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Grow a Pollinator Garden
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Grow a Pollinator Garden

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KS2 Science: Plants Learn all about pollinators and plan, prepare and plant your own pollinator garden. As well as in science lessons, this activity could also be used to support an eco-club project or engage those children who take a keen interest in the world around them and their impact on it. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Tomato and Saguaro Cactus Plant Life Cycles
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Tomato and Saguaro Cactus Plant Life Cycles

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KS2 Science: Plants Use these information sheets on the life cycles of tomato plants and saguaro cactus plants life cycles, giving children variety of plants from different climates. Could be used in displays, as information when teaching or even in guided reading. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Can't Make Enough Chlorophyll? Plant Predicaments
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Can't Make Enough Chlorophyll? Plant Predicaments

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KS2 Science: Plants Help support children’s understanding of how plants produce chlorophyll by undertaking this investigation. Cover leaves up on a plant and observe changes over time. Get pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Protective Pine Cones - Pine Seed Investigation
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Protective Pine Cones - Pine Seed Investigation

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KS2 Science: Plants Have children experiment with pine cones to see where their seeds are and how they protect them. Get pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Asexual Reproduction - Let's Grow Strawberry Plants!
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Asexual Reproduction - Let's Grow Strawberry Plants!

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KS2 Science: Plants Help support understanding of asexual reproduction. Encourage children to grow strawberry plants to see this type of reproduction in action. This download complements our book ‘Plants: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Solids, Liquids and Gases - Word Mat
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Solids, Liquids and Gases - Word Mat

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KS2 Science: Solids, Liquids and Gases Use this key word mat to help support the understanding and spelling of key words used in Solids, Liquids and Gases topics. This download complements our book ‘Solids, Liquids and Gases: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Rocks - Wordsearch
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Rocks - Wordsearch

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KS2 Science: Rocks Help children secure key vocabulary for their Rocks topic in KS2 Science with this word search. This download complements our book ‘Rocks: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Three Thoughts - Sound. Addressing themes and misconceptions
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Three Thoughts - Sound. Addressing themes and misconceptions

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KS2 Science: Sound Address key concepts and misconceptions in KS2 Science with our ‘Three Thoughts’ activity, designed to get children reasoning scientifically about their new science topic. Includes two layout options: the fully illustrated option could use this displayed on a whiteboard or working wall to encourage discussion, or the blank box version to encourage children of all writing abilities to record thoughts for their science books. This download complements our book ‘Sound: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Are Two Ears Better Than One?
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Are Two Ears Better Than One?

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KS2 Science: Sound Get children to investigate whether listening is effected when using one or two ears. Help pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with these structured worksheets. This download complements our book ‘Sound: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Can You Hear Me Better Now? Cup Phone Investigation
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Can You Hear Me Better Now? Cup Phone Investigation

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KS2 Science: Sound Get children to consider how sound travels with this cup phone investigation. Help pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. This download complements our book ‘Sound: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Make a Musical Instrument
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Make a Musical Instrument

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KS2 Science: Sound Consolidate knowledge of how sound is created and travels with these worksheets. Consider how musical instruments make a variety of sounds and then have a go at making your own with junk modelling materials. Get pupils to approach their investigations scientifically with this structured worksheet. This download complements our book ‘Sound: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
How Do Our Eyes Work Together
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How Do Our Eyes Work Together

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KS2 Science: Light Help children to understand how eyes work together to help us see. Use these two investigations to help them approach their work scientifically and analyse their results. This download complements our book ‘Light: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Make a Sun Dial
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Make a Sun Dial

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KS2 Science: Light Make your own sun dial activity using a paper plate, pencil and plasticine. Get children to question the uses and limitations of their sun dial. This download complements our book ‘Light: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
How Does Light Affect Pupil Size?
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How Does Light Affect Pupil Size?

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KS2 Science: Light Get children to consider and investigate how differing lights affect the size of their pupils. Use these information and structured investigation worksheets to help them work scientifically. This download complements our book ‘Light: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Plastic Pollution on the Move
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Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution: Plastic Pollution on the Move

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Get children to really consider their impact on the environment. This resource includes information sheets on litter, ocean pollution and the impact of plastic on our environment. It complements our book ‘Let’s Investigate Plastic Pollution’ from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit: www.rubytuesdaybooks.com Since the airing of Blue Planet 2, awareness of plastics and the importance of our impact on the planet has been on everyones lips - keep the discussion going with these free resources. This download helps meet the following National Curriculum targets: Science - Year 1 Materials Statutory requirements Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock. Science - Year 2 Uses of everyday materials Statutory requirements Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses. Find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching (could include biodegrading) Extracurricular Children to learn about their wider responsibilities in their local and wider communities.
Three Thoughts – Electricity. Addressing themes and misconceptions
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Three Thoughts – Electricity. Addressing themes and misconceptions

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KS2 Science: Electricity Address key concepts and misconceptions in KS2 Science with our ‘Three Thoughts’ activity, designed to get children reasoning scientifically about their new science topic. Includes two layout options: the fully illustrated option could use this displayed on a whiteboard or working wall to encourage discussion, or the blank box version to encourage children of all writing abilities to record thoughts for their science books. This download complements our book ‘Electricity: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Climate Change: Ways To Use Less Electricity
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Climate Change: Ways To Use Less Electricity

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KS2 Science: Electricity Help children to explore the theme of climate change with these information and work sheets. Discuss what practical changes could be made by children and their families to help reduce their use of electricity. With children becoming more and more interested and motivated by environmental issues, start a healthy conversation about realistic goals and pledges that pupils could make. This download complements our book ‘Electricity: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Life Cycle of a Stag Beetle
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Life Cycle of a Stag Beetle

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KS2 Science: Animals Learn all about the long and interesting life cycle of stag beetles. A great alternative to the more standard butterfly/frog etc. Includes information on threats to stag beetles. This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
Blue Whales Facing Extinction Information Sheet
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Blue Whales Facing Extinction Information Sheet

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KS2 Science: Animals Information sheet about the threats facing blue whales. Cross-curricular links: English (could be used as a guided reading text) This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com
How many animals live on our planet?
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How many animals live on our planet?

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KS2 Science: Animals Use this investigation to get pupils to consider how many animals live on our planet. Discuss number of species and animals facing extinction. Cross-curricular links: Maths: tally chart This download complements our book ‘Animals: Let’s Investigate’ from our KS2 Science Essentials series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com