Science Support for Teachers
ScienceWeb for Primary and Secondary Teachers
This site supports the QCA Science. Work sheets can be printed off as well as teaching notes. Click on project packs. Not yet altogether complete but what is there so far is excellent for the Primary science class.
Science Essentials - Channel 4
A colourful and entertaining website which allows primary age children to explore the key issues and Science at Key Stage 2. Bright, child-friendly navigation, interactive quizzes that test your knowledge and creative activities for children to do themselves. All the content is designed to support the Learning Outcomes for the QCA Schemes of Work.
Contains Image Banks
Downloadable Science Lesson Resources for Key Stage 2
Nature / Life Cycles / Habitats
Teaching Ideas - Science
Worksheets for the busy teacher.
Primary Resources: Science
A site packed full of ideas for the busy teacher with clearly identified areas and printable worksheets.
Unit 1A. Ourselves
Unit 1B. Growing plants
Unit 1C. Sorting and using materials
Unit 1D. Light and dark
Unit 1E. Pushes and pulls
Unit 1F. Sound and hearing
Unit 2A. Health and growth
Unit 2B. Plants and animals in the local environment
Unit 2C. Variation
Unit 2D. Grouping and changing materials
Unit 2E. Forces and movement
Unit 2F. Using electricity
Unit 3A. Teeth and eating
Unit 3B. Helping plants grow well
Unit 3C. Characteristics of materials
Unit 3D. Rocks and soils
Unit 3E. Magnets and springs
Unit 3F. Light and shadows
Unit 4A. Moving and growing
Unit 4B. Habitats
Unit 4C. Keeping warm
Unit 4D. Solids, liquids and how they can be separated
Unit 4E. Friction
Unit 4F. Circuits and conductors
Unit 5_6H. Enquiry in environmental and technological contexts
Unit 5A. Keeping healthy
Unit 5B. Life cycles
Unit 5C. Gases around us
Unit 5D. Changing state
Unit 5E. Earth, Sun and Moon
Unit 5F. Changing sounds
Unit 6A. Interdependence and adaptation
Unit 6B. Micro-organisms (short unit)
Unit 6C. More about dissolving
Unit 6D. Reversible and irreversible changes (short unit)
Unit 6E. Forces in action
Unit 6F. How we see things (short unit)
Unit 6G. Changing circuits (short unit)
Clip Science
Interactive materials for primary science divided into each year group linked to the curriculum
Humans
The Human Body
Supports the delivery of Life Processes and Living Things at Level 4 of the National Curriculum.
Nature
NatureGrid Explorer
Habitiats ( Pond, Woodland and Grassland Explorer )
This site can be linked with units 2B and 4B in the DfES Science scheme which are related to plants and animals in their habitat. Pupils can explore the site and print out information about some of the creatures.
Pupil activity sheets
Habitats. PDF - Acrobat Reader needed to read this doc.
Pond Life
Informational print-outs of many pond life creatures. Great resource for key stages 1,2
Pond Web
Excellent resource for younger primary aged children - pond life in story form. Key stages 1,2
Alien Explorer
A 600 article database on mammals, pond life and ecology basics.
Active Science - Habitats
Interactive Online Habitats Games and Worksheets
Active Science - Animals and Humans
Interactive Online Games and Worksheets
Rocks
This site is intended to support the QCA Science Unit 3D Rocks and Soils and is concerned with the part of the unit dealing with rocks.
Science Structures
Learn about scale and structure with eight great activites designed for the elementary classroom.
Electricity
Crocodile Clips
Software for teaching mathematics, science and technology in schools and colleges. Free demo for classroom use. Check it out!
Electricity
Activities and worksheets for KS2
Electrical Circuits
Science unit 6G: 'Changing circuits'. The interactive tasks and
experiments aim to develop pupils' understanding of electricity and how it is used in everyday appliances through electric circuits. EXCELLENT!
Simple Electric Circuits
Children can build a simple electric circuit using the tools and building blocks provided in the ?Shockwave? game.
The Earth and Beyond
Night and Day
See which countries are having night time now! Contains link to sun rise and sunset times around the world
Nasa
A Learning Center for Young Astronomers
Solar System Simulator
A spyglass on the cosmos with a mixture of space-related images and programmes which help for visualisation of the the solar system. Browse through surface maps of planets and satellites, track asteroids, see models of spacecraft.
The Solar System
Forces
Forces and Movement
Activities and worksheets linked to unit 2E from year 2 QCA scheme of work for science
Mechanical Toys
Good site for activities using forces
Using a Branching Database ICT Link
Ideas for Databases - lists websites useful for finding images and information to use in a database
ICT in Science
Using ICT in Science lessons. Visit our ICT links page.
Primary Science Investigations with IT Becta
For the teacher who is seeking help, advice and inspiration in the use of IT in the primary classroom, this site is ideal. Key stages 2
ICT Cross Curricular Activities
Visit the Hugo Meynell School website where you can download computer-based activities for use with KS 2.
Electrical Circuits
Science unit 6G: 'Changing circuits'. The interactive tasks and
experiments aim to develop pupils' understanding of electricity and how it
is used in everyday appliances through electric circuits.
Assessment Ideas
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Useful Resources
Starting Points in Science
From Sir Robert Hitcham's Primary School
Explore Science
A site that uses macromedia Shockwave to bring you exciting animates experiments.
The Science Club
Lesson ideas
Project Primary
This site has been developed by scientists from different disciplines. Their aim is to provide educators with hands-on science activities for use in the classroom.
How Stuff Works
A fascinating site
The yuckiest site on the internet
Very popular with the students!
Brainpop
Uses Shockwave Flash movies to teach about health, science and technology. Also includes quizzes and information.
Yucky Science
Games, activities and other resources teaching children about the yuckier side of science.
Today in Science History -
Births, deaths and scientific events on any day throughout time.
Learning at your own level
School Science - The schoolscience site is packed with free on-line resources, showing the applications of the science you learn at school.
Understanding & teaching Science