Primary Science Resources
Below are free primary science teaching resources for teachers in UK schools at KS1 and KS2 level to help you save time spent on lesson planning. Primary school science teachers may find these websites useful for developing their own lesson plans or for signposting their pupils to innovative online content.
Key Stage 1
National Grid for Education School Power 4 to 7 Years can help pupils learn about energy, materials and forces. It is ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard.
Kids can learn about Pushing and Pulling with learning materials that are ideal for teachers to use with interactive whiteboards.
BBC Science Clips are science activities in Flash to help children meet KS1 science requirements.
Key Stage 2
The BBC Bitesize KS2 pages can help pupils to prepare 11 year olds for their SATs tests through interactive activities. It includes a section for science.
Produced by Cambridge University, Engineering Interact helps to make learning about science fun for 9 to 11 year olds. There are games based around light, forces and sound and it is ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard.
The Energy Experience teaches children about energy use in the home, with much about efficiency. Pupils can learn about power generation and safety with animated and audio resources.
We hope you find these free teaching resources for science teachers to be very useful in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 lesson planning.