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Set of handouts and activities on a number of Primary topics: Light; Moving & Growing; Variation; Magnets & Springs; Earth, Sun & Moon; States; Materials; Teeth; Healthy Eating; Food Chains; Minibeasts; Life Cycles; Habitats. Well animated student activities that would work very well in interactive white boards. Scroll down for the activity. Requires Flash.
4 nicely presented and accessible powerpoints on the periodic table; elements that changed the course of history; elements of the world and body chemistry. Great introduction, useful for background knowledge or for directing especially interested pupils to. Useful for showing how important elements and materials are to us.
A 'Double- Crossed 'cross-curricular activity based on a mystery set in WW2. Pupils use and develop their investigative skills in analysing and evaluating data and evidence and their creativity and problem solving when interpreting evidence, asking questions such as Why? How? and What if? Team work and self evaluation assessment for learning included.
Some useful info to clarify the important concepts associated with solids, liquids and gases, and changes of state.
Animations exploring different topics related to solids, liquids and gases. Includes and introduction and summaries of solids, liquids, gases, changing solids to liquids to gases, dissolving, changing states of water, reversible and non-reversible changes and a glossary. Can be used with KS1 with teacher guidance.
Cross-curricular 'Invigorate' activity, linking well to Geography, History (exploration) and PSHCE. Throught the context of exploration, find out more about Cook and Franklin at the South and North Poles, investigate ice and currents and use red cabbage indicator to test liquids.
Cross curricular 'Invigorate' Activity all about scientific inquiry Discover more about scientists past and present, make a pulse detector, find out about air, take a quiz onclimbing Mt Everest,see what happens to marshmallows in a vacuum.
The properties of solids, liquids and gases - cartoon animations Downloadable worksheets and further information for teachers Quiz
Link to Primary Resources page of links. 'Sugar in Tea' is a concept cartoon style stimulus for discussion or investigation planning; 'Separating Mixtures' ppt gives a mixture with 4 possible answers for discussion plus there are worksheets and whiteboard resources.
A charity that tries to use practical solutions to provide safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education to the world’s poorest people. There are case studies of children in the developing world and how they collect their water. Useful for cross curricular links.Quite complex for this level
Some useful info to clarify the important concepts associated with solids, liquids and gases, and changes of state.
Animations exploring different topics related to solids, liquids and gases. Includes and introduction and summaries of solids, liquids, gases, changing solids to liquids to gases, dissolving, changing states of water, reversible and non-reversible changes and a glossary. Can be used with KS1 with teacher guidance.
Set of handouts and activities on a number of Primary topics: Light; Moving & Growing; Variation; Magnets & Springs; Earth, Sun & Moon; States; Materials; Teeth; Healthy Eating; Food Chains; Minibeasts; Life Cycles; Habitats. Well animated student activities that would work very well in interactive white boards. Scroll down for the activity. Requires Flash.
'Invigorate' cross curricular activity. Learn more about the water cycle, electrical conductors and insulators and make a glass harp, whilst learning more about Benjamin Franklin. Includes teacher notes, mix and match activities and a quiz.
A useful powerpoint presentation on temperature and keeping warm, includes experiments to do. It does refer to World Cup 2006, so you may want to skip these pages!
Take your class to the North Pole to experiment with insulation and clothing
A simple interactive activity, aimed at 7-8 year olds, to introduce the properties and uses of some common materials.
Activity from BBC to test different materials for various properties then take a quiz
A fun activity to help children learn about rocks and soils. Test the properties of different rocks and take a quiz.
Revision information on materials and their properties. Includes an interactive activity and a quiz.
Revision information on rocks and soils. Includes and interactive activity and a quiz.
Song (by They Might Be Giants) accompanied by cartoons, to introduce the elements, what some of them are used for, that they combine. Very popular and catchy, pupils will want to sing along! If the words or a periodic table are printed it can be useful to highlight lines of information in the song or colour in elements they hear.
A timed game with 3 levels in which children have to collect as many materials with the specified property as possible.
An interactive simulation that allows students to explore evaporation, diffusion and condensation. There is also a quiz for them to do.
Revision information on changing states. Includes an interactive activity and a quiz.
Revision information on solids, liquids and gases. Includes an interactive activity and a quiz.
An introduction and quiz to follow up. Covers the basics of filtration and reversible/non reversible reactions.
Clear drag and drop activity designed for interactive whiteboards. Click Menu to access a water cycle flash game. Clear and students can check answers. Spelling error: reversable
A clear and easy to follow simple exercise in changing ice to water to steam, including changes in shape and volume. Follows with a revision test. Requires Flash.
A simple interactive simulation in which students can explore the fact that different solids melt at different temperatures. There is also a quiz.
Revision information on changing states. Includes an interactive activity and a quiz.
An introduction and quiz to follow up. Covers the basics of filtration and reversible/non reversible reactions.
A flash-based activity in which pupils can try to dissolve various substances in water. There is a linked quiz.
Brief introduction (with diagrams) to dissolving, introducing the key words soluble, insoluble and solution.
A fun activity to help children at 1st Level in Scotland learn about dissolving.
Drag and drop to see what dissolves
An interactive experiment to investigate the effect of different materials on the cooling of water.
Thermal Insulators and Conductors quiz
This resource includes an illustrated database of 31 materials and their properties. The materials can be grouped according to one or more of their properties. Once children are familiar with the database, they can play the game 'Mission Material'. This allows them to test their knowledge in a fun and challenging way. There are also worksheets related to the information in the activities.
Games, experiments, videos and more on strange matter.
Students create a family and then engage in a series of 9 games, each with additional sub games or quizzes. All on water use or water waste minimisation. A huge site that is well animated and not always easy to navigate. Requires flash. Probably best for primary pupils
Children are given clues about materials and the functions NASA developed them for, then have to find something used in everyday life related to it.
This resource includes an illustrated database of 31 materials and their properties. The materials can be grouped according to one or more of their properties. Once children are familiar with the database, they can play the game 'Mission Material'. This allows them to test their knowledge in a fun and challenging way. There are also worksheets related to the information in the activities.
An interactive quiz testing children's knowledge of solids, liquids and gases, the difference between a solution and a suspension and processes like evaporation.
A practical activity with explanations that investigates a colloidal material.
This experiment shows if hot water molecules really move faster than cold ones. Pour some water, drop in some food coloring and compare results.
5 activities, investigating the nature of liquids.
A fun activity in which clicking on different temperatures within the cloud shows the different shapes of crystals formed.
The MI High team from CBBC join Bitesize to play a Science changes in materials game.
Students predict the temperature of different events, from freezer to boiling water and are give hotter or colder answers. Needs flash.
Nice friendly revision aid from the BBC's Key Stage 2 site setting out the basic facts about heat conductors and insulators and what they are used for.
Page of links to worksheets covering topics including; solids, liquids, gases, dissolving and not dissolving, reversible and non-reversible chages and the changing states of water. Ideas for classroom activities are included on the worksheets.
Page of links to worksheets covering topics including; solids, liquids, gases, dissolving and not dissolving, reversible and non-reversible chages and the changing states of water. Ideas for classroom activities are included on the worksheets.
Description of evaporation that can be read and listened to, together with an animation
Page of links to worksheets covering topics including; solids, liquids, gases, dissolving and not dissolving, reversible and non-reversible chages and the changing states of water. Ideas for classroom activities are included on the worksheets.
Short description and related experiment to try at home. A rich useful site designed for slightly younger children. Pity that the image bank and web links pages are empty! Ask students to also try the quiz.
Page of links to worksheets covering topics including; solids, liquids, gases, dissolving and not dissolving, reversible and non-reversible chages and the changing states of water. Ideas for classroom activities are included on the worksheets.
A narrated 'lesson' about the elements
Animated classroom scene showing simple demonstration that gases have mass
A short (1 min 36 sec) video clip to introduce separating materials, including: filtration, evaporation and distillation.
Excellent Flash diagram with additional labels and state changing labels. Would work well as revision lesson or with projector / Interactive White Board.The quiz is probably too difficult for most primary kids
Clear and easy for students to use. Activity on sand, sugar, coffee, salt and flour and their solubility in water. Follow up quiz on what they have observed. Requires Flash.
A series of pages with links to images, worksheets, homework activities,quizes and extension materials.