This STEM activity is all about the negative effects that plastic pollution in our oceans is having on humans and the environment. Students will be challenged to design and create their very own invention to help save our ocean plastic crisis. Contents: Teacher Guide Invention Example Differentiated Design Sheets Differentiated Final Idea Pan Differentiated Evaluation Questions Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Teach your children about electricity through our Electricity Task Cards. This is a fantastic hands on activity that will teach your children to construct series and parallel circuits. They will love creating the circuits from the differentiated task cards. This can be done using electrical components or our symbol cards provided. Contents: - x 14 Electricity circuit diagram cards - Electrical components symbol cards We hope you enjoy! From Saving The Teachers

This resource contains two differentiated cut and stick sheets to teach day and night comparisons as part of your science topic. Students will cut out the pictures and stick them into the correct category. ** Activity Sheet 1**: Students will sort the pictures into ‘day’ and night’ and stick them in the table. Activity Sheet 2: Students will sort the pictures into ‘day’, ‘night’, and ‘both’ in the Venn Diagram. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This foldable activity consists of 2 cootie catchers (or fortune tellers) for learning or revising the water cycle key terms. The children must try to figure out which part of the water cycle is being described. It’s a great way to have students review their knowledge and not even realise that they’re learning! They’ll be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack contains two Cootie Catchers, each with a second copy included if you would like your students to write their own definitions for each key term themselves. There are visuals included to meet different learning styles. Key Terms included: - Water Cycle - Condensation - Transpiration - Groundwater - Cloud - Evaporation - Surface Runoff - Water Vapor - Precipitation - Humidity - Dew Point - Perspiration Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! ------------------------ Check out our other science cootie catchers: The Rock Cycle Plant Structure ------------------------

Science Murder Mysteries are great fun for both you and the students. For this mystery students will use their knowledge of materials and their properties as well as their states of matter knowledge to investigate who poisoned Andrew Smith. They’ll look at the 5 suspects poisons both using their eyes and under a microscope and compare the poisons to the one found at the crime scene. They’ll have to figure out how to separate the substances in the water (salt, sugar, etc.) to take a closer look and make their comparisons to figure out which suspect to put in jail! Contents: Teacher’s Guide Bottle Labels The Crime Brief Investigation sheet part 1 Investigation sheet part 2 Conclusion questions Equipment needed: Resource pack 6 plastic bottles per group Petri dishes Pipet Microscope (or magnifying glasses if not available) Salt, sugar, & coffee Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!

These fun, engaging, and practical activities on camouflage and mimicry are the perfect compliment to your science curriculum for Grades 2 - 4. They will get the children thinking creatively about how animals have adapted their looks to survive in different habitats. Contents: 1 x ‘Spot The Camouflage’ - Go outside on the hunt for camouflaged animals. 2 x ‘Masters of Disguise’’ - Find the hidden animals in the photos and explain how they are camouflaged. 3 x ‘Camouflage This Bug’ - Color in the bug to camouflage it against the background. 2 x ‘My Invisible Animal’ - Cut out the animal and think of somewhere to hide it. Colour it in to make it camouflage and see if another member of the class can find it. ------------------------ Have fun!

This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising microorganisms. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise that they’re learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!). This pack includes a complete cootie catcher where they need to figure out the definition, another where they need to figure out the key vocabulary, and another where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing. There is a black and white copy of each sheet included. Vocabulary included: Bacteria Decomposers Decomposition Fungi Germ Hygiene Reproduce Virus Folding and playing directions are also included. Have fun! Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

15 visual healthy eating / lifestyle vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They’re a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this relevant and engaging topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language or spelling difficulties. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid. Contents 15 X Key Vocabulary Cards Display Title Healthy Eating Vocabulary Included Balanced Diet Calories Carbohydrates Diet Exercise Fat Fruit Keeping Healthy Minerals Nutrition Protein Pulse Saturated Fat Vegetables Vitamins Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Pairs cards are great fun to reinforce topic knowledge and skills and can be used in loads of exciting ways. This set of 12 electricity pairs covers all of the common symbols for your electricity topic. There is also a cut and stick version with all of the cards on the same page. Electricity symbols included: bulb wire cell buzzer open switch closed switch resistor ammeter voltmeter fuse motor battery / 2-cell This no prep resource is perfect for a filler or extension activity for years 3 - 5. The worksheet could also be sent home for distance learning. We love hiding the pairs in our outdoor space and getting the students to go on an electricity symbol pairs hunt! Get imaginative and see how many different ways you can use these cards. Be sure to check out our Big Electricity Bundle full of fun and interactive activities. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This Planet Fact File is the perfect activity for your children to learn all about the planets in our solar system by completing their own personal booklet. They are required to research key information about the planets in order to complete the booklet. This pack contains two sets, one set where they can draw the planets, and the other where an image is already on the information sheets. You can use this activity in class, however lots of my class loved taking it home as a home learning project! Contents: - Fact File Front Cover - Differentiated Fact File Templates For: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Get your detectives hat on with our series of animal crime scene investigations! These activities will teach your students about animals and their habitats as well as developing their observation, problem solving and inferring skills. They are a great lesson to be use as part of your Living Things topic… or just for some outdoor fun! The crime scenes are easy to set up with printable props, clue cards, and suspect cards. If you want to add extra elements or real props this can help to bring it alive for the children even further! The Egg Thief will take your class through an investigation involving the mystery of a broken egg that is found outside of Mrs Jones’ house. They will need to use the clues as well as their own inference skills to figure out which of the suspects is guilty. Contents: Teacher Guide Prop Cards Crime Scene Report Suspect Cards Clue Cards Clue Record Sheet Verdict Record Sheet Our Verdict Check out our ‘Hedgehog Horror’ crime scene pack! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Dinosaurs and math. What’s not to love! For this activity your students will walk like dinosaurs as they draw different species footprints onto card using their scaling and measuring skills before cutting the footprints out, strapping it to their own feet, and walk like the dinosaurs. This outdoor math activity is great if you’re looking at measuring, scaling up, and ratio. Teaching structure: Explain that they will be investigation the size of dinosaurs feet. Go through the Google Slides to help to introduce the activity. Assign each student (or pair) a foot to go off and draw to scale either on card or on the playground using chalk (if you choose chalk on the playground you obviously can’t strap it to their feet!). Give the students time to look at each others dinosaur feet and compare them. This activity has two levels of differentiation. Diff. 1: Students simply read the measurements and draw the foot. Diff. 2: Students must first work out the true size by using the scale. There is an extension sheet where they will figure out the body and leg length based on the size of footprint. Enjoy outdoor learning? Check out our outdoor home learning pack! Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This outdoor animal habitat activity will require your class to get outside and hunt out habitats based on the information from the animal fact cards. It is the perfect way to get your children thinking about how different animals live in different habitats according to their needs. We find his is a great way to introduce the topic, however it can also be a great stand-alone lesson to get the children learning all about habitats while exploring the outdoors. Contents - Teacher’s Guide - 14 X Animal Fact Cards - 1 X Record Sheet ------------------------ If you liked this resource please don't forget to leave us feedback. Thank you! Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A fun interactive PowerPoint designed to give your class an introduction into the magical world of the human eye (as part of the light and sight topic). This PowerPoint will teach your children all about the key parts to an eye and their function as well as some fun facts to get them excited! Along with this there is a great quiz to play to test their knowledge. Contents: - Slides 1 - 10: Parts of the eye and their functions (cornea, pupil, iris, sclera, lens, retina, & the optic nerve) - Slides 11 – 15: Fun Eye Facts - Slides 16 – 34: Quiz - Slide 35: Conclusion This PowerPoint is a great way to introduce the topic, however we have also enjoyed using it as a recap to give the children an extra boost! ------------------------ Have fun!

A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint and quiz on microorganisms that looks at bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and algae. It’s perfect for introducing this microscopic science topic or as a quick lesson recap. Contents - Slides 1 – 4: Introduction - Slides 5 – 11: Meet The Bacteria - Slides 12 – 17: Meet The Virus - Slides 18 – 21: Meet The Fungi - Slides 22 – 27: Meet The Protists (Protozoa & Algae) - Slides 28 – 49: Microorganisms Quiz - Slide 50: Conclusion ------------------------ Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new resources and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is perfect for your sustainability topic as students will look into what we do that has both positive and negative effects on the environment and our planet. This pack contains a worksheet with three levels of differentiation where they’ll look at items / actions and decide whether or not they have a positive or negatives effect on the environment. **Diff. 1: **Students will cut and stick objects / actions into the correct column. **Diff. 2: **Students will cut and stick a wider variety of objects / actions into the correct column. **Diff. 3: **Students must decide whether or not the object / action has a positive or negative effect and explain their reasoning. Black and white copies are also included. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

The Egg Drop STEM Challenge is a nice variation on the commonly used egg parachute challenge. Your class will work together in small teams, thinking about the best way to protect an egg from being dropped using natural materials. They will be encouraged to think about the properties of different materials, considering which one will work best. The whole activity is based around a story of an explorer who is trapped in the North Pole and needs food supplies, and of course, his favourite food is egg! Read the instructions to your class before putting them into groups of 2 or 3. Encourage them to hunt out different natural materials that they think will protect them egg from breaking. Once they have padded out the tubs, give them the egg and see if it works by dropping it from a good height! To save on money and waste, if an egg does not break, it can be re-used by the following team. Once the challenge is complete each student can fill in an evaluation sheet. Resources needed: Supply of natural materials in an outdoor space Activity sheets Small tubs (big 500ml or similar) Somewhere high to drop the eggs from (first floor or second floor) Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

These 10 outdoor STEM activities are perfect as a stand-alone outdoor team building activity or as a team builder at the start or end of year. This pack contains 10 challenge cards that you can laminate and use time and time again. Each resource is easy to facilitate, with most challenges only needing a selection of natural resources. We recommend you allow at least 20 minutes for each challenge card, however depending on how you want to use them, students could spend hours on just on one challenge. We’ve seen them used really well when each team does 1 card per week, spending around 1 hour on each challenge. ** Recommended resources in your outdoor space:** A variety of different sized sticks Plants with a variety of different sized leaves (ferns etc.). A variety of different sized stones / bricks. Wooden benches / chairs etc. Logs A variety of thin / thick rope and string. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great STEM team building activity that’ll get your class working together as they create their own giant marble runs following the criteria given on the task cards. This activity works best outside in groups of 4 or 5. Each group will need a set of different sized drain pipes to create their marble run. Your caretaker will often be very good at getting hold of these! If not, a letter out to parents will often bring in way more than you need. To make the marble run you class can use a combination of propping the pipes up on things and supporting them themselves. The less things you have to prop the pipes up, the bigger the group sizes need to be. This activity work really well at the start of the year or just as a fun brain break. **Resources needed: ** Task Cards Cut up drain pipes Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!