Materials may be natural or man-made. They may exist as solids, liquids and gases, and as a mixture of states.
TAPS aims to develop support for a valid, reliable and manageable system of primary school science assessment.
In this activity children identify and compare the suitability of everyday materials for particular uses.
<p>Snap Science is a dynamic, comprehensive programme packed with inspirational resources.</p>
In this activity children pick from a range of investigations to explore, question and develop their ideas about floating and sinking.
<p>In this activity children learn why currency notes are being replaced with polymer materials and why coins are made of metal.</p>
In this activity children use the exciting space mission to understand the concept of orbits and to link this to their understanding of gravity.
This is just one of a range of fun activities that you can pick and choose from to reinforce and expand children’s understanding about light.
In this activity children investigate whether a local material, straw, is the best material to use or if a different material would be better.
In this activity children learn about traditional vehicles for travelling across snow and investigate ways of reducing friction.
In this activity children investigate how rocks react differently when in water and do this by testing the permeability of a selection of rocks.
In this activity children will investigate the properties of water and oil and will try to find a way to separate the two liquids.