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Living Things and Their Habitats

Living Things and Their Habitats

Living Things and Their Habitats

Practice living things and their habitats with this free, printable Year 5 worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable for your class.

Insect Life Cycle Labelling

Insect Life Cycle Labelling

Pupils label the stages of an insect's life cycle, from egg and larva to pupa and adult. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Living things and their habitats), covering objectives such as: describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Plant Reproduction Cloze

Plant Reproduction Cloze

This cloze worksheet covers sexual and asexual reproduction in plants, from pollination to cuttings. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Living things and their habitats), covering objectives such as: describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Life Cycles Vocabulary Crossword

Life Cycles Vocabulary Crossword

A crossword revising life cycle vocabulary, from metamorphosis to pollination and reproduction. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Living things and their habitats), covering objectives such as: describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable.

Life Cycle Stages Sort

Life Cycle Stages Sort

A sorting activity where pupils sequence and group the life cycle stages of different animals. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Living things and their habitats), covering objectives such as: describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Comparing Mammal and Amphibian Life Cycles Venn

Comparing Mammal and Amphibian Life Cycles Venn

Compare mammal and amphibian life cycles on a Venn diagram, contrasting live young with metamorphosis. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Living things and their habitats), covering objectives such as: describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Animals Including Humans

Animals Including Humans

Animals Including Humans

This Year 5 animals including humans worksheet is ready to print and use in class. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Made on Chalkie.ai. Edit, download, and print for free.

Human Development Knowledge Organiser

Human Development Knowledge Organiser

A one-page knowledge organiser covering the stages of human development from birth to old age. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

Changes During Puberty Reading Comprehension

Changes During Puberty Reading Comprehension

Pupils read a passage explaining the changes that happen during puberty, then answer comprehension questions. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

From Baby to Old Age Cloze

From Baby to Old Age Cloze

This cloze worksheet takes pupils through the human life stages, from infancy to old age, with a word bank. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Human Life Stages Sort

Human Life Stages Sort

Children order and sort the stages of human life, matching each stage to its key changes. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Stages of Human Development Guided Notes

Stages of Human Development Guided Notes

Guided notes that scaffold pupils' writing about gestation, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Animals, including humans), covering objectives such as: describe the changes as humans develop to old age. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Properties and Changes of Materials

Properties and Changes of Materials

Properties and Changes of Materials

Help your Year 5 pupils master properties and changes of materials with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort

Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort

Pupils sort changes such as melting, dissolving and burning into reversible and irreversible groups. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials and are not usually reversible. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Material Properties Matching

Material Properties Matching

A matching activity linking materials to properties such as hardness, solubility, transparency and conductivity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Separating Mixtures Methods Labelling

Separating Mixtures Methods Labelling

Children label the equipment and methods used to separate mixtures: filtering, sieving and evaporating. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable.

Dissolving and Solutions Cloze

Dissolving and Solutions Cloze

This cloze worksheet reinforces dissolving, solutions and how to recover a dissolved substance. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Properties and Changes of Materials End of Topic Test

Properties and Changes of Materials End of Topic Test

An end-of-topic test covering properties of materials, dissolving, separating mixtures and reversible and irreversible changes. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Earth and Space

Earth and Space

Earth and Space

A curriculum-aligned Year 5 worksheet covering earth and space. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Fully editable on Chalkie.ai. Sign up free to customise.

Day and Night Guided Notes

Day and Night Guided Notes

Guided notes that help pupils explain day and night using the Earth's rotation, with diagrams to complete. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Earth and space), covering objectives such as: use the idea of the Earth's rotation to explain day and night. Created with Chalkie.ai and free to customise.

The Solar System Labelling

The Solar System Labelling

Pupils label the Sun and the eight planets in order on this solar system diagram. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Earth and space), covering objectives such as: describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Earth and Space Vocabulary Anagram

Earth and Space Vocabulary Anagram

Children unscramble anagrams of space vocabulary, from orbit and rotation to spherical. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Earth and space), covering objectives such as: describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Earth, Sun and Moon Knowledge Check

Earth, Sun and Moon Knowledge Check

A quick knowledge check on the Earth, Sun and Moon, their shapes and their movements. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Earth and space), covering objectives such as: describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

The Moon's Orbit Reading Comprehension

The Moon's Orbit Reading Comprehension

A reading passage about the Moon's orbit around the Earth and its changing phases, with comprehension questions. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Earth and space), covering objectives such as: describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

Forces

Forces

Forces

Build confidence in forces with this printable Year 5 resource. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Built with Chalkie.ai. Free to edit, print, and share.

Types of Forces Sort

Types of Forces Sort

Pupils sort examples of air resistance, water resistance and friction in this forces sorting activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces), covering objectives such as: identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Forces on a Falling Object Labelling

Forces on a Falling Object Labelling

This labelling diagram asks children to draw and name the forces acting on a falling object, including gravity and air resistance. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces), covering objectives such as: explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Mechanisms: Levers, Pulleys and Gears Knowledge Check

Mechanisms: Levers, Pulleys and Gears Knowledge Check

Check pupils' grasp of levers, pulleys and gears with this quick mechanisms knowledge check. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces), covering objectives such as: recognise that some mechanisms allow a smaller force to have a greater effect. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable for your class.

Forces Vocabulary Word Search

Forces Vocabulary Word Search

A word search revising forces vocabulary, from gravity and friction to pulley and gear. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces), covering objectives such as: identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Gravity and Falling Objects Cloze

Gravity and Falling Objects Cloze

Fill in the gaps to explain why unsupported objects fall towards the Earth in this Year 5 cloze activity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Forces), covering objectives such as: identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

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From life cycles to the solar system, Year 5 science ranges further than any previous year. These Year 5 science worksheets cover the five National Curriculum units: living things and their habitats, animals including humans, properties and changes of materials, Earth and space, and forces.

All the worksheets follow the upper Key Stage 2 science programme of study for England, consolidating content such as reversible and irreversible changes, dissolving and separating mixtures, gravity and resistance forces, the movement of the Earth and Moon, and human development from birth to old age. Question types range from labelling and matching to short explanations that make pupils use scientific vocabulary precisely.

They work well as post-investigation write-ups, end-of-unit assessments, revision material or structured cover-lesson tasks. Every download is free. Sign up to Chalkie — the free plan asks for no card — to edit the questions or regenerate a worksheet around your class's own experiments and examples.

What Year 5 Science covers

  • Living Things and Their Habitats

    Describing the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird, and the process of reproduction in some plants and animals.

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  • Animals Including Humans

    Describing the changes as humans develop to old age, including the timeline from birth through childhood, puberty and adulthood.

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  • Properties and Changes of Materials

    Comparing and grouping materials by their properties, exploring dissolving and how mixtures might be separated, and identifying reversible and irreversible changes.

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  • Earth and Space

    Describing the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun, the Moon's orbit, and using the Earth's rotation to explain day and night.

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  • Forces

    Explaining that unsupported objects fall because of gravity, and identifying the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, including how mechanisms allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.

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