Key Stage 2 Science Worksheet

This worksheet will include questions on the following subjects: Light and sound Electricity

Forces

Vibrations and Sound

Materials

Newcastle Story
Look throughout the exhibition for toys from different periods and try to fill in the table below with some information about them. Toy Material Material made from Description (shiny, hard, etc)

Norman Section Look at the helmet. What is it made of? . Why is the helmet made from this material? . .

Victorian section The school desk and chair are made from wood. Why wouldn't they be made from glass? Tick the correct box.

It might shatter It wouldn't be absorbent It would be transparent

A Soldiers Life
Have a look at the drum at the entrance. The harder you hit a drum Circle the correct answer. The louder the sound The higher the pitch of the sound The lower the pitch of the sound

If the drum was hit now you would here the sound but it would be quieter because the glass muffles the sound. The glass is acting as a medium. Sound needs a medium to travel through. Other mediums include solids (like glass or wood), gas (like air) or liquids (like water). In space there is no air. Would you hear a drum being hit in space? Circle the correct answer. Yes No

Story of the Tyne

Look at the waterfall at the entrance.

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What is happening to the water in this picture above and why? ... ..
Sand bags How do you get the sand bags into the air? .

Draw arrows pointing to which way you are moving the rope and which way the bag is moving.

What would happen if the bag was lighter? . .

Science Maze
Yellow floor Rearrange these to make some science words.

csienec vityrag ghtli

.. ... ...

cityelectri ..

In a simple series circuit, why does the bulb light when you close the switch? Tick the correct box. Because the switch produces electricity Because closing the switch completes the circuit Because closing the switch breaks the circuit

Power Stations generate electricity, but what else can we use? 1) 2)... 3).. 4)...

Look at these two circuits. Which bulb will glow brighter; A or B? ...

Why?............................................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................
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Orange floor

Weight is a force and is measured in Circle the correct answer. Newtons Kilograms Metres

Where would you feel heaviest? Circle the correct answer. The Earth The Moon You would feel equally heavy on both

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Purple Floor Name three types of light. What is there a series of which allow us to see through the telescope ?

1).

L __ n __e __ s

2). 3).

What types of surfaces reflect light well? Tick the correct box Light coloured and smooth Dull and dark Dark coloured and smooth

Look at the prisms.

Try reflecting light through a prism. Draw the shape the light makes.

Green floor

What is the frequency of sound measured in? ....

Can you draw a high frequency sound wave?

Which of the resonance tubes makes the highest pitched noise? .. .

Why do you think this is? . . Shadow wall When is a shadow formed? Circle the correct answer. When the light is turned off When an object falls to the floor

When the path of light is blocked by an object

Draw where the shadow of the tree would be in this picture

Now you can make some of your own shadows!

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Teachers answers
Newcastle Story
Norman Section What is the helmet made of? Metal Why is the helmet made from this material? It is hard to protect your head Victorian section The school desk and chair are made from wood. Why wouldn't they be made from glass? It might shatter . What would happen if the bag was lighter? It would be easier to pull up the bag .

Science Maze
Yellow Floor Science Electricity Gravity light In a simple series circuit, why does the bulb light when you close the switch? Because closing the switch completes the circuit.

A Soldiers Life
The harder you hit a drum The louder the sound Would you hear a drum being hit in space? No, because there is no air so sound has no way of travelling.

Power Stations generate electricity, but what else can we use? 1) Sun Story of the Tyne 2) Wind 3) Water What is happening to the water in this 4) Waves in the sea picture and why? The water is freezing because cooling slows the molecules in water down. Look at these two circuits. Which bulb When water gets cool enough, will glow brighter; A or B? molecular movement is slowed A enough that the molecules stick to each other and form ice. Why? In circuit B the battery has to be shared between two bulbs instead of How do you get the sand bags into the one so they get less energy and are air? therefore duller than in circuit A as the You pull the rope bulb does not need to share the battery energy.

Orange Floor Weight is a force and is measured in Newtons Where would you feel heaviest? The Earth

Which of the resonance tubes makes the highest pitched noise? The smallest tube Why do you think this is? There is less room for the sound waves to vibrate so they are closer together and create a higher pitched noise.

Purple Floor Name three types of light. 1) Polarised 2) Bending 3) Bouncing What is there a series of which allow us to see through the telescope ? Lenses

Shadow Wall When is a shadow formed? When the path of light is blocked by an object.

What types of surfaces reflect light well? Draw where the shadow of the tree would be in this picture Light coloured and smooth

Green Floor What is the frequency of sound measured in? Waves Can you draw a high frequency sound wave?