Science Experiments Teaching Resources for Year 5
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Design Your Own Fair Test Worksheet - Upper Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.
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Capillary Action in Plants - Science Experiment Booklet
Observe and record learning about the Capillary Action of Plants with a printable science experiment guidebook.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment involving chemistry.
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Design Your Own Experiment Worksheet
A worksheet to develop students' ability to design fair, scientific experiments.
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Electricity Investigation - Worksheet
An investigation of whether electricity moves better through different wire gauges.
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Flood Simulation Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how town planning can reduce the impact of flooding.
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Lights Line Up!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will draw simple ray diagrams to show the paths of light from a source to the eyes.
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What is a Fair Test? (Upper Years)
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Changing States of Matter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the way solids, liquids and gases change in different situations.
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
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True Colours
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source.
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Reflecting Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use mirrors to investigate some of the properties of reflected light.
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Knowing Matters!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how knowledge of states of matter and their changes can help inform practices and decision making.
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Blubber Me Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how blubber works as an insulator.