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Understanding light reflection: Build your own periscope
Mirrors change the direction of light and reflect it. We can demonstrate this practically by making a periscope. Light is reflected from one object into a mirror and then onto the other mirror before reaching your eyes. Collect your materials and find out for yourself!
What is evaporation?
In this investigation you are going to see if water can move – or does it just change?
Food webs
When we look at habitats we often look at food chains to see the feeding relationships within them. Sometimes, though, more than one animal feeds off others. This is when we make food webs. Look at these cards. Can you cut them out and arrange them on the table with the arrows to show which animals feed off each other?
I hear with my little ear
Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes and listen really carefully. What can you hear inside the room? What can you hear inside yourself? Record the sounds you hear.
Classifying vertebrates
There are five groups of vertebrates. Which of the following vertebrates belong to each group?
Classifying plants
Go out to your garden, local park or nearby woodland. Collect as many examples of flowering plants and non-flowering plants that you can find. Then choose one plant of each kind and draw a diagram of it.
Can you find the seeds in both plants? Can you find out what your chosen plants are called?
Can you find the seeds in both plants? Can you find out what your chosen plants are called?
Working out area by counting squares
The area of a shape is the total amount of space that it covers. Can you work out the area of these shapes?
Rounding numbers to the nearest thousand
When we round a number to the nearest thousand, we look at the hundreds digit. If it is less than five, we round the number down. If it is five or more, we round the number up. Now round each of these numbers to the nearest thousand.
Reading Roman numerals
Roman numerals were used in Ancient Rome. They are mainly made up of straight lines, which made them easier to carve into rock. Can you work out what each of these numbers are?
Read, order and compare four-digit and five-digit numbers
Cut out these numbers. Say a few of them out loud to an adult. Now see if you can put them in order, from smallest to largest.
Ordering decimals: tenths and hundredths
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to practise ordering decimals. This activity focuses on the tenths and hundredths.
Converting between units of time
How quickly can you convert from seconds to minutes to hours? Let's find out...
Classifying triangles
How well do you know your triangles? Label each of these triangles to show which type you think it is.
Adding and subtracting fractions practice
When adding two fractions whose denominators (bottom numbers) are the same, you simply add the two numerators (top numbers) and leave the denominators the same. Can you work out these fraction additions?
Spelling patterns: words containing 'sc' pronounced /s/
Can you use these words words containing 'sc' pronounced /s/ to complete this crossword?
Spelling patterns: words ending -ous
Can you underline all the words ending -ous in this passage? Now write each of the words in the table below. Look up each word in the dictionary and write its definition in the right hand column.
Spelling patterns: words ending -cian / -ssion
Cut out the words words ending -cian / -ssion. Practise learning each one by looking closely at it, then turn it over to see if you can write it correctly. Once you have learned them, try these tongue-twisting sentence activities!
Spelling patterns: words containing 'ch' as a /k/ sound
Underline the ‘ch’ in each of the following words. Say the words out loud. Can you see how the ‘ch’ is pronounced /k/? Now see if you can find the words in a wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix sub-
A prefix is a string of letters added to the beginning of a root word, changing its meaning. Each prefix has a meaning; sub- means ‘under’. Cut out the following words and definitions. See if you can match each words to its definition.
Spelling patterns: the prefix anti-
A prefix is a string of letters added to the beginning of a root word, changing its meaning. Each prefix has a meaning; anti- means ‘against’. Cut out the following words and definitions. See if you can match each words to its definition.
Apostrophes for singular and plural possession
When we show that something belongs to someone else, we use an apostrophe. When we talk about lots of things belonging to one person or lots of people, the placing of the apostrophe changes. Look at these sentences and see if you can add in the missing apostrophes.
Bottle music
For this investigation you will need to ask a parent or adult if you can borrow some glass bottles (milk bottles are ideal). Remember to be careful when handling glass and ask an adult to help you clean the bottles first.
Why do we use grit?
When the roads are slippery in winter we spread grit and then salt on them. But is salt the most effective solid we could use? Conduct this simple experiment to investigate!
Which foods are kind to teeth?
Look at this list of different foods and drinks. Which ones do you think will harm your teeth? Which ones do you think are less harmful and may even help your teeth? Colour in the tooth-friendly foods green and the ones that might harm your teeth red.