This document maps each item from the current national curriculum to it’s equivalent (or thereabouts!) item in the newly published 2014 national curriculum. It also highlights the items that have been dropped from the current national curriculum and the items have that have been added to the new 2014 curriculum. This doc is a perfect way for quickly seeing the changes that have taken place! Hopefully it highlights all the changes and will save you hours of work. All feedback welcome…check out my KS1 comparison document and my 1 page summaries for both the new KS1 and KS2 science curriculum.

These resources contain: A) 1 page doc that details all the KS1 Science Learning Objectives associated with the new national curriculum that comes into effect from September 2014. B) 1 page doc that details all the KS1, Year 1 Science Notes and guidance that is associated with the new national curriculum that comes into effect from September 2014. C) 1 page doc that details all the KS1, Year 2 Science Notes and guidance that is associated with the new national curriculum that comes into effect from September 2014.

These resources contain: A) 1 page colour doc that details all the KS2 Science Learning Objectives associated with the new national curriculum that comes into effect from September 2014. B) A series of 1 page per year for the notes and guidance.that is associated with the new national curriculum that comes into effect from September 2014. C) A doc that contains both items detailed in A and B

This document maps each item from the current national curriculum to it’s equivalent (or thereabouts!) item in the newly published 2014 national curriculum for England and Wales. It also highlights the items that have been dropped from the current national curriculum and the items have that have been added to the new 2014 curriculum. This document is a perfect way for quickly seeing the changes that have taken place! Hopefully it highlights all the changes for you and will save you hours of work. All feedback welcome….look out for my KS2 comparison that will be uploaded soon.

These 2 detailed lesson plans give you fun hands-on lessons all about water related science experiments - Bubbles and Water Filters. Both these lesson plans are ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! Bubbles : This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about bubbles and their shape. It is designed to last between 30-50 minutes dependant on the elements you choose to include. Water Filters: This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about filtering water and is designed to last 45-60 minutes. All you need is some water, cups, dirt and different materials. The children can use the included worksheet to predict and record their answers. These lessons are great fun but don't forget to wash your hands afterwards and never drink the filtered water, even if it looks safe enough to drink! Have a go and have fun!

These 3 detailed lesson plans give you fun hands-on lessons all about the human senses and are ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! Sense of taste, smell and sight. Does taste work in isolation or is it connected to the sense of smell? This session plan helps you find out lots of things about the senses.... Sense of touch and sight. How does it feel when you can only use touch alone? This session plan helps you find out why.... Sense of hearing looks at how you can focus your hearing and tune it to become more aware of sounds and surroundings especially if you take away the sense of sight! These are all simple and effective activities with no preparation required other than gathering the readily available equipment! Each session is designed to last between 45-60 minutes dependent on the activities you choose to include!

This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about push and pull forces. It looks at how push and pull forces can cause things to change shape, direction and change speed. It includes lots of activities the children can perform in the class and then take home and share with their parents. It's a great talking point for sharing a learning experience! This lesson plan also includes a really valuable animated PowerPoint which clearly shows children the changes that can take place when a push or pull for is applied! This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The session is designed to last between 45-75 minutes dependent on the activities you choose to include and can be spread across one or more sessions! Have a go, have fun and learn something along the way.

This double lesson plan gives you fun hands-on lessons all about the amount of sugar that is contained in our food and drinks. It also looks into how products are advertised and how important it is to look at the contents of food and not just the marketing messages! Can fruit flavoured water actually contain more sugar than a fizzy drink??? This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This double lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The 2 sessions are designed to last between 45-60 minutes each (90-120 minutes in total) dependent on the activities you choose to include! Have a go, have fun and learn something along the way!!

This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about how the brain can become confused and see things or feel things that aren't really there! It includes lots of activities the children can perform in the class and then take home and share with their parents. It's a great talking point for sharing a learning experience! This lesson plan also includes a really valuable animated PowerPoint which clearly shows children how the brain has been tricked! This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The session is designed to last between 70-100 minutes dependent on the activities you choose to include and can be spread across one or more sessions! Have a go, have fun and learn something along the way!!

These 3 detailed lesson plans give you fun hands-on lessons all about a variety of science elements - Reactions and Static Electricity along with understanding the principle of Fair Tests using Fatty Milk and other interesting activities. All these lesson plans are ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! Reactions: This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about different reactions that can occur when you mix certain things together. Static Electricity: This session helps you understand why you sometimes get a static shock when you touch things! Fair Tests & Fatty Milk: This session introduces the concept of performing fair tests. These are all simple and effective activities with no preparation required other than gathering the readily available equipment! Each session is designed to last between 45-60 minutes (60-90 for Reactions).

This double lesson plan gives you fun hands-on lessons all about light and the colours that make up white light. It also looks into how we are able to see things the right way up and the importance of lenses! This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This double lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The 2 sessions are designed to last between 45-60 minutes each (90-120 minutes in total) dependent on the activities you choose to include! Have a go, have fun and learn something along the way!!

This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about being a detective and working out a variety of secret clues from code breaking using mirrors, water, code wheels, Morse code and more! It includes lots of activities the children can perform in the class and then take home and share with their parents. It's a great talking point for sharing a learning experience! This lesson plan also includes a really valuable animated PowerPoint which clearly helps show the answers to the clues! This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The session is designed to last between 45-75 minutes dependent on the activities you choose to include and can be spread across one or more sessions! PLEASE NOTE: There are different files for KS1 and KS2, KS2 contains harder clues.

This lesson plan gives you a fun hands-on lesson all about why we use units and their real value and importance. It demonstrates the impact of not using any units when trying to make and follow a map. What happens if you don't specify a precise length or provide a direction? Does everyone end up in the same or different places!! Lots of activities are included along with a PowerPoint that supports the lesson. This session includes lots of fun and memorable experiments for children to try. This lesson plan is ready to use with no preparation other than gathering the readily available equipment and printing out the worksheets that are included in the lessons! The session is designed to last between 60-90 minutes dependent on the activities you choose to include and can be spread across one or more sessions! Have a go, have fun and learn something along the way!!