WHIZZ POP BANG is a monthly magazine brimming with top-quality science for children aged six to twelve.
Our NEW downloadable resources link hands-on science experiments with key curriculum topics for years 2 to 6. The resources include lesson plans, hands-on investigations, PowerPoint presentations, games, science texts and guided reading comprehensions – all aimed at making science fun and engaging for children and teachers alike!
WHIZZ POP BANG is a monthly magazine brimming with top-quality science for children aged six to twelve.
Our NEW downloadable resources link hands-on science experiments with key curriculum topics for years 2 to 6. The resources include lesson plans, hands-on investigations, PowerPoint presentations, games, science texts and guided reading comprehensions – all aimed at making science fun and engaging for children and teachers alike!
In this interview text for year 4 , linking to the topic animals including humans, Dr Pratap Pullammanappallil explains how he discovered he could turn poo into rocket fuel. NASA was planning to build a base on the Moon where astronauts would spend long periods of time. Enormous energy is required for lifting rockets into space. After a Moon mission, how would the astronauts return to Earth? They would have to carry fuel to the Moon for the return journey. This is where his experience of using microorganisms to convert waste into fuel would help. Astronauts would generate waste whilst living on the Moon base so he decided to convert it into fuel.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum.
Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.
This non-chronological report for year 6, linking to the topics living things and habitats, investigates the mysterious reptiles of the ocean, turtles. The text explains why they have shells, what they eat, how baby turtles hatch and why they are endangered.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.
This explanation text for year 5, linking to the topic earth and space, explains how solar panels create clean electricity from nothing more than sunlight. From rooftops to space stations, solar panels are an increasingly important source of renewable energy. This text explains the following technical vocabulary: phosphorus, photovoltaic cells and boron.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.
Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.
This biography text for year 3, linking to the topic rocks, describes the life of famous scientist Mary Anning. She is known for hunting fossils and in 1823 she discovered the first complete Plesiosaurus to have ever been found. She also found a flying reptile, now called a pterosaur, which was displayed in the British Museum in London. She started her own fossil shop where she could display her fossil finds to visitors. Many famous fossil collectors and geologists came from far and wide to buy them.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
An answer sheet including the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum.
Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.
A non-fiction biography text for year 6 , linking to the topic Living things and habitats . Despite facing enormous challenges, zoologist Charles Henry Turner made some incredible discoveries about insect behaviour.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.
A non-fiction biography text for P7, linking to the topicBiodiversity and interdependence. Despite facing enormous challenges, zoologist Charles Henry Turner made some incredible discoveries about insect behaviour.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.
In this instructional text for Year 2, linking to the topics living things and habitats , pupils learn how to make eco-friendly food wraps. They use one of bees’ amazing creations to reduce plastic waste!
This downloadable reading pack includes:
Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
In this instructional text for P3, linking to the topic and biodiversity and Interdependence, pupils learn how to make eco-friendly food wraps. They use one of bees’ amazing creations to reduce plastic waste!
This downloadable reading pack includes:
Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
A non-fiction text linking to the topic biodiversity and interdependence for P4, this interview with Dr Nicola Bradbear explains the work she does with bees. Nicola founded the charity Bees for Development in 1993 and it has been helping people in different countries look after their bees. Small snippets of text, ideal for reluctant readers.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
A non-fiction text linking to the topics plants for year 3, this interview with Dr Nicola Bradbear explains the work she does with bees. Nicola founded the charity Bees for Development in 1993 and it has been helping people in different countries look after their bees. Small snippets of text, ideal for reluctant readers.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This explanation text for year 2 , linking to the topic Living things and habitats , explains how beehives work. There’s nothing quite like honey on a hot slice of toast – but how does this super sweet and tasty nectar get from bees to your breakfast table? The answer lies inside wooden boxes called beehives where honey bees make their homes and store their honey.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This explanation text P3, linking to the topic biodiversity and interdependence, explains how beehives work. There’s nothing quite like honey on a hot slice of toast – but how does this super sweet and tasty nectar get from bees to your breakfast table? The answer lies inside wooden boxes called beehives where honey bees make their homes and store their honey.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
Two differentiated A3 reading spreads for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This explanation text for year 3 , linking to the topic rocks , describes in detail how replica fossils are made. When you see a massive dinosaur skeleton in a museum, you are usually looking at a replica rather than the actual fossilised remains of the dinosaur. These amazingly realistic models allow visitors and scientists to see how a complete dinosaur skeleton would have looked, as many real fossils are incomplete or too delicate to move.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This explanation text for P4, linking to the topic Earth’s materials, describes in detail how replica fossils are made. When you see a massive dinosaur skeleton in a museum, you are usually looking at a replica rather than the actual fossilised remains of the dinosaur. These amazingly realistic models allow visitors and scientists to see how a complete dinosaur skeleton would have looked, as many real fossils are incomplete or too delicate to move.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This non-chronological report for year 3, linking to the topic rocks, tells you about Tyrannosaurus rex. Tyrannosaurus rex was a species of giant carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous Period, just before the mass extinction event that wiped out almost all of the dinosaurs. The text features what they ate, who they were related to, where the first T. rex fossils were found and much more!
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This biography text for year 3, linking to the topics Rocks , describes the life of the historical scientist William Smith. Meet the engineer who created the first maps of the rock layers beneath the ground and became known as ‘the father of English geology’.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This non-chronological report for P4, linking to the topicEarth’s materials, tells you about Tyrannosaurus rex. Tyrannosaurus rex was a species of giant carnivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous Period, just before the mass extinction event that wiped out almost all of the dinosaurs. The text features what they ate, who they were related to, where the first T. rex fossils were found and much more!
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This biography text for P4, linking to the topicEarth’s materials, describes the life of the historical scientist William Smith. Meet the engineer who created the first maps of the rock layers beneath the ground and became known as ‘the father of English geology’.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets, differentiated using our magnifying glasses key (on the bottom right). One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder.
This biography text for year 6 describes Alice Ball’s life. Alice found a reliable way to turn chaulmoogra oil into a water-soluble medicine that could be injected and absorbed by the body. Alice’s discovery led to a new safe way to treat leprosy, which meant many people were discharged from hospital or could finally leave leper colonies and return home.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
A reading comprehension question and answer sheet.
We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.
This interview text for year 6 and P7 explains the work of disease control specialist Professor James Logan. He is the Head of the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They have recently discovered that mosquitoes can detect the smell of malaria-infected humans from their body odour. He explains how he infected himself with hookworm as an experiment and how COVID-19 sniffing dogs could help us detect infected people.
The downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.
We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.