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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.
Non-verbal reasoning: Rotating by 180°
Shapes can be rotated in any direction, clockwise or anti-clockwise, by turning the shape around a point by a certain angle. We’re going to look in detail at a 180° rotation. How would the figure on the left look when rotated by 180º clockwise?
Non-verbal reasoning: Rotating by 45º
Rotating a shape means turning it around a point by a certain angle, clockwise or counter-clockwise. Now we’re going to focus on a tricky rotation, 45º. It’s hard to identify, but it shows a movement of 1/8 of a complete turn. How would the figure on the left look when rotated by 45º clockwise?
Non-verbal reasoning: Reflection
Let’s try reflecting them in a vertical mirror line. What would the figure on the left look like when reflected along the vertical dotted mirror line?
Non-verbal reasoning: Reflection practice
Reflected shapes look as they would if seen in a mirror – in other words, they’ve been flipped across a mirror line. In non-verbal reasoning questions you usually won’t be shown the mirror line, you’ll need to spot reflected shapes yourself! Can you find the reflection of the shape on the left?
Non-verbal reasoning: Looking at the size of shapes
When you’re looking at non-verbal reasoning patterns, the size of the shapes could be important. Can you solve these analogy questions?
Non-verbal reasoning: Looking at position
When you’re looking at different non-verbal reasoning figures, observation of position is key to identifying common attributes within a group of shapes. When we talk about position we mean where an object is within a figure. Are you ready to check your understanding of position in some non-verbal reasoning figures? Which figure belongs to the group?
Non-verbal reasoning: Introduction to counting
The very first thing you should do when you’re faced with a non-verbal reasoning (NVR) question is count. As your confidence with NVR grows you’ll be looking at shapes’ shading, rotation and more, but counting should always be your first find-the-solution strategy. Can you find the one shape that doesn’t belong to each group?
Non-verbal reasoning: Identifying rotated shapes
Being able to identify rotated shapes takes lots of practice! Which of these shapes can be formed by shrinking the shape on the left and rotating it?
Non-verbal reasoning: Finding two lines of symmetry
Symmetry is so important to artists, engineers and designers that reasoning questions give a lot emphasis to the subject. Can you work out which of these figures has TWO lines of symmetry?
Non-verbal reasoning: Finding patterns
Can you identify patterns in numbers and objects? In some non-verbal reasoning questions you’ll be asked to find the next figure in a sequence. You’ll need to look for the common attributes of the sequence to find it. Find one figure from the group on the right that belongs to the group on the left.
Non-verbal reasoning: Finding one line of symmetry
Sometimes a non-verbal reasoning question will ask you to focus on shapes with a specific number of lines of symmetry. Which of these figures has only ONE line of symmetry?
Non-verbal reasoning: Finding multiple lines of symmetry
It’s not unusual for shapes to have multiple lines of symmetry. Can you draw the lines of symmetry onto the shapes below and decide how many there are for each shape? Then work out which of the figures has MORE THAN TWO lines of symmetry.
Non-verbal reasoning: Finding analogies
When solving non-verbal reasoning questions you’ll often be asked to find the similarities between different figures so you can identify an analogous figure to complete a pair or sequence or grid. Can you solve this ‘complete the pair’ puzzle by choosing the correct option?
Non-verbal reasoning: Cryptography revision
Are you ready to decode some codes? Work out the code for the fifth shape.
Non-verbal reasoning: Counting sides, symbols and more
Non-verbal reasoning is all about understanding sequences of shapes and patterns. You might be looking for similarities or differences between different figures. Alternatively, you might be given a series of figures and asked to complete the sequence with another figure. In this series of exercises, the first two shapes are related by a specific feature they have in common. Choose the one figure from the five choices that is most like the two figures on the left.
Non-verbal reasoning: Completing a series
Sequence or series questions test your understanding of the rules on which the sequences are built. With plenty of practice you’ll begin to see shapes within shapes and understand how sequences evolve. Find the figure that comes next in these sequences.
Non-verbal reasoning: Coding features of diagrams
This non-verbal reasoning activity is a beginner’s guide to cryptography. Fancy trying your hand at a few fiendishly tricky codes? Let’s put your code-breaking skills into practice!
Non-verbal reasoning: Adding and subtracting shapes
In non-verbal reasoning questions you’ll often be asked to look for objects that have been added to or subtracted from a figure. It’s basically a more advanced, grown-up version of the Spot the
difference puzzles you probably completed when you were younger! Apply your figure-adding and -subtracting skills to these practical exercises.
difference puzzles you probably completed when you were younger! Apply your figure-adding and -subtracting skills to these practical exercises.
12 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!