Within the KS2 Science section the Life Processes and Living Things area helps children to learn about humans and animals. It includes information and interactive activities relating to the human body, keeping healthy and micro organisms. The Life Processes and Living Things area also includes a section on Green Plants with fact sheets, interactive activities and experiments relating to plant life cycles and growing plants. Children can also learn about variation and classification through a series of facts sheets, quizzes and activities about mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians and food chains.
The Materials area of the KS2 Science section helps children to enhance their understanding of grouping materials and changing materials. It encourages Key Stage 2 learners to carry out activities relating to topics such as soil, solids, gases, liquids and minerals and to test their knowledge through a series of fun quizzes.
Within the Physical Processes area of the KS2 Science section children are able to study forces and motion by learning about magnets & springs, friction and forces in action. They can also help to develop their knowledge of electricity through a range of resources, fact sheets and interactive activities. There is also useful information and fun activities relating to light, sound, the earth, planets and space.
The resources and activities in the KS2 Science section are in an interactive, online, or printable format that brings a differing dynamic to the subject for children studying at Key Stage 2.
Doctor Over Time - Interactive site where you can see what a doctor would have said about illnesses from 1900 onwards.
Drugs - Online information about drugs and their effect on the body
Food Groups - Interactive activity to put different foods into their groups
Food Safety Quizzes - Online quizzes about food safety
Healthy Eating - Interactive activity to sort out the unhealthy food from the healthy food.
Healthy Eating - Interactive activity about healthy eating
Healthy Eating 2 - Interactive true or false activity about healthy eating
Healthy Food - Interactive activity to choose why certain foods are good for you.
Healthy versus Unhealthy Food - Sort the food according to whether it is healthy or unhealthy.
Keeping Healthy Quiz - Interactive quiz about keeping healthy
Looking after your Teeth - Interactive true or false activity about looking after your teeth
Teeth - Name the different teeth and their job.
Teeth - Interactive activity about teeth
Teeth and Eating Quiz - Interactive activity about teeth
Unit 5A - Keeping healthy - Online science resources
Using Energy - Interactive activity to work out how much energy you use when doing different activities.
What do animals eat? - Interactive activity to identify what animals eat.
What happens to your food - 1 - Interactive activity about the digestive system.
Why do I need my teeth? - Interactive activities about teeth
Your Teeth - Interactive activity about teeth