Hamilton Trust Mixed Years 3 and 4 Science
This collection of resources have been produced by Hamilton Trust to support science in mixed year group classes of Year 3 and 4. 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:
- Magnetic fun and games
- A world of living things
- Plants: A feast of flowers
- Habitat Helpers
- The circle of life
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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Magnetic Fun and Games
This resource contains six activities that link to Forces and Magnets, they are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 3 and 4. Activities include:
- exploring the ways forces act on a range of every day objects, including toy cars on different surfaces – comparing movement of vehicles...
A World of Living Things
This resource contains six activities that link to Living Things and their Habitats. In this unit of learning, the children will use their learning to design their own ‘pop-up’ or interactive book which showcases the variety of life in our world. These activities are designed for use with mixed age groups classes...
This Planet Rocks
This resource contains six activities that link to Rocks, these resources are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 3 and 4. Activities include:
- making detailed observations of the six common types of rick and writing descriptions of their observable features
- learn the three...
Habitat Helpers
This resource contains six activities that link to Living Things and their Habitats, these resources are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 3 and 4. Activities include:
- undertaking a habitat survey in their local environment, exploring the impact of human activity on a range of...