Science Printable primary worksheets
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Magnets - Attract or repel?
Children learn about when magnets attract and repel each other.
Age: 7 - 8
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Natural or artificial light?
Children are asked to sort the different light sources into 'Natural light' and 'Artificial light'.
Age: 7 - 8
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Light and shadows questions
Children answer various questions about light and shadows.
Age: 7 - 8
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Light vocabulary quiz
This fun light activity asks students to draw a line to match the vocabulary word to the definition. This worksheet can be used to reinforce learning when teaching the topic of light.
Age: 7 - 8
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Going to the beach
Children think of 9 things to take to the beach with them. They draw and label a picture of them in the boxes and include things that help them stay safe in the sun.
Age: 7 - 8
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Design a sun safety poster
Children are asked to think of ways to stay safe in the sun and design a poster to remind people to protect their skin when going out in the sun.
Age: 7 - 8
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Safety in the sun word search
A fun activity that can be used when teaching students about the topic - light. Students find all of the vocabulary words associated with sun safety. Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 7 - 8
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Staying safe in the sun
Children learn some different ways to stay safe whilst enjoying the sunshine. They read through the text and answer the accompanying questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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All about light
Light is a type of energy and we need it to see things. The sun is our main source of light. This comprehension can be used when teaching children about the topic of light. Students read through the information and answer the questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Fossils word search
Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling. Children will love this fun word search all about fabulous fossils!
Age: 7 - 8
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Fossils vocabulary quiz
This fun fossils activity asks students to draw a line to match the vocabulary word to the definition.
Age: 7 - 8
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Fabulous fossils!
Fossils are the remains or traces of animals and plants that lived a long time ago! Many fossils are buried under layers of mud and sedimentary rock. Students learn some interesting facts about body fossils and trace fossils and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Rocks word search
Children will love this fun word search all about rocks! Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 7 - 8
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Soil word search
Children will love this fun word search all about soil! Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 7 - 8
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Muscles and bones
The soft parts of our body are called muscles and the hard, stiff parts of our body are called bones. This activity is all about muscles and bones. Students read through the information and answer the questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Skeleton word search
Children will love this fun word search all about the skeleton! Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 7 - 8
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Digestive system word search
Children will love this fun word search all about the digestive system! Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 7 - 8
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Teeth and digestion questions
This activity is all about the digestive system. Students read through the text and then answer the accompanying multiple-choice questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Seed dispersal questions
This science resource includes some interesting facts about seed dispersal. If all the seeds of a plant fell to the ground under the parent plant, many would die because of lack of space or air, water, sunlight, and minerals. Students learn about the different ways seeds can be transported and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Life cycle of a flowering plant
Children read the informative text on the life cycle of a flowering plant and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Parts of a flowering plant
Students are asked to label the diagram to show the different parts of the flowering plant. Use the word bank to help you.
Age: 7 - 8
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Types of plants
This science worksheet is all about different types of plants. Did you know that plants are divided into two groups - flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Students read through the article and answer the questions.
Age: 7 - 8
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Human life cycle
Children are asked to complete the human life cycle by putting the words in the correct order.
Age: 6 - 7
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Links of the food chain
Children are asked to think about the different links in a food chain. What does every food chain start with? Who is at the top of the food chain? Students name five different organisms and write them in the correct column: producer, consumer, prey, and predator.
Age: 6 - 7
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Food chain questions
Students answer the questions about food chains and are asked to draw and label their own food chain.
Age: 6 - 7
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Food chains
This fun activity can be used as an introduction to learning about food chains. Students learn about the different parts of a simple food chain and answer the questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Lions comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about lions! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Blue whales comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about enormous blue whales! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Zebras comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about zebras! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Leopards comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about leopards! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Gorillas comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about gorillas! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Meerkats comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about cute, little meerkats! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Elephants reading comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about elephants! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Tigers reading comprehension
This activity will help a child's reading skills and teach them some fun facts about tigers! Students read through the facts and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Living, non-living, or once living sorting activity
Students look at the living, once living, and non-living things and decide if they are alive, were alive, or have never been alive and put them in the correct column. Remember, non-living things that were once alive were part of a living thing, like a leaf.
Age: 6 - 7
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Characteristics of living things
Children use MRS GREN to help them remember the characteristics of living things. Students read through the characteristics of living things and then decide whether the sentences are true or false.
Age: 6 - 7
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Living or non-living things?
All living things need air to stay alive. Living things use energy, move and change shape. They take in food and get rid of waste, and they reproduce (have babies). Non-living things do not eat, grow, breathe, move, or reproduce. Non-living things are not alive so they won't die. This sorting activity asks students to put the living and non-living things in the correct column.
Age: 6 - 7
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A balanced diet
Which foods should we eat plenty of? Which foods should we eat occasionally? This sorting activity is great for children to identify healthy foods and unhealthy foods. Students look at the different foods and drinks and put them in what they think is the right column.
Age: 6 - 7
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Draw a healthy meal
This science activity asks students to draw a healthy meal and answer the accompanying questions.
Age: 6 - 7
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Food pyramid
Students are asked to draw pictures of two of their favourite foods in each part of the food pyramid.
Age: 6 - 7
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Staying healthy
This activity is all about ways we can stay healthy and why certain things are important for our health. Students are asked to explain the importance of sleep, exercise, hygiene, and diet. They have been given some words to help them with their sentences.
Age: 6 - 7
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Food groups word search
Children will love this fun word search all about food! Word searches are a great activity to improve vocabulary, memory, and spelling.
Age: 6 - 7
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Food groups sorting activity
This fun sorting worksheet is a great activity to help students learn about the different food groups. They are given 16 different foods and they are asked to put them in the correct column: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, or fruit + vegetables.
Age: 6 - 7
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Healthy foods
A fun, simple science activity about healthy and unhealthy foods. Students circle the healthy foods in green and the unhealthy foods in red.
Age: 6 - 7
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The life cycle of a frog
This is a great introduction activity to the life cycle of a frog. Students read through the text and answer the questions. There is a picture of the life cycle of a frog so students can see the different stages.
Age: 6 - 7
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Draw a butterfly life cycle
Students are asked to draw a picture of the four stages of a butterfly life cycle in each quarter of the circle.
Age: 6 - 7
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Parts of a plant questions
Students choose the correct answer and write it on the lines provided. There is also a label the parts of a plant activity.
Age: 6 - 7
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Growing cress investigation
With the help of an adult, students follow the instructions on how to plant cress seeds. They are asked to predict what will happen to each pot and record their results.
Age: 6 - 7
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