Living things and environments
Life cycles, habitats, food chains and how changes affect organisms around them.
Science · Activity guide
Science starts with a good question.
Children observe what happens, compare explanations and decide whether a test is fair. The aim is not a list of impressive facts; it is learning how evidence supports an answer.
No account or card. This is a mixed ten-question demo; signed-in learning starts from the choices on your child’s Home.
Ideas to explore
Look closely, test carefully, explain honestly
Topics widen with age, but the habits stay recognisable: describe an observation, make a prediction and use evidence rather than guessing what “sounds scientific”.
Investigations
Choose what to change, what to measure and what needs to stay the same.
Materials, forces and Earth
Compare properties, describe cause and effect, and select an explanation that fits the result.
After the demo
Choose from what is available for your child.
After sign-in, your child’s Home shows the learning goals currently available for their age and level. The demo and printable in this guide are separate ways to try an activity. Practice collections chosen with a parent are separate; these record practice, not independent learning progress.
- Choose 5, 10 or 15 questions for practice
- Teaching has separate steps where offered
- Parent reports distinguish practice from independent progress
More activity ideas
Questions that reward noticing
- Early science: Which object is most likely to float — a dry leaf, a metal key or a glass marble?
- Evidence: A plant beside the window grew taller than one in a cupboard. Which result supports the idea that light matters?
- Systems: If insects disappear from a pond food chain, which animal is likely to lose a food source first?
Free Print & Play sheet
Sort Five Creatures
Children aged roughly 7–8 count legs, complete a classification table, invent a creature that fits a rule and identify the one that has wings and swims.
Try the public demo
Try ten questions in the mixed demo.
Try the age-9 mixed demo to see a sample of questions. Home shows which learning goals are currently available after sign-in.