This explanation text for year 5, linking to the topic forces, describes in detail how gears work. Gears are used in many technologies, from clocks to racing cars. They allow us to massively increase and control the power we can exert through machines. This text looks specifically at gears on a bike. 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.

In this lesson pack for year 3, year 4, pupils will find out how archaeologists find out what Stone Age people ate. They will excavate food from a fake Stone Age poo and record their findings. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation containing information about what was eaten in the Stone Age Differentiated results tables Instructions to make the poo Simple to resource! The items you will need: Ingredients to make the Stone Age poo Rulers Lollypop sticks or cocktails sticks

Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a fun investigation for year 5 and P6 about gravity and friction. Pupils will build a simple marble run using carboard and masking tape. Their challenge will be to see who can make their run last the longest by experimenting with friction. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan. A PowerPoint presentation explaining gravity, friction and air resistance

This explanation text for year 6 , linking to the topic evolution and inheritance, explains why we have similarities to our family members, but we look different. The text explains how our DNA makes us unique, but still like our sisters and brothers. This downloadable reading pack includes: An A3 reading spread for you to print. A reading comprehension question sheet. 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.

An activity for year 3 , linking to the topic animals including humans . Make no bones about it, this lesson about the skeleton will demonstrate anatomy in action! Pupils will discover how a ball and socket joint helps us to move by making one of their own. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation of how a ball and socket joint works A PowerPoint presentation explaining how a skeleton moves Printable instructions Three guided reading spreads: Interview with an orthopaedic vet, sensational female scientist Marie Curie and how an X-ray machine works Simple to resource! The items you will need include: A small funnel Plasticine or clay Cooking oil Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

This non-chronological report for lower key stage two , investigates horses. The text explains how these mammals are domesticated, why they don’t need much sleep, how they move and much more! 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 is a FREE example of one of our lesson packs. In this lesson pack, pupils will learn the order of the planets by building their own version of the solar system using just paper, scissors and glue. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation explaining what a planet is A printable template to make the solar system A printable mnemonic Two guided reading spreads: Interview with a Martian (sort of!) and the sensational scientist Nicolaus Copernicus We hope you enjoy using this resource and we’d be really grateful if you could leave us a review. We also have lots more top-quality teaching resources available in our TES resource shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/WhizzPopBang. Your school can also subscribe to access to our entire collection of science resources via our website. We’ve just launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.

In this lesson pack for year 3, linking to the topics plants, pupils will learn which conditions are best for seeds to germinate. Using pea seeds, pupils will set up a controlled test and after a week, record their observations. This lesson pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with cross-curricular links A PowerPoint presentation to help run the lesson Differentiated results tables Instructions to set up the experiment. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Pea seeds Shoeboxes Paper towels Small pots or bowls

Linking to the topics sound and vibrations and waves, this fun, hands-on lesson pack is aimed at year 4. Pupils will discover how sound travels by making a simple string telephone. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation to help run the lesson. An instructions sheet Simple to resource! The items you will need: String Cups Scissors Pencils

This non-chronological report for P4 and P5, linking to the topic of biodiversity and interdependence, investigates these super smart birds who can plot, plan and trick! The text explains what they eat, how we know they are clever, why the Victorians were obsessed with them and much more! The downloadable reading pack includes: A 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.

Linking to the topics Animals including humans year 5 pupils will learn about different gestation periods for mammals. They will collect data from the animal antics spreads included in the pack and then record the data into tables and then a bar chart. Pupils will look for a relationship between the gestation period and the weight of the mother. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan A PowerPoint presentation explaining animal pregnancy Nine animal antics spreads Two differentiated tables Answer sheet for teachers Predict the gestation period extension sheet

An explanation text for year 3 linking to the topic animals including humans. A guided reading pack which includes: Question sheets differentiated using our magnifying glasses key. One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. An answer sheet showing the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. The text for you to print. Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

An explanation text for year 4 about the Victorian invention of London’s sewerage system by Joseph Bazalgette. He designed a network of wide brick-walled sewers that collected dirty water from street sewers and underground rivers, carrying it further down the Thames so it could be washed out to sea. The low-level sewers were housed inside newly built embankments. They also cleaned up the riverbanks and changed the way London looked forever. 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.

An investigation for year 3 linking with the topic plants . Ask your class if they think water can ‘walk’, then show them a nifty experiment to prove that it actually can move! Pupils will set up their own experiments using water, kitchen towels and food colouring to see how plants transport water. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which explains capillary action A PowerPoint presentation with the instructions for the experiment Printable instructions Four guided reading spreads: Interview with a geothermal scientist, wrecking water, sensational scientist Archimedes and how steam engines work Simple to resource! The items you will need: 3 Glasses 2 sheets of kitchen roll Blue food colouring Yellow food colouring Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

A fun investigation for year 5 and P6, linking to the topic properties and changes of materials, which uses vitamin tablets and water as the fuel to make a rocket launch. Pupils will plan a fair test and record what happens. This downloadable pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation. A PowerPoint presentation explaining how a rocket launches, as well as a quick teacher-led experiment. A printable group planning sheet. A rocket template to print. Three printable texts to use for guided reading, including an interview with astronaut Tim Peake. Simple to resource! The items you will need: Tall, sturdy glass Tube of effervescent (fizzy) Vitamin tablets Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics forces and magnets and forces, this is a hands-on, practical lesson for year 5 and. Reckon it’s impossible to lift a heavy book using a light ruler? You need to get your pupils to investigate levers and fulcrums to find out! This lesson encourages children to run systematic fair tests and also links with maths topics. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan, including an explanation of the science behind the investigation A PowerPoint presentation that explains how levers work and includes a maths challenge A guided reading spread: the amazing life of Leonardo da Vinci Simple to resource! The items you will need: A book A ruler Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

Linking to the topics states of matter and properties and uses of substances, your slime-obsessed year 4 and P5 students will love this gooey lesson, and you’ll love our mess-minimising tips! They will make their own slime, then decide if it is a solid or a liquid. This lesson will provoke a lot of scientific discussion about changing states, reversible and irreversible changes, non-Newtonian fluids and more. It’s not as straightforward as it seems! This pack contains: A lesson plan which includes the scientific explanations of solids and liquids A PowerPoint presentation about different states, including instructions on how to make slime using cornflour Simple to resource! The items you will need: Cornflour Food colouring (optional) Sign up at whizzpopbang.com/schools to access all of the teaching resources.

A practical activity for year 3 and P4, linking to the topic Forces and magnets. Just how did the Egyptians move the heavy limestone blocks used to build the pyramids? A team of physicists in the Netherlands spotted a clue in an ancient wall painting, which shows an Egyptian worker pouring water on the sand. Pupils will test this theory out to see if adding water to sand will reduce friction and allow the weight to move more easily. This pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan which includes a scientific explanation of how a potato moves across wet sand A PowerPoint presentation explaining pyramid physics Printable instructions Simple to resource! The items you will need include: Play sand School trays A bag of potatoes String Drawing pins Water

In this lesson pack for year 3, linking to the topic plants, pupils will carry out a comparative test. They will learn what independent variables, control variables and dependent variables are. Pupils will choose different liquids to water their grass with and observe the changes. This lesson pack includes: A differentiated lesson plan with cross-curricular links A PowerPoint presentation explaining the different variables and how to carry out a comparative test Differentiated results tables A meadow field guide Simple to resource! The items you will need: grass seed or turf seed trays or plastic tomato boxes with holes in the bottom measuring cylinders or jugs rulers labels a variety of water-containing liquids, e.g. lemonade, vinegar, coffee

This is a FREE example of one of our science-based reading comprehensions, ideal for cross-curricular learning. This guided reading pack includes: Question sheets differentiated using our magnifying glasses key. One magnifying glass indicates easier and two means harder. An answer sheet showing the objective for each question, which is taken from the reading national curriculum. The text for you to print. We hope you enjoy using this resource and we’d be really grateful if you could leave us a review. We also have lots more top-quality teaching resources available in our TES resource shop at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/WhizzPopBang. Your school can also subscribe to access to our entire collection of science resources via our website. We have launched a new individual membership option so teachers can access all of our amazing resources for just £20 for the whole year.