Five sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 4 science topics: Animals including humans, Sound, Electricity, Living things and their habitats and States of Matter.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
Updated cards and vocab lists added April 2023
Five sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 5 science topics: Animals including humans, Properties and changes of materials, Living things and their habitats, Earth & Space and Forces.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
Updated cards and vocab lists added April 2023
A collection of practical experiments, ideally suited for primary school students. These can be carried out with both small or large groups. The experiments are excellent either as stand along activities or to link with relevant curriculum areas. They are also well suited for rewards events and other engagement opportunities.
Please review individual resource details below:
Bridge Design Challenge: Experiment
Worksheets and resources to deliver a bridge design activity. Students are set the challenge to design a bridge which crosses a 30 cm gap and supports a car. They must fully budget for materials. Each bridge can be tested in turn and points awarded to identify a winner. This can be delivered as a standalone activity, or linked with construction and engineering.
Boat Design Challenge: Experiment
Worksheets and resources to deliver a boat design activity. Students are set the challenge to design a boat which floats and carries passengers. They must fully budget for materials. Each boat can be tested in turn and points awarded to identify a winner. This can be delivered as a standalone activity, or linked with the theory of density.
DNA Extraction: Experiment
Simple worksheet allowing students to guide themselves through the steps of extracting DNA from kiwi fruit. This is an excellent activity with both younger and older learners. NOTE: It is now a required practical of the GCSE Edexcel science qualification. The worksheet can be printed in A3 and used as a table mat, making cleaning up much easier.
Five sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 3 science topics: Rocks, Forces, Plants, Light and Animals including humans.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
Updated cards and vocab lists added April 2023
Five sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 1 science topics: Animals, Humans, Everyday Materials, Plants and Seasonal Change.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
New version added April 2023
Five sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 6 science topics: Electricity, Evolution & inheritance, Light, Living things and their habitats and Animals including humans.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
Updated cards and vocab lists added April 2023
Four sets of scientific vocabulary cards for Year 2 science topics: Animals including humans, Plants, Everyday Materials and their uses and Living things and their habitats.
The cards can be used for classroom science displays or to support children as they learn to spell new key terms.
Updated cards and vocab lists added April 2023
Primary Science Assessment Tracker:
This is a tool to help teachers track attainment and progression of students from Year 1 to Year 6. The spreadsheets contain all the KNOWLEDGE and WORKING SCIENTIFICALLY learning objectives from the 2014 National Curriculumn, separated into two tabs for each year group.
The spreadsheet uses a binary code (1 or 0) to clearly highlight when an objective has been met (or not) by a student. There is also a calculated percentage so teachers can gain a good idea of how much of the curriculum their pupils are achieving (good for hightlighting high achievers as well as low attainers).
If your fed up with hunting for decent science assessments for Primary children, or paying well over the odds for them, then look no further. This resource includes twenty-eight different assessments as well as a detailed mark scheme, designed to make marking efficient. Every single Primary science objective (NC 2014) is covered in each of the child friendly tests. Not enough? Well, also included is an excel spreadsheet which has been designed to make tracking progress a breeze. Simply fill in the marks for each child and the spreadsheet will do the rest of the work for you. It will give you a ‘grade’ for each individual objective, a total grade for each science topic and an overall science grade. This method of assessment quickly allows you not just to see individual pupils’ weaknesses, but also weaknesses within the class as a whole and provides the teacher with an excellent evidence base. In this era of tracking without levels, this is an essential resource for all Primary teachers. Please, leave feedback for this amazing resource!
ALSO ADDED: Individual assessments for ALL science objectives for ALL year groups are available for purchase as are individual year group, KS1, KS2 or complete Primary packs. Visit my shop – by clicking on my username – to find these great resources + lots more! And if you like these Science Assessments, you will also like my maths assessments – check them out in my shop!
This non-chronological report text for upper KS2, linking to the topics evolution and inheritance and biological systems, tells you all about the Archaeopteryx. The text explains how these ancient dinosaurs were an evolutionary link between the dinosaurs and modern birds and how Charles Darwin used this information to help inform his theory of evolution.
This downloadable reading pack includes:
An A3 reading spread for you to print.
Reading comprehension question and answer sheets.
Assessment for primary science students
A marking scheme will be provided if required without any additional charge.
You may request one from dukulajayasinghe1@gmail.com
All of the science targets for key stage 1, lower key stage 2 and upper key stage 2 in one handy format that can be glued into the front/back of a science book and marked off when the areas are covered. Alternatively, you can use it to keep track of how the class as a whole is progressing, or use it to aid in the differentiation of a task as the targets match up across the columns of ‘working towards’, ‘working at’ and ‘working above’ the expectations.
The target assessment sheets can be purchased separately at £1 each, or all three grids can be purchased in this bundle for £2.50 - that way you can use the savings to buy two Freddo bars. Or, you can time travel back to 2005 and buy five Freddo bars.
Grids showing progression of knowledge and skills across all areas of primary science. Supports whole school monitoring of curriculum coverage and progression of skills by science lead. All documents show how knowledge and skills from each area of primary science are developed across each year group. Links to different units of work are included to show how knowledge from one year group supports another year groups work in a different area. Progression in working scientifically is colour-coded and broken down into key skills under one-word headings.
As a Primary Science Coordinator/ Leader, I made 3 questionnaires to complete as part of my monitoring of science across the school. A questionnaire for pupils, and choice of 2 for staff (one focused more on CPD)
Here are a collection of fun science experiments, designed for Primary and SEN pupils. Collected and adapted from various sites including the Science Museum. Ideal way to inject a little fun into those end of term lessons.
A quick reference sheet (print 2 to a page double sided) designed for secondary teachers to consider curriculum progression from KS2 to KS3. This resource only shows the statutory content, not the recommended teaching ideas. The full programme of study can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum
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