Science essentials Background notes, worksheets, images and weblinks. Also home activities so may be a good site to recommend to parents.
Cymru site - Granny needs some help with her garden. The task is to carry out experiments to test the soil and then give Gran some advice on the plants which best suit her garden.
Explore Learning - Porosity simulation - This is a subscription site but you can view the activity for 5 minutes each day free of charge, you can also sign up for a free 30 day trial. A simulation comparing porosity of gravel, sand and silt. Has a step by step activity guide to use with the simulation.
Explore Learning - rock classification - This is a subscription site but you can view the activity for 5 minutes each day free of charge, you can also sign up for a free 30 day trial. Try to classify different rock samples from their appearance. There is a step by step activty guide for this activity.
Guess the rock webquest - Look in detail at a collection of rocks and work out their properties. Children can then test themselves by playing 'Guess the Rock' and finally create a rock database.
Be a rock detective webquest - In this WebQuest the children take on the role of Rock Detective. The job is to look for clues and evidence about rocks around school or home.
Grow supercress webquest - Design an experiment to investigate what is required to grow healthy cress. Then find out how 'pollutants' in the air and water affect its growth
