Science · Year 2

Explore what objects are made of and why we choose certain materials for certain jobs.

⏱ 16 min · 12 questions

Follow a butterfly through its amazing life cycle, from tiny egg to fluttering adult.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Explore what happens when we mix different materials together and how some can be separated again.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Test which objects float and which sink, and make predictions like a real scientist.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Follow a plant's life cycle from a tiny seed to a flowering plant that makes new seeds.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Observe and record how the weather changes from day to day and use simple weather tools.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Investigate how ramps help things move and how the slope changes how fast they roll.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

See how heating and cooling can change everyday materials like water, chocolate and ice.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Sort animals into groups like those that fly, swim or have fur, and find what makes each group special.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Find out why we need light to see and how light helps us in the day and at night.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Discover what makes an insect, from six legs to three body parts.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Explore how living things depend on each other for food in a simple food chain.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Find out which things dissolve in water and which do not.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Discover the objects we see in the sky by day and by night.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Discover how a bigger push makes things move faster, slower or change direction.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Dig into soil to find out what it is made of and how it helps plants grow.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Explore how we can bend, squash, twist and stretch materials to change their shape.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Discover the special body parts that help birds fly, eat and stay warm.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Explore the wet places frogs call home and what they need to survive.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Investigate why some balls bounce high and others barely bounce at all.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Find out what clouds are made of and how they bring us rain.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Test which everyday objects a magnet pulls and which it ignores.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Learn what makes a spider different from an insect and how spiders use webs to catch food.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Discover how pushing and pulling can change the shape of materials like clay, paper and wire.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Investigate how the Sun makes shadows and how shadows change shape and direction during the day.

⏱ 14 min · 7 questions

Discover how heat can make air move and lift things, like steam, balloons and spinning spirals.

⏱ 13 min · 7 questions

Dig in! Discover how earthworms help plants and soil grow healthy.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Bend it, fold it! Explore what paper and cardboard can do.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Puff it up! Discover that air takes up space and can push things.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Draw your shadow! See how shadows change shape and size during the day.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Different animals live in different places. Match animals to their habitats.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Some materials can be squashed and bent into new shapes. Explore changing shapes.

⏱ 12 min · 6 questions

Wind is moving air with a push. See how wind can move boats, kites and windmills.

⏱ 13 min · 6 questions

Earth materials like rock, sand and soil have different uses around us.

⏱ 12 min · 7 questions