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Important update from TheSchoolRun
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Ks2 worksheets
Free worksheets: Science, KS2, Y6
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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.
Calculating perimeter
Imagine an ant crawling around the outside of a shape. The distance the ant walks is the shape’s perimeter. Can you measure the sides of these shapes by counting the squares and work out their perimeters?
Calculating area
Area is the name we use for the amount of space a surface takes up. You could measure the area of a small space like a table or a big space like the school field. We measure area in square units. Can you calculate the area of these shapes?
Using a calculator to solve problems
Mark, Katy and Harriet are looking for bargains in the New Year sales. Can you help them make their purchases, using a calculator to help you?
Sums investigation
How many different addition number sentences containing two-digit numbers can you make with these cards?
Reading the 24-hour clock
A KS2 maths worksheet created by an experienced teacher to help your child learn how to tell the time using the 24-hour clock.
Reading and plotting coordinates
Plot these four co-ordinates and then join them up to make a shape. What kind of shape is it?
Producing a line graph
See if you can buy or borrow a thermometer for this activity. Put the thermometer outside your home somewhere safe. Take a reading of the thermometer at the following times. Write the temperature in each blank box in degrees Celsius or centigrade. Now plot a line graph with your findings. How are temperature and time of day linked?
Interpreting a line graph
This line graph shows how the temperature outside Mary’s house changes over the course of one day. Can you read the graph and answer the following questions?
Finding the mode
When finding the MODE of a set of results, you need to look for the result that occurs most often. Find the mode spelling score from each of the groups in this class.
Chance and likelihood
Jake has a spinner that looks like this. Can you work out which of the following statements are correct, thinking about chance and likelihood?
Calculating angles on a straight line
Angles on a straight line will always add up to 180 degrees. Can you work out what the missing angles are? Don’t try to measure them with a protractor – they are deliberately not drawn correctly!
Reading and labelling instruction text
This is an instruction text. It comes from a manual that came with a digital camera. See if you can find any manuals around the house or on the internet. Can you find the following features? Tick them off as you see them.
Persuasive texts: advertising
A Year 5 (KS2) persuasive text example and activity, created by an experienced teacher and based on the use of persuasive texts in advertising.
Spelling patterns: words ending in vowels
It is very common for English words to end in e. It is more unusual for words to end in a, i, o and u. This table shows words ending in these four vowels. How fast can you think of more? Time yourself! Many of these words are foreign, but are now used as part of the English language. Which countries did they come from?
Spelling patterns: words beginning with c
The letter c is usually soft when followed by i, e or y but it is usually hard when followed by a, o or u. Look at the words in this table. How fast can you think of five more to add to each column? Time yourself with a stopwatch!
Spelling patterns: turning adjectives ending -y into nouns and adverbs
Usually, when an adjective ending in –y needs to be changed into a noun or adverb, the y turns to an i. Can you change these adjectives to their noun and adverb form? Remember to turn the y into an i before you add the -ness / -ly ending!
Spelling patterns: the prefixes ir-, il-, in- and im-
To make a word the opposite of what it means, you often put the prefixes ir-, il-, in- or im- before it. Match these prefix cards to the words below. Can you see any pattern in the way you match them?
Spelling patterns: the prefix trans-
All these words begin with the prefix trans-. Can you cut them out and match them up with the correct definitions below? Looking at these words and definitions, what do you think the prefix trans- means? Have a go working it out and then check your answer on the internet or in the library
Spelling patterns: the prefix tele-
All these words begin with the prefix tele-. Can you cut them out and match them up with the correct definitions below?
Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-
Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?