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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.
Y3 problem-solving: multiplication
How good are you at multiplication? Test your skills with these tricky word problems.
Y3 problem-solving: all four operations
Look at these problems and think about whether you need to add, subtract, multiply or divide. Can you write out the calculation? `draw diagrams if you get stuck.
Y3 problem-solving: addition
Use this teacher-created worksheet to help your Year 3 child practise their problem-solving skills with addition. Can you solve these tricky word problems using your addition skills?
Y3 doubles Bingo
Each player has a board. The caller reads out random numbers from the list below (doubles are in brackets) and ticks them off as they go. The person who has a number that is double the number called out on their board puts a counter on top of it. The winner is the player who covers all the numbers on their board first.
Writing numbers in words: writing cheques
You have just bought some trainers and you need to write a cheque to the sports shop. The trainers cost £45.99. Fill in this cheque, writing the amount above in words. Don’t forget to sign and date your cheque!
Writing numbers as words
Can you write each of these numbers as words? Remember, when you are writing numbers in full, hyphenate all numbers between 21 and 99.
Weight word problems
Can you work out these weight word problems? Remember that there are 1000 grams in a kilogram...
Venn diagram puzzle
This Venn diagram has been filled in but there are no rules at the top. What do you think the rules could be?
Using Venn diagrams
Our Venn diagram worksheet is a handy resource created to assist KS2 children in fully understanding the concept of Venn diagrams. It is a teacher-created tool that will help your child go through the process of organising data using Venn diagrams.
Using the inverse operation
Mark has worked out the answers to these calculations, Look through and estimate what you think the answers should be. Afterwards, use a calculator to check whether Mark’s answers were correct.
Tallies and bar charts
Find information about the eye colour of as many people as you can – you could ask your friends at school and your family at home. Keep a tally of the numbers, using this tally chart. Now draw your own bar chart to represent the information you have found.
Subtracting three-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.
Sorting with a Carroll diagram
Carroll diagrams help us group things according to a yes/no system. Do the things you’re organising have a particular feature (yes!) or not (no!)? Can you sort these shapes into the Carroll diagram below?
Rounding to the nearest 100
When rounding a 3-digit number to the nearest 100 you need to look at the tens number. If it is lower than 50, the number is rounded down to the nearest hundred number. If it is 50 or higher, the number is rounded up to the nearest hundred number. Can you write what these numbers are, rounded to the nearest 100?
Reading measurements: capacity
Do you know your litres from your millilitres? Test yourself with these questions.
Reading compass directions
Welcome to Skull Rock! Use the map to find your way around. Can you read the compass directions and answer these questions?
Reading and ordering numbers
Cut out these number cards and match the digits to the numbers written as words. Can you put them in order (smallest to largest)?