentences: words containing ‘ss’
All these words have ‘ss’ in the middle. Do you know what each one means? Practise writing each word by looking, covering the word, writing it and then checking to see if you were right.
Changing verbs into adjectives with the suffix -able
When you use the suffix -able, it is to change a verb into an adjective. For verbs ending in ‘e’, take the ‘e’ off before adding -able. For verbs ending in ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ before adding -able. Can you spell these words with the -able suffix attached?
Asking questions to plan a recount
Read about this incident on a family holiday and imagine that this had happened to you recently. Think of some questions you could ask your family members about this incident. Get some of your family members to read the paragraph above, ask them your questions and write a recount of the event.
Analysing a play script
Read this play script about a boy who finds himself on a magical island and is tempted to eat some very special fruit, then act it out with a family member. Can you find the following features in the play script?
Y4 weight word problems
Can you work out these weight word problems using kilograms and grams? You'll need to remember how many grams are in a kilogram and a half kilogram.
Y4 tricky number sequences
Can you complete these number sequences? They are not related to your times tables, so you will need to think hard about each one! Some of the sequences go backwards and some include negative numbers.
Y4 capacity word problems
Can you solve these capacity problems using millilitres and litres?
Weight problems challenge
Can you solve these weight problems? To help you, you might need to change kg into g.
Venn and Carroll diagrams
Can you put these numbers into this Venn diagram? Now put the same numbers into this Carroll Diagram. Think about each number in turn and then cross it off when you have put it into the correct place. It may help to write a list of multiples of 7 and 5 before you start.
Using tally and bar charts
What’s your favourite part of Christmas? Find information about the best aspects of the festive season for as many people as you can by asking your friends at school and your family at home. They will need to choose from the list in the table. Keep a tally of the numbers using this tally chart. Now use these axes to draw your own bar chart to show the information you have found.
Using a calculator for two-step problems
You can use a calculator for these two-step problems. What calculations will you need to do? Think hard about what numbers you need to key in and what you will need to write down as you go along.
Subtracting three-digit numbers
When subtracting three-digit numbers, there are three different methods you can use. Work out these subtractions using whichever method you find easiest.
Solving two-step word problems
Can you solve these problems? Jot down the numbers you need to use on the notebooks. Think about the steps needed to work out these problems and jot numbers down as you go along. Ask a parent if you need help finding one half and one fifth of a number.
Ratio problems
Ratio shows us the relationship between two numbers or quantities. Can you solve these ratio problems? Use some coloured counters to help with these problems if you need to.
Mental maths checker: doubles and halves of two- and three-digit numbers
Can you double and halve these two- and three-digit numbers? Colour in a star every time you get 10/10!
Adding and subtracting multiples of 10, 100 and 1000
Try this quick mental maths checker – adding and subtracting multiples of 10, 100 and 1000. Colour in a star every time you get 10/10!
Quarter, half and full turns
A quarter turn is 90 degrees. A half turn is 180 degrees. A whole turn is 360 degrees. This is Jane’s bedroom, seen from above. Can you see her bed, window, door and teddy? Can you answer these questions about how may degrees she turns?
Proportion problems
One in every three of these cupcakes is made with vanilla. Two in every three are made with chocolate. Can you solve these proportion problems? Use coloured counters if you get stuck with these
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