Hamilton Trust Mixed Years 1 and 2 Science
This collection of resources have been produced by Hamilton Trust to support science in mixed year group classes of Year 1 and 2. They are split into blocks of 6 sessions, each of which can be completed within a half-term. The materials are designed to encourage a practical approach to primary science and includes key skills and ways of working scientifically. The blocks are:
- Amazing Me
- Brilliant builders
- Wild and wonderful creatures
- People and their pets
- Brilliant builders: Comparing materials
- Exploring changes
This collection of resources is part of the Hamilton Trust Primary Science collection.
The Hamilton website also hosts a wealth of other free resources.
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Amazing Me
This resource contains six activities that link to animals, including humans and cover aspects of working scientifically. These include:
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observing changes over time using past and current photographs of themselves
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looking for patterns between hand and foot size within their class...
Brilliant Builders
This resource contains six activities that link to materials and their properties and cover aspects of working scientifically. They include:
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identifying different materials in the classroom and sorting them according to their properties
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exploring the properties of different...
Wild and Wonderful Creatures
This resource contains six activities that link to animals including humans, they are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 1 and 2. Activities include:
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identifying and sorting different animals based on observable characteristics
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creating a desert island, to...
People and their Pets
This resource contains six activities that link to Animals, including humans and Materials, they are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 1 and 2. Activities include:
- exploring and observing animals in their school grounds, through a nature walk.
- opportunities to observe...