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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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Science worksheets
Free worksheets: Science, KS2, Y6
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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.
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.
Proving that air exists
Activities for your child to do at home that will demonstrate the fact that air exists.
Animals and their habitats
This worksheet encourages children to investigate why certain animals are adapted to their habitats.
Parts of a plant and what they do
This download shows a picture of a plant and asks children to label the parts and also explain what each part does. There is an answer sheet included.
Investigating and comparing materials
Develop your child's understanding of materials and their different properties.
Understanding magnetic objects
Fun experiments to help your child learn about magnetism and magnets.
Materials treasure hunt
Encourage your child to find soft and hard objects around the house and then record what they found.
Electricity dangers
A worksheet to prompt children to think about the dangers of electricity and how they could warn others about this.
What's in our food?
A sheet encouraging children to look at the ingredients in different food and consider which are healthy and which are not.
Materials to build a house
This worksheet encourages children to think about what materials they would need to build a house and why.
Circuits and conductors true or false
A list of statements on circuits and conductors that children need to think about and then sort into the 'true' and 'false' boxes.
Using different sources to answer questions
A worksheet with prompts to encourage children to research different aspects of the topics they cover over the course of Year 5.
Refuting a hypothesis
This worksheet requires children to give ways of proving that sound can travel through solids and then try out their ideas.
Can you separate solids from liquids?
This experiment helps children to understand that sometimes a solution of a solid and a liquid can be separated by evaporation.
Putting together a circuit
This worksheet encourages children to think about how they would carry out an experiment into circuits. It requires them to draw a diagram using the correct symbols.
Investigating what bodies can do
Help your child learn about the human body and what it can do with this great worksheet.
Build a metal detector and learn about magnetism
Extend your child's understanding of magnetism by helping them build a metal detector.
Morning and evening routines
A prompt to discuss with your child what they usually do in the morning and evening. Encourage them to write and / or draw to record this.
Heating and cooling
An investigation to determine what happens when you heat and then cool down different foods. Children are then encouraged to record their results.