Science Inquiry Teaching Resources for Year 5
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My Amazing Invention - Planning Templates
Inspire your young scientists to create a unique, problem-solving invention with our differentiated invention-planning worksheets.
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Solving Global Problems - Design an Invention Workbook
Help your students discover how innovation and invention can solve global problems with an invention project workbook.
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How Does the Environment Affect Plants? Science Experiment
Investigate the effects of the environment on plant life with a no-cut printable science experiment mini-book.
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Plant Journal Observation Worksheets
Observe and record information about plants with a printable plant journal worksheet.
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Capillary Action in Plants - Science Experiment Booklet
Observe and record learning about the Capillary Action of Plants with a printable science experiment guidebook.
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Lab Safety Teaching Slides
Teach the important of science safety before conducting experiments with this 18-slide Lab Safety PowerPoint.
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Lab Safety Interactive and Printable Cloze Reading Activity
Assess students' understanding of lab safety rules and expectations with this cloze reading activity.
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Science Lab Safety Rules – Printable Poster Pack
Remind your students of lab safety rules with a printable classroom poster set.
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Oil Spill Science Experiment for Water Pollution
Investigate a man-made natural disaster and discover the effects of oil spills on wildlife with an oil spill science experiment.
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Conversation Heart Lollies Science Experiment Workbook
Investigate chemical reactions with this hands-on Valentine’s Day experiment booklet.
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Inquiry Project - Template
A diverse template to help students craft inquiry questions to produce different types of projects.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
Investigate chemical reactions with this hands-on experiment booklet.
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Rainbow Water Density Tower - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment about density and physics.
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Science Experiment - Angles of Reflection
A science experiment that explores reflected light.
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Salt Water Density Experiment
A hands-on science experiment about salt water density.
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How to Write an Inquiry Question Poster
A poster demonstrating the steps involved in formulating a question for inquiry-based learning.
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Science Experiment Recording Sheet
A recording sheet to use when completing a Science experiment.
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Electricity Investigation - Worksheet
An investigation of whether electricity moves better through different wire gauges.
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Science Equipment Poster Bundle for the Classroom
A poster resource pack containing a diagrams with labels showing the key parts of various pieces of scientific apparatus.
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Blubber Me Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how blubber works as an insulator.
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Knowing Matters!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how knowledge of states of matter and their changes can help inform practices and decision making.
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Changing States of Matter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the way solids, liquids and gases change in different situations.
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Flood Simulation Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how town planning can reduce the impact of flooding.
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
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True Colours
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source.
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Reflecting Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use mirrors to investigate some of the properties of reflected light.
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Lights Line Up!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will draw simple ray diagrams to show the paths of light from a source to the eyes.
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What is a Fair Test? (Upper Years)
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4 Wickedly Fun Halloween Science Experiments for Kids to Add to Your Lesson Plans
Explore teachers' favourite fun Halloween science experiments for kids. They include serious levels of ooze, bubble, goop and wow factor!