Teaching Ideas for Science

Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for science.

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • School Energy

    School Energy

    Create posters to display around the school illustrating instructions to follow when conserving energy usage

  • Autumn Watch

    Autumn Watch

    Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season

  • Home Science

    Home Science

    Develop practical and investigative skills in science using different features and parts of a family home

  • Total Eclipse

    Total Eclipse

    Use a total eclipse of the Sun to develop understanding about light and shadow and the Earth’s position in space

  • Current Events

    Current Events

    Develop skills in all curriculum areas by harnessing interest in events currently happening around the world

  • Kitchen Science

    Kitchen Science

    Develop scientific skills and understanding by exploring and testing the properties of materials found in a family kitchen

  • School Adventures

    School Adventures

    Develop practical, social and physical skills across the curriculum by completing a range of activities in the school grounds

  • Love and Understanding

    Love and Understanding

    Develop and demonstrate love and understanding for the world community at a local, national and global level

  • School Trips

    School Trips

    Prepare for and manage a school trip to support curriculum learning in different subjects and topics

  • Green Steps

    Green Steps

    Identify and record some of the personal steps that can be taken to protect and preserve the planet for future generations

  • Number Squares

    Number Squares

    Develop and refine calculation skills for all four number operations working with different groups and pairs of numbers

  • One Hundred Number Squares

    One Hundred Number Squares

    Develop and refine calculation skills for all four number operations working with different groups and pairs of numbers to one hundred

  • Home Labels

    Home Labels

    Practise structuring and formatting different documents to make labels describing rooms and objects that can be found in family homes

  • Family Home

    Family Home

    Practise typing and formatting lines of text using a word processed document to describe some of the rooms and different parts of a family home