A selection
of primary
science
movies
complete
with
activity
sheets.
Download the
larger full
screen
options for
use on an
interactive
whiteboard.
Topics
include
levers,
heart rate,
making a
periscope,
exploring
starch,
growing
crystals and
more.
A drag and drop activity
where meals are divided into
their ingredients. It does
not use the names of the
food groups such as
carbohyrates and proteins.
Eyes and Seeing has simple
information about your eyes.
It has audio and interactive
drag and drop activities on
parts of the human eye and
how eyes work.
An interactive resource on
the structure and function
of the ears with audio. It
has animation to show how
the ears pick up sounds and
drag and drop activities to
help you learn the parts of
the ear.
A cartoon red blood cell
character tells of his
journey through the heart
and round the circulatory
system. It is a visual way
to see how the heart works
and how oxygen is
transported through the
body.
See what effect running,
sitting, walking and
sleeping have on the heart
rate. Try the quiz on the
heart's function and basic
circulatory system. There is
a lesson plan in the
teachers' section.
Good for finding out about
the functions of the human
skeleton. There is a simple
drag and drop game on
assembling a skeleton and a
good investigation on
measuring parts of the body.
This
BBC Bitesize site looks at
teeth in both humans and
animals. It covers the
functions of the different
types of teeth, their
development and how to look
after teeth properly.
A great site
for
recognising
the simple
properties
of materials
such as
strength,
flexibility,
transparency.
See why some
materials
are suitable
for making
certain
things.
This
resource
helps
students to
learn that
useful
matter is
called a
material
which can be
grouped into
three main
groups:
metals,
ceramics and
polymers.
A useful
teaching
tool for
getting a
class to
predict what
will happen
with
different
sized
magnets and
different
materials.
You can
rotate the
magnet.
There are
two
activities,
the first
where you
sort
materials
into the
categories:
solids,
liquids and
gases and
the second
where you
can see
evaporation
and
condensation
at work.
In this
activity you
can
experiment
with
reversible
and
irreversible
changes by
testing
different
materials
such as ice,
eggs, sand
and salty
water by
heating and
cooling.
Selenia
Science
Comics has
fun and
engaging
science
comics and
games. The
resources
focus on
scientific
enquiry
(SC1) and
materials
(SC3) and
include
investigations
ideas in the
teachers'
area.
Animals and Us
is an
interactive
resource from
the RSPCA. There
are lots of
quizzes, drag
and drop
activities,
videos and
interactive
stories about
animals and
their care.
Take the
quiz and
find out how
much you
know about
reducing
energy and
greenhouse
gases.
To start,
chose a room
in the
house.
Search for
questions by
clicking on
things in
the room. As
you answer
the
questions
you'll find
out some
cool facts
about how
you can save
energy
around the
house.
Learn the names
of the different
parts of a
flower by taking
a flower apart
and labelling
them. Use the
magnifying glass
to learn the
functions of
each part.
A great site for
learning how
plants
reproduce. Learn
the parts of a
flower and the
role in
pollination and
how seeds are
dispersed. There
is an option to
download the
lesson pack.
Video footage
with audio
explanation of a
caterpillar
changing into a
butterfly. The
presentation can
be paused and
viewed with text
if required.
There is also
video of a
grasshopper
shedding its
skin.
Here you can
find out
where energy
comes from,
how to be
energy
efficient
and why
saving
energy is so
important.
It looks at
simple
circuits and
how energy
gets to the
home as well
as how to
stay safe
round
electricity.
An
interactive
whiteboard
teaching
activity
which looks
at the use
of switches
and how to
make lights
dimmer and
brighter.
Good for
class
discussion
and for
demonstrating
circuit
diagrams.
Circuit
activities
where you
can a range
of materials
to see if
you can
complete a
circuit. See
which
conduct
electricity
and which do
not. See
also how you
can change
the effect
of the power
source.
Online
activities
on
electricity,
circuits,
conductors
and
insulators.
There are
clear
diagrams,
information
and quizzes.
Designed
primarily
for 8 to 10
year olds.
A really
good site
written
especially
for children
which looks
at sources
of
electricity
and,
electrical
safety round
the home.
There are
worksheets
and
activities.
An
interactive
Flash fire
safety site
which
explores
dangers in
the kitchen,
living room,
bedroom and
garden. It
would fit in
with an
electricity
topic.
A super
animation
which
demonstrates
and
describes
the Moon's
rotation on
a tilted
axis and its
revolution
around the
Earth and
also the
movement of
the Earth
and moon
around the
Sun.
A simulation
of the Earth
going round
the Sun.
Investigate
the how far
the Earth
travels in a
year in
space. Make
the Earth
orbit
exactly
round the
Sun by
setting a
number of
months.
A super
animation
which
demonstrates
and
describes
the Moon's
rotation on
a tilted
axis and its
revolution
around the
Earth and
also the
movement of
the Earth
and moon
around the
Sun.
Our
Environment
from Young
Science
Investigators
helps pupils
aged 7 to 11
learn about
their
environment
while
developing
their
investigative
science
skills.
Fantastic
animations,
free posters
and
worksheets.
Register to
access these
fantastic
materials.
Energised
looks how we
use
different
forms of
energy,
past,
present and
future and
it explores
key issues
about energy
sources. It
examines how
the use of
energy
affects our
world.
Suitable for use
either on
computers or IWB,
this resource is
all about
forces: pushes,
pulls, friction
and Newton
meters. It is
based on the
theme of Olympic
events. Suitable
for 9 - 11 year
olds.
An investigation
where you see
how changing the
gradient on a
slope affects
the distance a
car travels. A
useful teaching
aid on an
interactive
whiteboard where
children can
predict outcomes
and record
results.
Explore the
House and the
Tool Shed and
learn about
simple and
compound
machines. This
is a colourful,
appealing,
interactive
site. It works
well on an
interactive
whiteboard.
Teacher Guide
for this lesson