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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.
Inverse operations: multiplication and division
Get your thinking hats on and see if you can work out which of the following multiplication and division statements are true.
Interpreting a bar chart
Can you read the data on this bar chart to find out about the least favourite insects of children in Year 3?
Halving practice
When you halve a number, you split it into two equal groups. Can you work out what is half of these numbers? Draw circles round the dots to show half.
Drawing a bar chart
Using the tally chart, can you complete this bar chart to show how many people liked each football team? Remember to make sure all the bars are the same width and that there are gaps of the same width between each bar.
Capacity word problems
Here are some tricky problems that involve capacity. You can fill a measuring jug with water to help you work them out.
Addition number puzzle
Mark has eight cards and he needs to arrange them in this grid so that there is a card in every square, except the middle one. They need to be arranged so that each column and each row of numbers adds up to 10. Can you work out how to do it?
Addition and subtraction facts practice
How quickly can you finish this sheet of addition and subtraction calculations? Ready, steady, go...
Adding two-digit numbers using partitioning
When adding two two-digit numbers, it is a good idea to add the tens first, then add both the units and finally add the two results. Can you use this method to work out these sums?
3D shapes matching
Can you match these shapes with the correct definitions?
Rounding to the nearest 10
Revise the rule about when to round numbers up and when to round them down and put the theory into practice with some rounding activities.
Place value arrow cards
Arrow cards help you partition numbers and understand place value. Cut them out and use them to make some numbers – remember, the cards represent thousands, hundreds, tens and units (or ones). Show off your number-making skills now!
Working with numbers: alien investigation
A challenging alien investigation for Y3 mathematicians. Can they use their powers of logic and deduction to match and sort information and numbers and work out how many aliens have red feet, orange eyes, three-fingered hands and blue antennae?
Doubles and near doubles bingo
This game will help your child use what they know (doubles, like 10 + 10 = 20) to help them to work out what they don’t know (near doubles, like 10 + 9 = 19). Two players and a caller are needed.
Y1 money word problems: addition to 40p
Let's go shopping! Can you work out how much it will cost to buy these items?
Y1 money maths: calculating change
Are you good with money? See if you can solve these word problems and work out how much change you would get?
Using a number line 0-20: subtraction
Can you use this slithery number line to help you solve these subtraction problems?
Toy shop money calculations
Select six toys from your house. Cut out these price tags and place one on each of the different toys. Can you do some money maths? Invite your mum or dad to your shop and ask them to buy something from you, too!
Racing car ordinals
Can you work out how won this race, and which cars came second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth? In the star shapes, write 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th. Under each car write first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth. Two have been done for you!