Links to great Science resources, interactive, printable, lesson plans and text. Have fun in the classroom or help children with science at home. Learn about plants, animals, materials, light, sound, forces, energy and food.
Here are 6 random links from this subject
Electric Circuits And Conductivity Video
Aunt Vera would like her electric portrait fixing as it has a broken circuit. Vlad is reluctant for Dave to fix it as he thinks that the painting is horrible. Dave shows Vlad how an electric circuit works. Dave and Vlad test which materials conduct electricity and which don’t.
Animals That Lay Eggs Video
A look at the many different places that animals lay eggs - maleo fowl lay eggs in the sand, swifts lay eggs behind a waterfall, fairy terns lay eggs on a branch, mosquitos lay eggs on the water, tree frogs lay eggs on a leaf, red crabs lay eggs in the sea and moths lay eggs on a branch.
Growing Seeds Video
Three children collect parsnip seeds from a plant grown last year on their allotment. They prepare the soil, then plant and water the seeds, explaining why this is important. They dig up a parsnip and prepare it for eating. Then they visit an enormous farm in Norfolk where radishes are grown. The crop is harvested and prepared while the farmer explains the processes involved.
Moving Things Printable
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Forces and Movement topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7: A day at the fair, pushes and pulls: weight, keeping safe near water, what floats? what sinks? getting around, going to Pakistan, how many ways can you move, stop! making things easier to lift, animal movement, getting dressed. Registration required, resources free.
Sound Interactive
A sound identification activity with sorting of musical instruments by how the sound is made.
Plant Quiz Interactive
A true/false quiz to test knowledge of the life cycle of plants. Plenary section of resource.
