WEEK ONE
1. Sort these animals into those that have live young and those that lay eggs. [3 marks]
Animals that have live young Animals that lay eggs
B .Write four things that all living things do.[4 marks]
1…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....
C .Copy and complete the sentences below about plants. [12 marks]
Use these words
Seeds water nutrients Anchor Supports Warmth
Transports Stem Food Makes Roots Leaves
All plants have __________________, a__________________ and_________________
Plants are grown from __________________, which germinate in the correct conditions.
All plants need __________________, _________________, and __________________
to grow well.
The roots__________________ the plants in the ground and transport
__________________and water.
The stem ________________nutrients and water to the leaves and ________________the
plant.
The leaves _________________food for plant.
2 .Look at the food chain below. Write what they are below each picture and draw the
arrows.[3 marks]
__________________ __________________
__________________
What is the producer in the food chain?[1 mark]
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
How many consumers are in this food chain?[1 mark]
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name one consumer in this food chain.[1 mark]
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WEEK TWO
B .Complete the following food chain by dropping the animals in correct order.[4 marks]
[1]
1 Water is a liquid at room temperature. Water is solid ice in a freezer.
liquid water solid ice
(a) Which sentence is correct for water at room temperature?
Circle the correct answer.
Water is easily squashed.
Water is seen because it is blue.
Water may be cut into smaller pieces.
Water takes the shape of the container.
(b) Which sentence is correct for solid ice in the freezer?
Circle the correct answer.
Ice is easily squashed.
Ice is seen because it is blue.
Ice may be cut into smaller pieces.
Ice may flow and is easily poured.
WEEK THREE
1 (a) Orange juice is added to a glass containing ice.
Complete the sentences by writing down the state of matter.
Choose from the list.
gas liquid solid
One has been done for you.
The bottle is a
solid
........................ .
The orange juice is a
........................ .
The ice cube is a
........................ .
(b) A balloon contains air.
Complete the sentences by writing down the state of matter.
Choose from the list.
gas liquid solid
The inside of the The outside of the
balloon contains a balloon is made of a
....................... . ....................... .
1 Humans have organs.
(a) Inside the skull is the brain.
What is the function of the brain?
Circle the correct answer.
brings oxygen into the body
controls everything in the body
digests food
takes food into the body
(b) The heart is an organ.
Tick () all the true statements about the heart.
made of muscle
pumps blood to the lungs
stops beating at night
C . Name the internal body part.[7 marks]
Give two functions of each of the body part [ 6 marks]
Brain
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Heart
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Lungs
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WEEK FOUR
1 (a) The picture shows the remains of an animal that lived millions of years ago.
jaw tail
scales bones
Write down the word that describes these remains of a dead animal.
[1]
(b) The animal is a reptile.
Circle the feature that shows the animal is a reptile.
bones jaw scales tail
[1]
(c) Write down the names of two useful materials found in rocks.
2
[2]
1 (a) The picture shows a plant.
D
A
Draw a straight line from each labelled part to its function.
labelled part function
A makes food
B makes seeds
C takes in water
D transports water
[2]
(b) Plants need water to be healthy.
Write down two other conditions plants need to be healthy.
2
[2]
WEEK FIVE
1 Oliver separates a mixture of sand and gravel.
The diagram shows the equipment he uses.
sand gravel
sand
(a) Circle the name of the piece of equipment labelled X.
evaporating dish
filter funnel
sieve
thermometer
[1]
(b) Explain why only the sand passes through the piece of equipment labelled X.
[2]
1 Carlos draws a diagram to show the relative movement of the Earth around the
Sun.
Earth
Sun
Not drawn to scale
(a) Complete his drawing to show the relative movement of the Moon.
[1]
(b) Circle the word that best describes the shape of the Earth.
prism cylinder polygon sphere
[1]
(c) Which force pulls towards the centre of the Earth?
[1]
(d) Name the equipment used to measure forces.
[1]
1 Blessy investigates the strength of five different magnets.
The diagram shows the equipment she uses.
magnet
peg
cup
chain of four
paperclips
Blessy makes chains using different numbers of paperclips.
Blessy writes down the number of paperclips in the longest chain each magnet
attracts.
Here are the results.
number of paperclips
magnet
in the longest chain
A 4
B 6
C 8
D 7
E 2
(a) Which magnet attracts the most paperclips?
Choose the correct letter.
[1]
(b) Complete the bar chart of her results.
One bar has been done for you.
10
9
8
....................... 7
6
.......................
5
.......................
4
3
2
1
0
A B C D E
magnet
[2]
(c) Complete the sentence about magnets.
Magnets have north and south ends called . [1]
(d) Complete the sentence about magnets.
When the north end of a magnet is put next to the north end of another magnet
the magnets each other. [1]
(e) Blessy says,
'Using identical paperclips is a feature of one type of scientific enquiry.'
Which type of scientific enquiry?
Circle the correct answer.
classifying fair testing observing research
[1]
WEEK SIX
1 Birds such as ducks have a life cycle.
(a) Complete the life cycle of the ducks.
........................................ ducks
juvenile ducks
nesting duck
egg
ducklings
ducklings ........................................
from eggs
[2]
(b) Some insects have caterpillars as part of their life cycle.
Which type of insect has a caterpillar as part of their life cycle?
[1]
1 The table shows some information about different materials.
solid, liquid or light passes
soluble
material gas at room through the
in water
temperature object
A solid no yes
B solid no no
C liquid yes yes
D gas yes yes
E liquid no no
(a) Which material is a solid and dissolves in water?
Circle the correct answer.
A B C D E [1]
(b) Circle all the materials that keep their shape and do not flow.
A B C D E [1]
(c) Circle all the materials that are transparent.
A B C D E [1]
(d) Materials are used to make mixtures.
What is a mixture?
[1]
1 Lily rides a sleigh down a hill covered in snow.
runner
Lily makes the runners of her sleigh smoother.
Complete the sentences to explain how the speed of the sleigh changes.
The speed of the sleigh will .
This is because .
[2]
WEEK SEVEN
1 The diagram shows some organs of the body.
D B
(a) Write down the name of the part labelled A.
[1]
(b) Draw a straight line from each labelled part to its function.
labelled part function
A controls the body
B digests food
C pumps blood
D takes in oxygen
[2]
1 Solids, liquids and gases are the three states of matter.
(a) Circle all the materials that are liquid at room temperature.
copper oxygen ink
milk plastic salt
[1]
(b) Write down two properties of liquids.
[2]
1 (a) The diagram shows the phases of the Moon as seen in the southern hemisphere.
The diagram is not complete.
X Y
Complete the diagram by drawing the correct shapes for phase X and phase Y.
[2]
(b) Jamila models the relative movement of the Earth, Sun and Moon.
The picture shows the balls she uses to represent the Earth, Sun and Moon.
Earth Sun Moon
Write down two reasons why the ball she uses for the Earth is not a good choice.
[2]
(c) The picture shows a footprint left on the Moon by an astronaut.
The footprint has been left by a living thing.
Some fossils on Earth show footprints of animals that lived millions of years ago.
Circle the word that best describes this type of fossil.
impression mineral solid surface
[1]
WEEK EIGHT
1 Look at the picture of Chen.
light
Q
(a) Complete the sentences about the part labelled Q.
Part Q is made because Chen the light.
Part Q is called a .
[2]
(b) Chen moves closer to the light.
What happens to part Q?
[1]
1 Mia investigates dissolving.
She uses four different solids, A, B, C and D.
Mia:
• puts water into a beaker
• adds a small amount of solid A to the water
• stirs the water
• records her observations
• repeats her method with solids B, C and D.
Mia then repeats her investigation using oil instead of water.
(a) Describe what Mia observes if a solid dissolves in water.
[1]
(b) Mia uses two different liquids and four different solids.
Here are her results.
solid liquid solid dissolves
A water yes
B water yes
C water no
D water yes
A oil no
B oil no
C oil yes
D oil no
Which solid is insoluble in water?
Choose the correct letter.
[1]
(c) Write down one conclusion from the results of this investigation.
[1]
1 The diagram shows a food chain.
leaf caterpillar chameleon snake mongoose
Not drawn to scale
(a) Name the producer in this food chain.
[1]
(b) Name the consumer of the chameleon in this food chain.
[1]
(c) All of the living things in the food chain grow.
Write down two other life processes they have in common.
2
[2]
WEEK NINE
1 The diagram shows the equipment used to separate sand and water.
filter paper
beaker
flask
mixture of sand and water
(a) Complete the sentences to describe how the solid and liquid are separated.
The mixture of sand and water is poured into the .
This stops the and lets the through.
[2]
(b) Write down the name of the process used to separate a mixture of sand and
water.
[1]
1 Anastasia investigates the growth of plants.
Anastasia:
• uses two plants growing in pots
• measures the height of each plant
• puts one plant in the light and one plant in the dark
• measures the height of each plant every five days.
(a) Circle the name of the equipment Anastasia uses to measure the height of the
plants.
balance measuring cylinder ruler stopwatch
[1]
(b) Anastasia says:
‘I think the plant in the light will grow faster than the plant in the dark.’
What is this statement?
Circle the correct answer.
conclusion evidence observation prediction
[1]
(c) Here are her results.
height of plant
day in mm
plant in the light plant in the dark
0 40 40
5 43 46
10 46 52
20 50 56
25 52 61
Anastasia says:
‘I think the plant in the light will grow faster than the plant in the dark.’
Tick (✓) to show if the results support her statement.
yes no
Explain your answer.
Use information from the results table.
[1]
WEEK TEN
1 Mike races toy cars down two different slopes.
The toy cars are the same size and shape.
Mike starts the toy cars from the top of the slope at the same time.
rough surface
smooth surface
The toy car on the rough surface reaches the bottom of the slope last.
(a) Complete the sentences.
The toy car on the rough surface travels .
This is because there is .
[2]
(b) Explain why Mike uses toy cars that are the same size and shape.
[1]
1 The lemon tree produces fruit.
fruit
(a) The fruit contain seeds.
Which life process are the seeds used for?
[1]
(b) Write down three other life processes.
3
[3]
1 Rajiv adds 10 g of sugar to 100 g of water.
He stirs the mixture.
The sugar seems to disappear.
100 g water
10 g sugar
(a) Explain why the sugar seems to disappear when Rajiv stirs the mixture.
[1]
(b) What is the mass of the mixture?
g [1]
(c) Circle the name of the equipment Rajiv uses to measure the mass of the
mixture.
measuring cylinder
forcemeter
balance
stop-clock
[1]
WEEK ELEVEN
1 Jamila and Safia investigate friction.
Jamila sits on a sheet of material.
She moves down the slide on the material.
Jamila
material
slide
(a) The arrows on the diagram show the different forces acting on Jamila as she
moves down the slide.
Circle the arrow on the diagram that shows friction. [1]
(b) Safia records the time it takes Jamila to move down the slide on different
materials.
Here are their results.
time taken to
material move down the slide
in seconds
A 2
B 4
C 1
D 2
E 3
Jamila says,
‘Material B has the most friction.’
What type of statement is this?
Circle the correct answer.
conclusion
pattern
prediction
research
[1]
(c) Jamila says,
‘Material B has the most friction.’
Tick () to show if Jamila is correct.
Yes No
Explain your answer using her results.
[1]
1 All the materials that we use come from Earth.
(a) Iron is one useful material that is found in rocks.
What type of material is iron?
[1]
(b) Name two other useful materials found in rocks.
1
2
[2]
WEEK TWELVE
1 Look at the pictures of some animals.
The animals belong to different groups.
Each group has different features.
A B C
D E F
Not drawn to scale
(a) Picture D shows an animal with feathers.
Which group of animals have feathers?
[1]
(b) Which picture shows a mammal?
Write down one feature shown in the picture to support your answer.
[1]
(c) Which picture shows an insect?
Write down one feature shown in the picture to support your answer.
[1]
1 Sea water is a mixture of water, sand and salt.
Yuri can see the sand in the sea water, but he cannot see the salt.
Yuri wants to separate the mixture of sea water.
The diagram shows the equipment he uses.
(a) Label the diagram.
Choose words from the list.
salt water sand salt water sea water
.................................
.................................
.................................
[3]
(b) Write down the name of this separation method.
[1]
(c) Complete the sentence about this separation method.
The sand is separated because it is in water. [1]
1 Aiko sorts objects into three groups.
transparent translucent opaque
glass ice cube pencil
window tissue paper coat
Describe how she uses a light to sort the objects into the three groups.
[2]
2 Look at the food chain.
corn mouse snake hawk
Not drawn to scale
(a) Write down the name of the animal the snake eats.
[1]
(b) Where does the corn get its energy from?
[1]
3 Lily has two mixtures, A and B.
Mixture A contains sand and big lumps of copper.
Mixture B contains steel powder and copper powder.
Write down the equipment Lily uses to separate each mixture.
Mixture A
Mixture B
[2]
1 Hassan and Chen investigate shadows.
They put a pencil in a bottle outside in the sunshine.
The pencil in the bottle forms a shadow.
They measure the length of the shadow every hour, starting at 9.00 in the
morning.
pencil
bottle shadow
Here are their results.
length of shadow
time of day
in
9.00 21
10.00 11
11.00 1
12.00 10
1.00 21
2.00 32
3.00 53
(a) Hassan and Chen have not put the units for the length of the shadow in the
table.
Write down the units for length in the table. [1]
(b) Write down the time of day when the shadow is the longest.
[1]
(c) Hassan starts to write an explanation of their results.
Complete his explanation.
The length of the shadow changes during the day because
. [1]
