Science and reading resources for ages nine to ten

These resources link primary science and reading comprehension for pupils aged nine to ten. With three activities for each targeted age range, you will be sure to find something that suits your class. Are they interested in flight or do you want to teach air resistance in a more engaging way? These three activities engage the children in fascinating topics, whilst teaching the science and allowing plenty of opportunity to develop and apply reading skills.

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The Wright Brothers - reading comprehension

This activity has a colourful and engaging reading page, followed by targeted questions which cover a broad range of reading skills, along with some linked grammar questions, such as questions, statements and commands. This fascinating fact sheet is also differentiated to both higher and lower abilities, with two...

Straw planes - lesson pack

This activity comes with a handy teacher's guide and lesson plan, a set of easy to read questions aimed at probing deeper thinking in your pupils, and an informative presentation to run the activity. Learn all about forces, maximising air resistance to create your own straw planes. Teach about a range of forces and...

Bird bones - spectacular science

This activity comes as a presentation, aimed at using an engaging material to probe the children's thinking, reasoning and scientific talk skills. Asking questions such as: ‘What is it?’, and ‘Why does it look this way?’ It provides an opportunity to get the children thinking and talking ‘science', by applying...