Physical Sciences Teaching Resources for Key Stage 1
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Forces Assessment
A three-page assessment for the lower grades, covering common push and pull forces.
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Predict and Prove – Template
A template to help introduce making a hypothesis before starting an investigation.
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Colours of the Rainbow Poster
Teach the order of colours in the rainbow with this classroom poster and worksheet.
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Simple Machines Teaching Resource Pack
This 33 page simple machines resource pack includes educational posters, classroom decorations, word wall templates, page borders, worksheets and activities for you to mix and match with your class.
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Push and Pull - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with push and pull content vocabulary and definitions.
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Push and Pull - Forces Posters
Five posters for forces providing an explanation and pictorial examples.
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Push and Pull - Playground Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using forces in the playground.
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Push and Pull - Picture and Sentence Sort Worksheet
A worksheet matching push and pull pictures with sentences.
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Air Resistance Investigation
A hands-on investigation task that allows students to design, create, and evaluate the effectiveness of a parachute.
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Push and Pull - Inquiry Task
Two inquiry tasks investigating floating and friction.
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Push and Pull - Fun with Forces Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students with their understanding of forces in everyday life.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Teaching Presentation
A 56-slide teaching presentation introducing facts about different chemical changes to different materials.
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Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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5 Fascinating Facts About Sound – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Assessment: Chemical Science Clever Changes – Worksheet
A worksheet designed to assess Year 1 students about Chemical Science.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Word Wall
Seventy-eight content-specific vocabulary cards for a word wall based on Chemical Sciences.
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Design a Musical Instrument Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used as a design technology task that explores the science of sound.
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Electricity Theme – PowerPoint Template
An electricity PowerPoint template to use on an interactive whiteboard or as print-outs for your class.
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Electricity Page Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document electricity themed page border.
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Forces and Motion - Border Trimmers
Theme your cork boards with these Forces and Motion Cork Board Borders.
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Forces and Motion Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven forces and motion related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Forces and Motion Page Border
A page border with a forces and motion theme.
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Physical Change Cards – Game
A sorting card game to help students consolidate their knowledge of physical changes in Chemical Science.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Hands On Materials
A hands on sorting activity for materials that stretch, bend and twist.
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Simple Machines Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about simple machines and how they work.
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Simple Machines Page Border
A fun page border to use in the classroom when learning about simple machines.
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Simple Machines Display Posters
5 illustrated posters to display in the classroom when learning about simple machines.
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What's Bending – Worksheet
A worksheet designed for students to use their knowledge and understanding of objects and if they bend.
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Simple Machines Cut-Out Examples
36 illustrated cut-out examples to display in the classroom when learning about simple machines.
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Spot the Stretchy Difference – Worksheet
A spot the difference worksheet designed to help students recognise materials that have been stretched.
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Spinifex Glue – Worksheet
A worksheet for students to order the sequence of turning spinifex grass into resin glue.
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Investigating Sound - Science Task Cards
A set of 6 Task Cards detailing activities for investigating sound.