Key Stage 2 classroom worksheets
The Met Office has produced a series of curriculum relevant classroom worksheets
for KS2 learners. Each worksheet is linked directly to the relevant Scheme
of Work. Use the links below to review and download the worksheets (PDF format).
More
worksheets are planned and we would welcome any comments or suggestions you
may have. Please contact us at education@metoffice.gov.uk.
Some of our resources encourage teachers to conduct experiments.
For
all experiments, please follow your local risk-assessment policy, to ensure
the safety of students and staff.
Year 4
Science
- Unit 4C - Keeping warm
An exercise in recording temperatures at school, incorporating a graph-plotting
exercise. three graphs have been provided with varying scales, use the one
most appropriate to the data recorded. Alternatively, hourly observational
data (including temperature) for the UK are freely available on our website.
Last 24 hours
Last 30 days
Download
 Making
temperature observations
using a thermometer (PDF,
390 kb)
A work sheet designed as an introduction to analysing data drawn on bargraphs.
A bargraph of recorded temperature is supplied and questions about the data are
asked.
Download
Reading
a bar chart
of temperature measurements (PDF, 147 kb)
Year 5
Science
- Unit 5D - Changing state
An experiment on measuring a puddle, to be used as an introduction to evaporation. The discussion starter on what the students think happened to the water may need teacher guidance.
Further information on the water cycle
Download
Measuring
a puddle (PDF,
66 kb)
Two resources:
A cartoon strip to introduce condensation.
A simple demonstration of a 'cloud in a bowl' (allow 2-3 minutes).
CAUTION: Hot, but not boiling water, should be used in this
experiment. Care should be taken to ensure the students' safety.
This worksheet encourages observations and analogies between the experiment and reality.
Further information on where clouds come
from
Download
Condensation
cartoon (PDF, 1.04 Mb)
Cloud
in a bowl (PDF, 202 kb)
A 'fill-in-the-blanks' exercise on the different
states of water.
Further information on changing states of water
Download
Changes
of state (PDF,
83 kb)
Three resources
A
'fill-in-the-blanks' exercise on the water cycle
A wordsearch with key words from the water cycle
A wordsearch with key words from the whole of unit 5D
Further information on
the water cycle
Downloads
The
water cycle (PDF, 227 kb)
Water
cycle wordsearch (PDF, 85 kb)
Summary
wordsearch (PDF, 84 kb)
Year 6
Geography
- Unit 15 - The mountain environment
Two resources asking the students to draw UK and world mountains on the maps provided.
Downloads
UK
map exercise (PDF, 194 kb)
World
map exercise (PDF, 114 kb)
Three activity sheets, showing the differences in rainfall between lowland and upland stations. The examples used are in Pakistan, Morocco and the UK. Students are asked to answer questions and complete a bar graph.
Further information and data on world climates (including mountain weather):
Met Office climate homepage
Met Office Factsheet
16 - World climates (PDF, 1.13 Mb)
Downloads
Pakistan
activity sheet (PDF, 290 kb)
Morocco
activity sheet (PDF, 266 kb)
UK
activity sheet (PDF, 267 kb
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