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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.
Writing in the present perfect tense
The present perfect tense is formed by adding the present tense of the verb ‘have’ to the past participle of the main verb. Can you complete these sentences using the present perfect?
What is ellipsis?
Ellipsis literally means to leave something out. Ellipsis (or suspension points) are a form of punctuation represented by three dots. In a story, we might use ellipsis if someone starts a sentence but
doesn’t finish it. It is also often used to build suspense at the end of a paragraph or chapter. Where and why has ellipsis been used in this extract from a story?
doesn’t finish it. It is also often used to build suspense at the end of a paragraph or chapter. Where and why has ellipsis been used in this extract from a story?
Using the present perfect
The present perfect is formed by the present tense of the verb to have and the past participle of the main verb. Look at this dialogue between two people. Can you underline all the sentences that contain the present perfect?
Using the present perfect tense
Can you cut out these sentences halves and pair them up in a way that makes sense using the present perfect tense?
Using prepositional phrases
Prepositional phrases tell us more about a particular noun or verb. They always contain a preposition as well as a noun. Cut out these sentence starters and prepositional phrases. Can you match them up?
Using hyphens
Sometimes we use hyphens to join a prefix and a root word, especially if the prefix ends with a vowel and the root word starts with a vowel. Cut out these prefixes, hyphens and root words. See if you can assemble them to make words.
Using ellipsis in stories
In writing, an ellipsis (...) shows that something has been left out or that someone has started a sentence but hasn’t finished it. It can also be used to build suspense at the end of a paragraph or chapter. Where and why has ellipsis been used in this story extract?
Using ellipsis in quotations
We use ellipsis (three dots) to show that some words have been left out of a quotation. Look at these quotations. Decide on some text to remove and then show that words are missing by using ellipsis.
Using dashes to add information
Dashes can be used to indicate parenthesis (brackets can be used for the same purpose). Where do you think the dashes should go in these sentences?
Using collective nouns
A collective noun is a noun used to refer to a group of things. For each green collective noun below, there are two purple nouns that could go with them. Can you cut out all the cards and match them up?
Spotting transitive and intransitive verbs
A transitive verb is one that needs an object to complete its meaning in a sentence. An intransitive verb does not need an object. Underline all the verbs in the following sentences and then write in the right-hand column whether they are transitive or intransitive.
Spotting determiners in a text
Determiners tell us exactly which nouns are being referred to in a text. Here is a text about polar bears. Can you underline all the determiners?
Present perfect: writing your own sentences
We use the present perfect to talk about something that has happened in the past and is still happening in the present. Can you rewrite these sentence in the present perfect tense?
Present perfect: sorting sentences
We use the present perfect to talk about a past action that is continuous in to the present. Cut out these sentences. Can you organise them into the correct columns in the table?
Prepositional phrases
Prepositions tell you WHEN (before, after, during) or WHERE something is happening (under, to, up, in, on, through, beside, near). A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and a noun. Can you underline the prepositional phrases in these sentences?
Matching sentences containing determiners
Determiners are words that go before a noun and tell you something about it. Look at the sentences on the left and the sentences on the right. Can you draw lines to match them up?
Identifying prepositional phrases
A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition and a noun. Prepositional phrases tell us more about a particular noun or verb. Look at this text about The Great Fire of London. Can you underline all the prepositional phrases in it?
Identifying noun phrases
A noun phrase is a group of words that act in the same way as a noun in a sentence. Underline these noun phrases in the sentences.
Identifying adverbial phrases
An adverbial phrase is a group of words (but no verb) that tells us when, how or where something is done. Using your knowledge of adverbial phrases, can you complete this chart?
Expanding noun phrases
A noun phrase is a group of words that act in the same way as a noun. Expand these noun phrases by filling the gaps with interesting, powerful words to make the sentences more descriptive.