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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.
Be a scientist
This activity will develop your child's imagination and design skills.
Observing forces – pushes and pulls
A fun worksheet that will help your child grasp the concept of forces.
Understanding magnetic objects
Fun experiments to help your child learn about magnetism and magnets.
Find the pattern
Patterns - they are everywhere you look! Boost early maths skills with this pattern-recognition worksheet.
The properties of different materials
This kids' science activity looks at the properties of fabrics.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
Identifying odd and even numbers
Practice identifying odd and even numbers with this colour in worksheet. Can your child see a pattern, and perhaps even be able to say the next number in the pattern?
Count in order to 20 or more
This maths download will help your child's number skills. The activity is for you and your child to do together. Please let your child take the lead.
Reception wordsearch
A very first wordsearch for beginner readers. This puzzle contains phonemes and words your child will be learning in Reception and is easy enough for Reception children, though they might need some support from you. A solution to the puzzle is also included!
Measuring time accurately
This worksheet is suitable for the Key Stage 1 level and will help your child to learn how to make estimates and use timing devices such as watches and clocks.
Match the baby animal
Introduce your child to the names of baby animals and help them to match them to the pictures of adult animals.
4 times table practice
Cards to cut out and use to help your child speed up with remembering their 4 times table.
Rounding numbers to the nearest ten
A worksheet for practising rounding numbers in the hundreds to the nearest ten.
Investigating forces - pushes
An investigation into the effect of pushing various objects. This includes extension activities to encourage your child to investigate further.
All about rocks
A worksheet encouraging children to match types of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) with their descriptions.
Understand the concept of time
This worksheet activity will help your child to understand how long a second and a minute are and use their knowledge to write simple poetry.
Descriptive writing using the senses
A weird and wonderful new creature has been discovered and you’re one of the only people in the world to have seen it with your own eyes! Share your experience by writing a description of the creature using your senses.
Time words
A worksheet prompting children to look for words associated with time in a poem. They then need to sort these words into categories.
Circuits and conductors
A cutting out and re-ordering activity, where your child needs to match vocabulary on electricity with the correct definition.
Using data to reach a conclusion
This worksheet shows the results of an experiment into friction. It has questions below to prompt children to think about what the results mean and draw their own conclusions.