Physical processes resources for reception, KS1 & KS2
Discover teaching resources to amaze your children as they explore the wonders that are light and sound, electricity, magnets and forces and taking one small step into space!
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Five tips for Outdoor learning
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Five tips to support your outdoor teaching and learning. Ideas
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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Reading word level | Geometry | Materials | Physical processes | Published: 06/06/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Designing and making | Phonics | Properties of shapes – symmetry
Six tips for British Science Week
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Six great ideas to help get your British Science Week off to
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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Materials | Life processes and living things | Physical processes | Working scientifically Published: 24/05/2017 |
Science in the news – Voyager’s 11 billion mile journey
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Explore the incredible journey of Voyager 1 as it leaves the
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Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Working scientifically Published: 15/05/2017 |
Creating light for the Winter Solstice
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A science challenge to mark the Winter Solstice based on building
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Electricity list poem
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Create a list poem inspired by the topic electricity. Includes
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Writing composition | Physical processes | Published: 27/02/2017 | From the resource collection(s): Poems on a theme | Electricity
The power of friction
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A fun activity involving books to demonstrate the power of the
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Sole patterns
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A presentation to support the study of shoe sole patterns and
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Investigation prediction
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A presentation to collect children's predictions about which
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Gears, pulleys and levers
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A presentation to introduce children to everyday examples of
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Gear ratios
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A presentation of different gear combinations for children to
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Friction: advantage or disadvantage?
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A set of images for class discussion on whether friction is an
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Forces in balance
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A presentation to demonstrate forces using a balloon. This PowerPoint
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Equal and opposite forces
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A presentation to explain situations where forces are in balance.
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Air resistance: good or bad?
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A set of images for class discussion on whether air resistance
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Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 01/07/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
What do you know about magnets?
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A multiple choice PowerPoint quiz, perfect for challenging children
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 27/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Magic or magnets?
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A set of plenary slides to reinforce the concept of magnetic
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 27/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Sorting interactive – magnetic or non-magnetic
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Interactive sorting activity. Decide which everyday objects are
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 27/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Sorting interactive – magnetic or non-magnetic images
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Interactive sorting activity with images. Decide which everyday
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 27/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Magnets – attract or repel?
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A visual quiz to test children's knowledge of magnetic poles.
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 27/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Which magnet is the strongest? – investigation scaffold
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A simple proforma for planning and recording an experiment looking
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Y3 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets | Investigations and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Investigation – is everything magnetic?
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An investigation planner including prompts for key aspects such
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Y3 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets | Investigations and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Friction investigation planner
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A planning template to support children to develop a simple
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Magnetic games – how do they work?
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Children need to identify how the games work and begin to think
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Metals – magnetic or non-magnetic
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A Venn diagram sorting activity to predict which metals will
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Magnetic – yes or no?
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A PowerPoint quiz to consolidate children's knowledge of which
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 20/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Forces – rank the materials
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An interactive discussion activity to encourage children to make
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 13/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Design a magnetic game
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A design and planning form to guide children through the steps
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 13/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Flowchart for making a magnetic game
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A flowchart template for children to map out the steps needed
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 13/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Magnetic game evaluation sheet
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A step by step sheet to take children through the process of
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Magnetic or non-magnetic – recording sheet
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A sheet for recording results for an investigation to answer
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Y3 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets | Investigations and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Are all metals magnetic?
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A sheet for recording results for an investigation to answer
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Y3 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets | Investigations and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
The Great Fernando – fact or fraud?
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Children use scientific language linked to magnets and forces
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Friction investigation – recording results
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A sheet for recording results for a forces experiment. Students
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Are two magnets stronger than one?
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A simple proforma to aid the planning and recording of an in
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Y3 | Physical processes | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Which magnet is strongest – super scientist prompts
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A set of prompts to help children plan an investigation to find
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Y3 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 06/01/2016 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets | Investigations and featured in our teaching pack(s) KS2 Science Curriculum Pack – Year 3: Forces and magnets
Identifying sounds
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Two activities to introduce the topic of sound. The first is
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Y4 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 07/10/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Sound
Sound insulator investigation
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A practical activity exploring the use of different everyday
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Y4 | Physical processes | Working scientifically | Published: 30/09/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Investigations | Sound
Search for sources of light
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A great introduction to the topic of light with photographs of
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Electricity and circuits word mat
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Simple word mat containing vocabulary related to electricity
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 28/08/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Electricity
Forces word mat
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Simple word mat containing vocabulary related to forces. Children
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 28/08/2015 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
How to build an electrical circuit
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A PowerPoint to demonstrate how to build circuits and present
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Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 | Physical processes | Published: 07/02/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Electricity
Identifying conductors and insulators – be safe!
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Children to sort materials into conductors and insulators and
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Y3 Y4 | Physical processes | Weather | Published: 05/12/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Electricity
Which materials conduct electricity?
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An investigation which instructs children how to build a circuit
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Push and pull
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Children think about, then draw, objects around the school that
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F Y1 Y2 | Physical processes | Published: 04/04/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Forces and magnets
Camera obscura (pin-hole camera) light investigation
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A set of resources and guide in which children create a camera
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Sound experiment – talking string
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Just like Alexander Graham Bell, explore how sound can travel.
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Making vibrations – investigations
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Four simple investigations that allow children to discover the
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How do instruments work?
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A great opening activity for the start of a topic on sound and
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Ordering the planets
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A fun matching pelmanism to use to introduce the planets. Children
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Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 11/04/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Earth and space and featured in our teaching pack(s) Explorers project pack
The Sun and the planets – fact cards
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A set of fact cards about the Sun and the eight planets closest
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Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 10/04/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Earth and space
Space - word mat
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A word mat with space vocabulary to support teaching in this
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F Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 29/03/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Earth and space | Display and featured in our teaching pack(s) Explorers project pack
Earth, Sun and Moon research pack
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A series of worksheets researching the relationship between the
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Y4 Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 30/03/2011 | From the resource collection(s): Earth and space and featured in our teaching pack(s) Explorers project pack
Solar system
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Out of this world resource. Order the planets. Draw the planets
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Y5 Y6 | Physical processes | Published: 20/06/2008 | From the resource collection(s): Earth and space and featured in our teaching pack(s) Explorers project pack
