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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.
Using different sources to answer questions
A worksheet with prompts to encourage children to research different aspects of the topics they cover over the course of Year 5.
Repeating experiments
This worksheet shows the results of somebody who has measured their heart rate. It gives questions to prompt children to use their investigative skills.
Different forces in action
This worksheet has pictures to prompt children into thinking about the different forces that are at work in everyday life. It also gives another sheet with explanations of the different forces.
Reversible changes: heating and freezing
Some examples of changes made by heating or freezing. Children need to work out whether these are reversible or non-reversible. Some can be tested at home.
Understand sound and hearing
Your child will have tons of fun doing this experiment whilst learning all about sound and hearing.
Light and dark vocabulary
On this worksheet, children need to match the words 'transparent', 'translucent', 'opaque' and 'shadow' with the correct definitions.
Circuits quiz
A list of quiz questions for children to test their knowledge of circuits.
Using information sources
A worksheet with spaces for children to research skeletons using various sources.
Seed dispersal
An activity to encourage your child to look for plants and think about the way the seeds are dispersed.
Dissolving solids and temperature experiment
This experiment helps children to think about how to methodically carry out an investigation and then draw conclusions about temperature and dissolving from the results.
Reversible changes: solids and liquids
An activity to help your child understand that some solids can be separated from liquids by filtering.
Designing for a purpose
Let your child use their imagination to create a camouflage outfit, helping them explore ideas about designing for a purpose.
Light and shadows facts
This worksheet gives facts about light and shadows that children need to read and then work out whether they think they are true or false.
Draw a food chain diagram
A worksheet to prompt your child to use their knowledge of food chains to make their own chain with the given organisms.
Using technology in science
A worksheet encouraging children to think about the technology used by scientists in particular areas of science.
Testing a hypothesis
A worksheet giving a hypothesis about the movements of the Sun and Earth. Children need to think about whether it is right or wrong and explain their reasoning.
Dissolving solids in hot water
This experiment helps children to see clearly how some solids dissolve in hot water and some solids do not.
Understanding acids and decay
This fun activity helps children to understand that micro-organisms in our mouth are responsible for turning sugar to acid. It demonstrates the effect of acid on teeth by using an egg and some vinegar.
Experimenting with forces
Develop your child's understanding of forces with an experiment to demonstrate the workings of a jet engine whilst encouraging scientific discussion.
Magnets quiz
Questions about magnets for children to think about and / or research.