Physical processes worksheets
Drawing pictures of each season
A worksheet encouraging you and your child to look at and discuss how our clothes and behaviour change with each season.
Non-reversible changes: burning
A worksheet to encourage children to think about how everyday objects change when they are lit or burnt.
Identify the loudest sound
A fabulous game to encourage discussion and develop your child's reasoning skills whilst learning more about sounds.
How an electrical circuit works
A worksheet designed to illustrate the fact that a circuit must be complete for electricity to flow and a bulb to work.
Solids and liquids quiz
A quiz involving questions about solids and liquids for children to test their knowledge with.
Investigate the principles of forces
This worksheet will help your child experience the basic principles of forces such as pushing/pulling, gravity, and friction.
Reversible changes: heating and freezing
Some examples of changes made by heating or freezing. Children need to work out whether these are reversible or non-reversible. Some can be tested at home.
Make a telephone
Have fun with your child whilst they learn more about sound and its properties.
Physical processes: electricity
A worksheet to encourage children to think about all the household items they know of that use electricity.
Solids, liquids and gases
This worksheet involves cutting out scientific vocabulary regarding solids, liquids and gases and matching it to its definition.
Understanding physical processes
This worksheet will help your child to use first-hand experience to answer questions and to recognise that when things speed up, slow down or change direction, there is a cause.
Understanding acids and decay
This fun activity helps children to understand that micro-organisms in our mouth are responsible for turning sugar to acid. It demonstrates the effect of acid on teeth by using an egg and some vinegar.
Observing forces – pushes and pulls
A fun worksheet that will help your child grasp the concept of forces.
All about rocks
A worksheet encouraging children to match types of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) with their descriptions.
Temperature and heat
Vocabulary regarding temperature and heat for children to cut out and match with the correct definitions.
Learning about forces
This science worksheet is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils and will help your child to develop their science skills by using first-hand experience to answer questions.
Understanding circuits
A worksheet to help test children's knowledge of circuits. It also asks questions about fair testing and variables.
Shadow spotting
This activity is a fantastic opportunity to introduce your child to the concept of light and dark.
All about springs
A worksheet listing several statements about springs which children have to sort into 'true' and 'false' boxes.
The benefits of friction
Worksheet prompting your child to design a poster letting people know about the beneficial effects of friction.