Shared reading - a report. Information about Joseph Wilson Swan and Thomas Edison. Great to read while learning about electricity. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
A set of PowerPoint slides to aid planning the investigation. Includes pictures and information on Shara Proctor, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford. Suitable from year 3 onwards. See Reading comprehension: men's world record long jump records also by joanneclarew.
A set of PowerPoint slides about each of the organs entitled 'What am I?' Each slide describes an organ without naming it. Another set of slides where each has a question for the pupils to answer - all designed to build the pupils' knowledge of the organs. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
PowerPoint presentation that asks pupils to think about which foods cause heart disease, cause tooth decay, cause weight gain, provide energy, provide essential vitamins and minerals and provide calcium. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A set of information cards, A5 in size, containing information about common British pond creatures. Creatures are: pond skaters, water boatmen, skaters, beetles, newts, dragonfly nymphs, mayfly nymphs, pond and ram's horn snails, spiders, shrimps, leeches, tadpoles, damselfly nymphs, hog/water louse, fish louse and stickleback. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A set of information cards, A5 in size, containing information about invertebrates found in Britain. Each card includes information about how these creatures breathe. Creatures featured are: spiders, slugs, millipedes, centipedes, ants, honey bees, beetles, snails, ladybirds, woodlouse, earwigs and harvestmen. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A set of cards (6 per A4 sheet) containing information about what British animals eat and what eats them. Pupils can use them to learn about and create food chains. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
An introduction to using a database. Pupils watch a PowerPoint presentation and identify a jackdaw, a crow, a magpie and a jay . Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A PowerPoint presentation to use while discussing the type of skeleton an animal has. One worksheet with answers on PowerPoint slide. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
A PowerPoint presentation that provides a stimulus for discussion as to whether something is living or non-living. It uses the mnemonic 'Giants eat Ready Brek every morning' to remember the basic life processes: grow, eat, reproduce, breathe, excrete and move. Suitable from year 3 onwards.
A worksheet for pupils to record the characteristics of pond creatures: number of legs, antennae, wings, how it breathes, type of eater and whether it is a vertebrate or an invertebrate. Ideal to use after pond-dipping. Suitable for year 4 onwards.