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Electrical Equipment Worksheets KS2

7 December 2023/in Electricals, KS2, Science, Subject Link, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6/by Lucy Mottram

We use electrical equipment every day at home, work and at school. Whether a piece of toast in the morning, a nice cup of tea or photocopied worksheets, almost everything we do in the modern world relies on electricity to power it. But do we actually know how they work and what to do with them at the end of their lives? The science of electrical equipment explains how they work and helps us to dispose or recycle items safely and sustainably at the end of their lives.

The worksheets on this page will help young people understand the science behind the electrical equipment they use at home.

Electrical Equipment Worksheets

Electrical Equipment Quizzes

Key Stage 2 Worksheet:

(pdf) Download KS2 Worksheet: Ice Cube Tray Battery

(Word) Download KS2 Worksheet: Ice Cube Tray Battery

Link to Youtube Playlist KS2 Electricals: Science of Materials

Microplastics up Snowdon

30 September 2021/in KS2, KS3, Plastic, Textiles, Y5, Y5, Y6, Y6/by Lucy Mottram

This lesson plan will help students from Y5 to Y8 evaluate and assess some recent news stories from the waste industry, understanding what is going on and what might be happening behind the scenes when we read things online.

See more about improving digital and media literacy for KS2 and KS3 students on our PSHE and Life Skills related page on media literacy.

The activity here will help improve students’ critical thinking skills as they compare different types of information about microplastics found in a lake on Mount Snowdon.

Microplastics are released from plastic clothing (ie. clothes made from nylon, polyester – especially fleece – and acrylic) when they are washed, making their way into the environment through water courses and drains. Some microplastics may also be released into the air during active wear. Microplastics are invisible to the naked eye but can be seen under a microscopes. Spectral analysis can find out the type of plastic, and sometimes point to a source of the pollution.

Download Lesson Plan on Digital Literacy: Microplastics on Snowdon

Download PowerPoint for Digital Literacy Lesson: Microplastics on Snowdon

Plastic Worksheets KS2

16 July 2021/in KS2, Materials Link, Plastic, Science, Science of Materials, Teaching Resources, Y3, Y3, Y4, Y4, Y5, Y5, Y6, Y6/by Lucy Mottram

This activity will help KS2 children to understand some of the properties of plastic as a material and the impacts on the environment. It links with the National Curriculum and is a fun and active way of teaching science.

Downloadable Worksheets

Key Stage 2 Worksheet: Comparing Straws

(pdf) Download KS2 Worksheet: Comparing Straws

(Word) Download KS2 Worksheet: Comparing Straws

(Word) Download KS2 Recording Sheet: Comparing Straws

Link to KS2 Plastics Zone Schools Playlist

Activity Icon Science of Materials Textiles KS2

Textiles Worksheets KS2

16 July 2021/in KS2, Reduce, Science, Textiles, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6/by Lucy Mottram

The worksheets on this page will help young people understand the science of textiles at Key stage 2 (8-11 years old). We hope doing these activities will create better scientists and more critical thinkers. We know the wicked problems (complex and difficult issues like climate change and biodiversity loss) we are leaving the next generation will need some innovative thinking to solve them!