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• Create Your Own Animal - Assess children's understanding of your work on habitats with this open-ended activity.
• Investigating Teeth - An investigation to help children to learn more about human and animal teeth.
• Human Teeth - Useful information and pictures related to human teeth. Contributed by Jane Clipston.
• Teeth and Eating Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Teeth and Eating' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• The Skeleton - A handy worksheet on which children have to identify different parts of the skeleton.
• Ladybirds - A complete set of teaching ideas and resources about ladybirds. Contributed by Science Matters.
• The Circulatory System - A highly active way of teaching children about circulation within the body.
• Body Parts - An active method of learning about parts of the body.
• The Five Senses - Do your children know the five senses? Ask them to draw a picture linked to each sense on this handy table. Contributed by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
• Five Senses - A complete lesson plan with worksheets (PDF) based on all of the five senses. Contributed by Amber Mallow.
• Identify the Smell - Test your children's sense of smell with this simple Science idea.
• Smells Experiment - An enjoyable experiment which tests children's sense of smell! Contributed by Gillian Watson.
• Don't Shout! - Teach children about their voices, so you don't have to raise yours.
• Moving and Growing - A complete set of plans (in PDF), contributed by Carl Wood, related to QCA Unit 4A.
• Moving and Growing Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Moving and Growing' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Healthy Meals - Can your children design a healthy meal? Use this handy sheet to help them! Contributed by Amanda Jones.
• Healthy Drinks - Can your children design a brand new healthy drink which could be sold in local shops? Contributed by Kirsty Boulton.
• Healthy School Dinners - A menu frame on which children can invent a school menu for a week. It links to healthy eating in Science and follows on from a lesson on balanced diets and food groups. Contributed by Anna Birne.
• Keeping Healthy Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Keeping Healthy' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Health and Growth Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Health and Growth' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Food and our Body - A helpful sheet which helps children to learn about different types of food and their effect on the body. Contributed by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
• Additives - A Science investigation involving food additives, and which involves work in a number of subjects.
• Watching Snails! - Some tips and ideas for using and observing snails in the classroom.
• Life Cycle of a Butterfly Book - A printable booklet, containing the front, middle and back pages for a class book about the life cycle of a butterfly. Contributed by Lynn Medland.
• Bread - Some useful worksheets to help children when finding out about bread.
• Plants and Animals Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Plants and Animals' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Variation Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Variation' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.

• Parts of Fruit - Learn about the main parts of fruit (seeds, skin and flesh). Cut out the images of fruit, cut out the labels, stick down and label each image. Contributed by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
• Looking at Leaves - Gather a selection of leaves, then use this question sheet to get children looking closely at them and learning more about them. Older children could follow up with some close observational sketching, or research using library books. Contributed by Sue Powell.
• Label the Plants - A very useful worksheet (which can be used in a number of contexts) requiring children to label different parts of plants.
• Plant Plumbing - A PDF worksheet for children to use when investigating what happens when you put white carnations into coloured water. Contributed by Cara Hayman.
• Helping Plants to Grow Well - An amusing Powerpoint presentation, contributed by Ian Thomson, which helps children to think about the conditions needed to help plants to grow well.
• Pollination - A Powerpoint presentation, outlining pollination in plants, using information, images and questions. Contributed by Allison Gaunt.
• Photosynthesis - A PDF worksheet, requiring children to think about photosynthesis. Contributed by a visitor.
• Mr. Stretch's Science Quiz - A multiple choice quiz covering plants and healthy living. Contributed by Justin Stretch.
• Plants Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Plants' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Plants Senteo Quiz 2 - Interactive 'Plants' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.
• Eutrophication - A handy poster giving information about eutrophication and its effects. Contributed by Salina Joomun-Cassamally.

• Habitats - A set of plans (in PDF), contributed by Carl Wood, related to QCA Unit 4B.
• Investigating Habitats - Use this worksheet (PDF) when children are investigating habitats. Contributed by Julie Hopkins.
• Virtual Pond Dip - A fabulous booklet which is based on the Pond Explorer website. A great way of investigating habitats and food chains, for introducing keys.
• Virtual Pond Dip Teacher's notes are also available, all of which were contributed by Sue Martin.
• Animal Adaptations - A worksheet (PDF) which encourages children to think about how animals might be adapted to suit their surroundings.
• Animal Adaptations - Use these wonderful ideas to help children to think about how animals are adapted to their habitats.
• Adapting to our Habitat - A PDF worksheet, asking children to think about where particular animals live, and how they are adapted to their environment.
• Food Chains 1
• Food Chains 2 - Two PDF worksheets, which children can use when learning about food chains. Contributed by Julie Hopkins.
• Food Chains Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Food Chains' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.

• Micro-organisms Senteo Quiz - Interactive 'Micro-organisms' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC Bitesize.

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Links to other sites:

• HeartPoint - An interesting animation of a heart, which could be used on a large screen during your Science lesson.
• Mini Pots of Care - Mini Pots of Care is a fun and creative way for Key Stage 1 pupils (aged 4 to 7) to learn all about science and nature whilst making a positive difference to the lives of people with cancer.
• Grow Your Own Grub - Tips and resources for teachers who wish to run a growing project in their school.
• RSPCA Education - The RSPCA provide free online tried and tested curriculum-linked resources written by teachers.
• Hazel Mouse - Teaching resources for science lessons, for key stages one and two, which help children to learn about their local environment.
• The Great Grub Club - The website is aimed at 4-7 year olds and strives to encourage healthy eating and an active lifestyle in a fun and informative way.
• Bug Investigators - Information and resources about bugs. Useful for teaching children about micro-organisms.
• Habitats and Adaptation - Interactive pages and activities, mainly intended for use in KS3, but could also be useful in upper KS2.
• ExploreENumbers - ExploreENumbers was formed to offer a unique reference point on e number basics, dangers and advice. The site covers all that you need to know about E Numbers and their safety.
• Arkive - One of the largest collection of wildlife and environmental films and images that can be viewed for free, and is relevant to a wide range of science, ICT and geography.
• Planet ARKive - For children aged 7-11, and designed to make life science learning and environmental education a widely enjoyable experience. It fits in especially well with learning about living things in their environment, the habitats and ecosystems of the world.
• Wildfilm History - A fascinating online guide to the pioneering people and landmark productions behind one hundred years of wildlife filmmaking.

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