Year 2 Science
Autumn A – Health and Growth
BBC: Health and Growth - Interactive activity and quiz about keeping healthy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/health_growth.shtml
NGFL Cymru: Healthy Eating - A series of interactive whiteboard screens, lesson plans and worksheets.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/healthy_eating/eng/Introduction/default.htm
Autumn B – Grouping and Changing Materials
BBC: Sorting and Using Materials - Interactive online activity to investigate whether or not materials are waterproof. Also includes a quiz. (Year 1)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/sorting_using_mate.shtml
BBC: Grouping and Changing Materials - Interactive online activity investigating what various item are made from. (Year 2)
BBC: Characteristics of Materials - Interactive activity investigating the characteristics of a range of materials. (Year 3)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml
Recycling Glass - Information and activities for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 related to recycling glass. Free CD-ROM available for schools.
recyclingglass.co.uk
Spring A – Forces and Movement
BBC: Pushes and Pulls - An interactive activity to test pushes and pulls on a rolling object and also an online quiz. (Year 1)
BBC: Forces and Movement - An interactivity to test forces and gradients on rolling objects and an online quiz.
Spring B – Plants and Animals in the Local Environment
Nature Detectives - A large range of printable and online resources to help children discover more about nature.
http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/
Summer A – Variation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/variation/play/ - An interactive variation activity.
Summer B – Using Electricity
BBC Science Clips: Magnets & Springs - An online activity and quiz to support this unit.
Engineering Interact: Magnets - Interactive learning activity.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot/flash/concepts/magneticforces.htm
Learning Circuits - Flash based activities about electricity and circuits.
Power Up - A range of information and activities from EDF Energy.
The Blobz Guides to Electricity Circuits - Flash-based information, activities and quizzes.
The Electricity Book - From the Birmingham Grid for Learning.
NPower Power Pack - A selection of free educational resources to support teaching about energy. With teachers' notes.
Other
Interactive games & teaching resources for KS1
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1science.html
Worksheets for all QCA areas