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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.
Comparing and ordering angles smaller than 180 degrees
Cut up these angles and group all the acute angles together and then all the obtuse angles together. Can you order the angles in each group by size? Remember: Angles smaller than 90o are acute. Angles larger than 90o are obtuse.
Cheaper offer investigation
Matthew wants to buy 6 cans of lemonade. He sees two special offers in a shop. Can you work out which is the best deal and explain why?
Capacity problems challenge
Can you answer these capacity problem challenges? There are four for you to tackle. You can change the amounts to ml. and draw pictures where it helps.
Calculating time intervals
Look at these clocks and see if you can work out the answers to these questions. You are going to be calculating the time intervals.
Bar chart investigation
A group of children in Diamond Class measured their heights and drew a bar chart to show their results. 1. Which child is the tallest? 2. How much taller is Rachel than Susan? 3. How much taller is Millie than Katie? 4. Which three children are shorter than 130cm? 5. Who is the shortest?
Adding and subtracting multiples of 1000: word problems
Can you work out the answers to these word problems? Use the number line to help you!
Adding and subtracting multiples of 100
Practise adding these multiples of a hundred. To help you, remember: 1. Start with the bigger number first when adding. 2. Imagine the numbers don’t have zeros on them. 3. Use the number line for the number sentences in the right hand column.
Adding and subtracting multiples of 10
Practise adding these multiples of ten. To help you, remember: 1. Start with the bigger number first when adding. 2. Imagine the numbers don’t have zeros on them.
Adding prices investigation
Can you work out these sums? Try out several combinations until you get the right one and remember to jot things down as you go, so you don’t forget where you are up to.
Sequences – steps of 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9
These children need to reach their homes by jumping on each numbered stepping stone. Can you help them to get home by filling in the missing numbers?
Writing a newspaper report
News is out that aliens have landed! Write a news report explaining all the facts – and don’t forget to draw and caption a picture so your readers know what the aliens look like!
Speech marks explained
Speech marks come at the beginning and end of spoken words when we write them down. Remember to include any commas, question marks or exclamation marks inside your speech marks. Have a go at putting the speech marks in the correct place in these sentences. Then write some things YOU might say. Don’t forget the speech marks!
Partitioning: ones, tens and hundreds
Do you remember how to partition numbers? You need to look at the number and find the hundreds, tens and ones (or units). Can you split the numbers below into hundreds, tens and ones?
Reading scales
Look at these pictures and see how much each item weighs. Don’t forget to use the correct unit of measurement!
Reading a bar chart
Maple class have been finding out about favourite ice-cream flavours. They’ve put their results into a bar chart. Can you read it?
Handling data: tables and bar charts
Class 2JE have been finding out about their favourite books. Can you show the results on the table they prepared on the bar chart? Use a ruler to help you draw the bars correctly!
Introducing the grid method
The grid method for multiplication is taught in KS2 to help children multiply two-digit numbers by one- and two-digit numbers using their partitioning skills. Review the method and put it into practice with our explanatory worksheet.
Primary geometry: shape and space
Do you know your hexagons from your heptagons, your pentagonal pyramids from your octagonal prisms? From 2D shapes to angles and symmetry our seventy-page Primary Geometry: shape and space learning pack covers all aspects of the national curriculum (Shape and Space) and will ensure your child can use a protractor, translate a shape and look for a mirror line. Challenge them to a game of 3D shape dominoes, make a right-angle measurer and get started!
Subtracting two-digit numbers on a number line
When subtracting it is sometimes helpful to think of the DIFFERENCE between the smaller number and the larger number. You can work this out on a number line. Try using a number line to work out these questions. (Remember to jump to the next tens number first and then keep jumping in tens.)
Speech marks practice
A KS2 literacy worksheet created by a primary-school teacher to help Year 3 children practise using speech marks correctly.
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).
Can you continue this conversation between Harry and Thenusha using the correct rules for reported speech? Remember to start each character’s speech on a new line. Use “ to open the speech. End the speech with !, ? or , and use ” to close the speech. Use a reporting clause (a verb like said, whispered or announced).