Science KS2
19 Key Free Teaching Resources
Countryside Investigators
Engaging new online resource about the countryside - free, curriculum-linked and ready-to-use
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Climate Choices Children’s Voices
Interactive resources looking at climate change and how it affects food supply
PDSA
PDSA provides a free interactive resource, with lesson plans, videos and more.
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BP Educational Service
Providing innovative curriculum-linked free teaching resources for primary and secondary at Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
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Jeans for Genes
Bring genetics to life in the classroom with free resources from Jeans for Genes
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RSPCA
Free teaching resources to help you develop informed, responsible and active citizens.
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British Red Cross
‘Life. Live it. First aid education for children’ - helping you teach first aid
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ActionAid
Download free lesson ideas, people’s stories and images to promote global learning
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British Heart Foundation
BHF produce a wide range of resources for use in schools by teachers and children or by parents and carers
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British Pharmaceutical Industry
Activities to Support Teaching Science at Key Stage 2
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BNSC British National Space Centre
Online games and activities about space
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Teachernet
Ideas and Resources for Growing Things to Support Learning Outside of the Classroom
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Schools Tube
Developed by teachers for teachers. Educational video and audio resources.
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BSI British Standards
Explore the importance of British Standards in all areas of life.
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Science Museum
Offers a range of brilliant classroom and homework resources
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PETA Foundation
An extensive range of teaching resources including posters, videos and more
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During Key Stage 2, children learn about a wider range of living things and materials. They apply their knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas to everyday contexts. Children carry out investigations on their own and with others. They communicate their understanding and findings using scientific vocabulary and diagrams, charts and graphs.
In Key Stage 2 Science, children identify life processes common to humans and animals as well as those that apply to plants. They learn about nutrition, circulation, movement, growth and reproduction health. Children group and classify materials, considering thermal insulators, electrical conductors and the difference between solids, liquids and gases. They learn about reversible and irreversible changes, including processes such as burning, cooling, evaporation and condensing. Children learn about separating mixtures of materials and the processes of sieving, dissolving, filtering and evaporation. They develop their knowledge and understanding of circuits, forces, light and sound.
In Key Stage 2, children are taught about the Earth, sun and moon. They learn how day and night occur and about length of orbits.
The materials in section provide lesson plans and resources that be used to support teaching and learning in Key Stage 2 Science in different areas of the programme of study. They can be incorporated into current schemes of work to provide variety and interest.
