Produced by the Hamilton Trust, these materials look at fixing faults in electric circuits. Children start the session with some drama before turning their attention to some circuits in need of attention.

Children repair broken circuits and identify repairs needed using circuit diagrams.

This activity from Hamilton Trust, helps children investigate the properties of electric circuits. It provides a concept cartoon, which is a...

These materials, from the Hamilton Trust, challenge children to identify the differences between series and parallel circuits. They work in small groups to create circuits and switches.

This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within design and technology and science. This resource focusses on making shadow puppets and developing supporting knowledge about the relationship between...

This activity explores 3D shapes and where they may been seen in everyday life. Children construct four shapes and think about where these shapes may be seen in different vehicles in different situations such as the road, airport, railway station, the ocean, and in space.

Aimed at primary level, this...

This resource pack introduces the concepts of shelter and shelter deprivation around the world to students in Key Stage Two. It highlights the challenges people face in their daily lives when their homes do not provide adequate shelter. It linked to the curriculum areas of design and technology, geography and PSHE...

The science in a Topic students’ book Ships provides a range of activities that enable children to develop ideas about floating, balance and stability. There are models to make and test which lead to ideas about the centre of gravity of stable and unstable objects. Ways of propelling and steering ships and the use...

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After watching Tamilore’s Story, a video about a child...

Siemens have created a number of high-quality engaging online interactive games and activities for pupils of all ages covering many aspects of the STEM curriculum.  Topics range from cybersecurity to carbon emissions; programming to dressing a site worker in appropriate personal protective clothing. Many of the...

This collection contains a selection of activity ideas, worksheets and assessment sheets linked to the new primary curriculum. The topics covered are: seasonal changes, animal reproduction, sound, electricity, materials, rocks and Evolution.

These two seasonally themed booklets support many aspects of science for primary learners. The activity sheets could form the basis of practical work in class or be used to revise various topics. One booklet provides activities aimed at younger children, the second at older learners. the activities are:

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These Six for Six activities enhance key stage two pupils understanding of the human body through real-world examples of Siemens technology, engineering or manufacturing principles. The unit of work is split into 6 sessions and all sessions give pupils the opportunity to extend their learning beyond the operating...

These Six for Six activities enhance pupils' aged 7 to 11 understanding  of the world around them and how advances in technology, engineering or manufacturing principles drive it. The unit of work is split into 6 sessions and all sessions give pupils the opportunity to extend their learning through practical...