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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Materials: similarities and differences
This activity is designed to encourage your child to observe the similarities and differences between different materials.
Make your own wormery
Fancy some pet worms? Discover the amazing life of worms by making your own wormery.
Investigating sound
Fill a glass or some empty glass bottles with water halfway to the top. Now tap the side of the glass with a teaspoon. Can you describe the sound that you hear?
Introduction to habitats: animal homes
There are many different animals living all over the world.They all like to live in different places; some animals like it hot, some like it cold, some like it wet and some like it dry. Cut out the animals on the next page and stick them back into their home environments. Why do you think each animal is suited to living in its home?
Ice hand investigation
Close your eyes. Your mum or dad have made a strange object for you... can you guess what it is? Open your eyes and investigate!
I am growing!
In understanding that living things grow, it is fun for children to observe how they themselves have grown and changed. Children are usually very enthusiastic about talking about all the things they can do!
Grow a grass head
It’s easy to make your very own grass head. You can keep your head on the window sill, and you’ll be amazed at how fast it grows!
Find the right mother
Can you draw a line to take each baby to its mum?
Find patterns all around you
There are patterns all around us. Take a large piece of white paper and a crayon and see if you can capture some!
Building a paper bridge
Sam wants to build a bridge for his toy car. He has four different types of paper. How could you find out which one is best? Have a go yourself and find out!
Your own seed dispersal experiment
Try this experiment and discover if spreading seeds out helps them to grow better than keeping them all in one place.
Year 2 Super Science Quiz
This quiz covers all the topics you have learnt in Y2 science. Can you answer all the questions?
What happens to nature in the winter?
Use your local library or the internet to find out how each of these animals keep warm in the winter.
What happens to nature in the spring?
Cut out these cards. Match each picture to the correct group of sentences!
What do we do in autumn and winter?
Draw a picture of yourself in the autumn and a picture of yourself in the winter, then answer these questions about what you do in these seasons.
What do fossils tell us about the past?
A fossil is the remains or the impression of a prehistoric animal which has been left embedded in rock. Fossils can tell us lots of things about the past. Have a look at this image and see if you can answer the following questions.