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Science activities, displays & planning ideas for reception, preschool, nurseries & childminders
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Inventions
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Living Things
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Sound
Space
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The Human Body (New!) /This is Me
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Free ‘Science’ Printable Resources | Early Years
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Why not use this fun farm animals and their young puzzle game to introduce your children to or consolidate their knowledge of farm animals? Cut each puzzle along the line in the middle and invite your children to match each farm animal with its offspring. Why not extend learning by discussing similarities and differences between the older and younger animals and also between the different types of animals? Extend children’s vocabulary by describing animal body parts such as tail, hooves, paws, fur, snout, etc. Ask questions such as ‘Which animal has the longest/shortest tail?’
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Our Young Farm Animals colouring sheets pack includes each animal with its name and the name of the adult in brackets. Animals included are calf, piglet, puppy, donkey foal, kid, gosling, duckling, lamb, horse foal and chick. Why not use them as a stimulus for art & craft?
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This poster outlines the basic ‘blood system’ (circulatory system) including heart for young children.
It illustrates the heart, arteries and veins and where they are situated in the body.
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Three different playdough mats showing the heart in the human body.
Each mat zooms in to a different degree so that you can choose how much context to give your child and how large you would like the resulting heart to be.
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This resource enables children to physically place a heart shape where it would be found on a human body template.
In addition children can also work on their fine motor skills concerning colouring, cutting using scissors and glue if appropriate.
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These challenge cards are to be used as prompts for a STEM session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
The challenges are intended to be open ended and non-specific to encourage independent thinking in the children.
3 x STEM prompt cards included in this sample pack, plus a blank one for your own ideas.
Pack of 14 x 'STEM - Challenge Cards’ available to Premium members here.
Have fun!
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These Winter themed challenge cards are to be used as prompts for a STEM session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
The challenges are intended to be open ended and non-specific to encourage independent thinking in the children.
3 x WINTER STEM prompt cards included in this sample pack, plus a blank one for your own ideas.
Pack of 14 x 'STEM - Winter Challenge Cards’ available to Premium members here.
Have fun!
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Garden Birdwatch Mat featuring 5 UK garden birds. We have decided to focus on the most iconic and distinct looking birds you may see in a UK Garden in order to encourage young children to look closely at clear similarities and differences between a handful of birds, rather than confuse them with too many. Ideal for 1-6 year olds. Magpie, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Pigeon.
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These endless puzzles are perfect to show the cyclic nature of life cycles. For example in the first instance the frog puzzle may be placed in the order ‘frogspawn’, ‘tadpole’, ‘froglet’ and then ‘frog’. To demonstrate to children that the frog then lays frogspawn, the ‘frogspawn’ piece may be brought to connect with the ‘frog’ piece at the end and thus continuing the cycle. This process can continue for as long as you like, bringing the ‘tadpole’ piece to then end and then the ‘froglet’ piece and so on!
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This ‘Minibeast Hunt Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards/mats, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Minibeast Hunt’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Have great fun with your children whilst all pretending to be dinosaurs with this set of 8 Dinosaur Activity Challenge cards. Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Cards could equally be shrunk down and placed on a key ring to take out on adventures or featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together! Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world and turn taking.
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Use these fine motor butterfly sheets once for pencil control practise or laminate and encourage children to take it in turns with whiteboard pens to practise making the different shapes.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Point to a dinosaur and make its sound!
Phase 1 Phonics/Letters & Sounds Mat. Have great fun making up sounds for each dinosaur!
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This ‘Today’ Small A4 Weather Calendar is ideal for use in a compact space such as within a home setting. More themes and sizes AVAILABLE HERE.
Please note that if you wish to edit the text you can do so in the EDITABLE docx file version below. NON-EDITABLE pdf file also available below.
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'My Favourite/Favorite Dinosaur’ Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets. Both spellings included.
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Space themed I Spy Count and Choose sheets. Ideally used as posters or mats.
You may like to laminate these sheets and use them as an interactive display or place them on table tops with pegs, counters or whiteboard pens as an activity.
Children to independently count the requested item (top right of sheet) and then clip a clothes peg on the bottom of the sheet over the correct number.
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Set of 12 Solar System puzzles each with 4 parts.
Ideal for young children in order for them to begin to spot similarities and differences, recognise colours and patterns and solve problems involving observational skills.
Also perfect for learning about our solar system! (Includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Ceres and the Sun.)
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Poster/discussion prompt explaining what Meteors are.
Part of ‘Annual Perseid Meteor Shower’ resources set here.
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Pack of ‘Planets’ colouring pages. The last two sheets show the sizes of the planets to scale in relation to the earth!
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Mega pack of Animal colouring pictures…49 sheets of individual animals to colour including their names.
Great for fine motor, observational skills, colour choice and becoming aware that text has meaning.
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Minibeasts themed checklist (updated 2020 larger border version). Your children will love to use this as part of an out and about searching activity (for example finding real minibeasts in your outdoor area) or in conjunction with a 'Minibeasts' themed tuff spot or feely bag.
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Set of 8 ‘Invention’ themed 2-piece puzzles. Puzzles depict the first ever and modern equivalents of a television, car, life raft and lightbulb. Perfect for showing how things change over time.
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Our Zoo Animals colouring sheets pack includes each animal with its name and footprint. Animals included are Chimpanzee, Zebra, Tiger, Poison Dart Frog, Lion, Meerkat, Rhinoceros, Wolf, Sea Lion, Komodo Dragon, Giraffe, Flamingo, Elephant and Penguin.
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Featured - STEM Challenge Cards
These cards are to be used as prompts for a STEM session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
The challenges are intended to be open ended and non-specific to encourage independent thinking in the children.
14 cards included in this pack, plus a blank one for your own ideas.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Please note that both Editable (docx file) and non-editable (pdf file) versions are available for our ‘Science’ resources. (Editable files require Microsoft Word to work at optimum level and Non-Editable files require a pdf viewer.)
Science & ‘Development Matters’
(Development Matters: ‘Understanding the World’ ELG: The Natural World)
When considering the EYFS Statutory Framework, Science largely falls under the heading ‘Understanding the World’.
The main Development Matters statements which consider the various areas of scientific exploration, investigation and discovery are as follows:
Birth to 3
Repeat actions that have an effect.
Explore materials with different properties.
Explore natural materials, indoors and outside.
Explore and respond to different natural phenomena in their setting and on trips.
3 & 4 Year Olds
Use all their senses in hands on exploration of natural materials.
Explore collections of materials with similar and/or different properties.
Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary.
Explore how things work.
Plant seeds and care for growing plants.
Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal.
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things.
Explore and talk about different forces they can feel.
Talk about the differences between materials and changes they notice.
Reception
Explore the natural world around them.
Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Recognise some environments that are different from the one in which they live.
Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
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Science Activity Packs
This STEM ‘Float and Sink Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Sink and Float’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Fruit Slushies Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Fruit Slushies’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This ‘Minibeast Hunt Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards/mats, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Minibeast Hunt’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This ‘Plant Hunt Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards/mats, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Plant Hunt’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Science Banners
Banner pack designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Activity Packs’.
Why not create a ‘Science Investigation’, ‘Science Activity’ or ‘Science Experiment’ area/display? When you use our corresponding ‘Science Activity Packs’ you will find a different poster in each of them. The poster can be placed into the gap on these banners to show the Science Activity you are exploring.
Have fun investigating!
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Why not create a ‘Science Investigation’, ‘Science Activity’ or ‘Science Experiment’ area/display? All three banners included within this pack.
Have fun investigating!
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STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Posters which highlight the elements of STEM to be used as part of a STEM display or session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
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STEM banner
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
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‘We are curious’ display to be used as part of a STEM area.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
Children are naturally curious; born predisposed to learning about their immediate surroundings. As babies we begin to sense and explore the world around us. We embark on scientific enquiry by noticing cause and effect, repeating experiences to confirm what we have found out and exploring when something different happens to what we expect. As we develop language we ask a multitude of ‘how?’ and ‘why?’ questions to make further sense of the world around us.
Early Years settings are the perfect environment for STE(A)M development because children naturally want to play in their immediate surroundings to investigate and learn more. As early years professionals and parents it is our job to nurture this natural desire and enthusiasm and provide children with an environment which enables exploration and scientific discovery.
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These cards are to be used as prompts for a STEM session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
The challenges are intended to be open ended and non-specific to encourage independent thinking in the children.
14 cards included in this pack, plus a blank one for your own ideas.
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These Winter themed challenge cards are to be used as prompts for a STEM session.
(Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
The challenges are intended to be open ended and non-specific to encourage independent thinking in the children.
14 x WINTER STEM prompt cards included in this pack, plus a blank one for your own ideas.
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This STEM ‘Musical Instruments - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make a musical instrument?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Make a Shadow - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make a shadow?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Investigate Minibeasts - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you investigate minibeasts?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Make a Car Ramp - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make a car ramp?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Make Something Melt - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make something melt?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Science areas
Dinosaurs
Float/Sink
Inspirational poster to encourage children to think about and/or experiment with whether objects will float or sink in water.
This may lead to discussions about an object’s size, weight, shape, the material it is made from, whether it is hollow, etc.
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The tick sheets can be used as part of an investigation into floating and sinking.
The children can write or draw the item they are testing and then record the result.
This may lead to discussions about an object’s size, weight, shape, the material it is made from, whether it is hollow, etc.
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These prompts can be used as part of lesson starter about floating and sinking or as a display to promote discussions and investigations around this topic.
This may lead to discussions about an object’s size, weight, shape, the material it is made from, whether it is hollow, etc.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These posters are intended to help encourage an autumn-themed floating/sinking investigation.
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These tick sheets can be used as part of an investigation into the floating and sinking of Autumn items.
The first sheet has suggested items included. The subsequent sheets are blank for the children to write or draw the item they are testing and then record the result.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Float and Sink Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Sink and Float’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Gravity & Movement/Forces
This STEM ‘Make a Car Ramp - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make a car ramp?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Inventions
Set of 8 ‘Invention’ themed 2-piece puzzles. Puzzles depict the first ever and modern equivalents of a television, car, life raft and lightbulb. Perfect for showing how things change over time.
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4 ‘Invention’ themed colouring pages. Each page depicts the first ever plus modern equivalent of either a television, car, life raft or lightbulb. Perfect for showing how things change over time.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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4 ‘Invention’ themed puzzles. Each puzzle depicts the first ever plus modern equivalent of either a television, car, life raft or lightbulb. Encourage children to identify the objects that they recognise and spot similarities and differences to work out which objects match together as old and new counterparts. Perfect for showing how things change over time.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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4 ‘Invention’ poster cards which depict the first ever television, car, life raft and lightbulb, who invented them and when. Perfect for showing how things change over time.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Light / Dark / Shadows
This STEM ‘Make a Shadow - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make a shadow?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Living Things
CLICK HERE to visit the ‘BEACH SCHOOL’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Beach’ teaching and learning resources include: scavenger hunts/checklists, mindfulness activity cards, cockle shell age poster, senses booklets and prompts, colouring pages, drawing/writing/mark making sheets, shell multimats, playdough/ loose part mats, art and craft activities, templates, pattern cards, natural loose part art prompts/posters, shapes, pre-writing, rockpool fact cards, symmetry, activity/movement challenges, display lettering, sand play and more!
CLICK HERE to visit ‘LIFE CYCLES’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Life Cycle’ teaching and learning resources include: cyclic puzzles, frog, chicken, caterpillar/butterfly, ant/bean life cycle display packs, posters, cut and stick activities, banners, cards, playdough mats and more!
CLICK HERE to visit ‘ON THE FARM’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Farm’ related teaching and learning resources include: word mats/cards, banners, farm animals and the young/babies counting, puzzles, I spy activities, follow the lines pencil control, animal body part posters, multimats, playdough mats, loose part activities, art and craft, fine motor control, phase 1, 2 and 3 letters and sounds, animal colouring, number slice puzzles, pictogram, size ordering, matching and memory games, fact cards, picture snap, farm trip pack and more!
Materials
These sheets have been designed as a stimulus to encourage children to explore their environment and learn about the different types of materials around them.
Within the pack there are 2 sheets to choose from. The first requires children to find and draw 4 different objects which contain fabric and the second only 1.
Possible extensions…
Write labels/annotate drawings.
Talk about how the materials look and feel. Perhaps explore the sounds they can make.
(Explore sounds that different materials make further with resources found HERE.)
Can we recycle this material?
(Recycling resources HERE.)
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These sheets have been designed as a stimulus to encourage children to explore their environment and learn about the different types of materials around them.
Within the pack there are 2 sheets to choose from. The first requires children to find and draw 4 different objects which contain metal and the second only 1.
Possible extensions…
Write labels/annotate drawings.
Talk about how the materials look and feel. Perhaps explore the sounds they can make.
(Explore sounds that different materials make further with resources found HERE.)
Can we recycle this material?
(Recycling resources HERE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets have been designed as a stimulus to encourage children to explore their environment and learn about the different types of materials around them.
Within the pack there are 2 sheets to choose from. The first requires children to find and draw 4 different objects which contain paper/card and the second only 1.
Possible extensions…
Write labels/annotate drawings.
Talk about how the materials look and feel. Perhaps explore the sounds they can make.
(Explore sounds that different materials make further with resources found HERE.)
Can we recycle this material?
(Recycling resources HERE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets have been designed as a stimulus to encourage children to explore their environment and learn about the different types of materials around them.
Within the pack there are 2 sheets to choose from. The first requires children to find and draw 4 different objects which contain plastic and the second only 1.
Possible extensions…
Write labels/annotate drawings.
Talk about how the materials look and feel. Perhaps explore the sounds they can make.
(Explore sounds that different materials make further with resources found HERE.)
Can we recycle this material?
(Recycling resources HERE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets have been designed as a stimulus to encourage children to explore their environment and learn about the different types of materials around them.
Within the pack there are 2 sheets to choose from. The first requires children to find and draw 4 different objects which contain wood and the second only 1.
Possible extensions…
Write labels/annotate drawings.
Talk about how the materials look and feel. Perhaps explore the sounds they can make.
(Explore sounds that different materials make further with resources found HERE.)
Can we recycle this material?
(Recycling resources HERE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN OUR RESOURCES), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Medicine / Health
Seasons
Senses - Coming soon!
Solids / Liquids / Gases
This STEM ‘Make Something Melt - Support Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
Materials within the pack encourage open ended exploration of the challenge ‘Can you make something melt?’
STEM learning brings together Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Skills such as critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication, initiative, inquiry and problem solving are all developed within STEM learning.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This STEM ‘Fruit Slushies Activity Pack’ includes a variety of resources to help inspire and engage adults and children alike.
The activity card plan breaks down key elements of the activity into sections: You will need, Activity description, Extra challenge, Development Matters statements (from Understanding the World), Key vocabulary, Key questions and Additional resources.
Also included in the pack are various handy printables such as a ‘Family Fun’ homework handout, checklist prompts, relevant word cards, mark making sheets and posters.
In addition, the ‘Fruit Slushies’ poster within this pack is designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘Science Banners’ pack which includes a space for activity posters from each of the ‘Science Activity Packs’ (of which this is one). You may like to set up a ‘Science Activity/Investigation/Experiment’ area (all of these banners are available) and swap in and out the posters from within our activity packs.
We hope you find this pack useful and you all have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Sound
Space
The Human Body / This is Me
The Environment
Weather
Outdoor Area
Related Special Dates
British Science Week
British Science Week is a ‘ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths’. It is a chance to focus on mathematics or engage the children’s interests in scientific topics such as Minibeasts, Animals, Life Cycles, Dinosaurs, Space exploration, Science Experiments and more! The theme this year (2025) is ‘Change and Adapt’.
The British Science Week website also has a page containing some great activities! Click HERE.
World Science Day for Peace and Development (World Science Day)
World Science Day, officially known as World Science Day for Peace and Development, is an international day celebrated annually on November 10th. Established by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), it aims to highlight the crucial role science plays in society and the need to engage the wider public in discussions about emerging scientific issues.
The main educational thrust of World Science Day is to demonstrate the relevance of science in our daily lives and to inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and a sense of wonder about the natural world. It encourages children to ask questions, explore, and understand how scientific discoveries contribute to peace, sustainable development, and a better future for everyone, both locally and globally. It promotes the idea that science is not just for scientists in labs, but something that impacts and can be explored by everyone.
Activities for EYFS and KS1 Practitioners and Parents:
Here are some hands-on and engaging activities to celebrate World Science Day with young children, fostering their natural curiosity and scientific thinking:
Sensory Science Stations: Set up different stations where children can explore materials with their senses. Examples include:
"Feely Box": Fill a box with various textured objects (smooth, rough, soft, hard) for children to explore by touch.
Sound Bottles: Fill clear bottles with different materials (rice, pasta, beads) to create various sounds when shaken.
Scent Jars: Put cotton balls soaked in different safe, familiar scents (lemon, vanilla, cinnamon) in jars for children to smell.
"What Floats, What Sinks?": Provide a tub of water and a collection of various small objects (leaves, stones, sponges, plastic toys, paper clips). Encourage children to predict whether each item will float or sink, then test their predictions. Discuss why some things float and others sink in simple terms (e.g., "heavy" vs. "light" for water).
Colour Mixing Magic: Using primary coloured paints or food colouring in water, let children experiment with mixing colours to create new ones. This is a simple introduction to chemistry and observation. "Walking Water" experiments (using paper towels to draw coloured water from one cup to another) are also very engaging.
Nature Exploration/Minibeast Hunt: Take children outdoors to observe the natural world. Look for minibeasts, identify different plants, or collect natural objects (leaves, twigs, stones) for a nature collage. Encourage questions like "What do you notice?", "Where do these live?", "What do they eat?".
Simple "Fizz" Experiments:
Baking Soda & Vinegar: A classic! Put a tablespoon of baking soda in a tray, then slowly add vinegar using a dropper or spoon to watch it fizz. Add a drop of food colouring for extra fun.
Volcanoes: You can make a simple volcano using a small plastic bottle, playdough, baking soda, and vinegar with a squirt of washing-up liquid.
Magnifying Glass Exploration: Provide magnifying glasses for children to examine everyday objects up close – their fingerprints, leaves, fabric, or even a crumb on the floor. This encourages detailed observation.
Shadow Play: On a sunny day, explore shadows. How do they change size and shape? Can children make their own shadows bigger or smaller? Can they make animal shadows with their hands?
Grow a Seed: Plant a simple seed (e.g., a bean seed in a clear cup with damp cotton wool or soil). Children can observe the process of germination and growth over time, learning about living things and what they need to thrive.
Building Challenges with Materials: Provide various building materials (blocks, LEGO, recycled cardboard boxes, paper) and challenge children to build something that stands tall, or a bridge that can hold a toy car. This introduces basic engineering and physics concepts.
Official World Science Day Website: For more information about World Science Day for Peace and Development, including themes and resources, please visit the official UNESCO page: www.unesco.org/en/days/science-peace-development
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