KS1100 quizzes

Science

Energy - Light and Shadows

On a sunny day, you could explain to your child how their shadow moves depending on where the sun is. Or if it's a dull day, give them a shadow puppet show! How are shadows formed? It's all to do with light. Help teach your child about energy by playing this year 1 and year 2 KS1 Science quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Light Sources

The main source of light is the sun of course. Without the sun, we'd be very in the dark and not only literally. How many other light sources can you and your child think of? Help to teach them about the world by playing this enjoyable KS1 Science quiz all about energy which is for year 1 and year 2

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Light, Colours and Rainbows

Your child may know the mnemonic for the colours of a rainbow, but do they know what a rainbow actually is? Help your child learn about light, colours and the rainbow. Play this friendly and informative KS1 Science quiz together that asks questions about energy and is for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Lights, Electricity and Heating

It's important that young children know not to play with certain items in the home, especially those which involve electricity. Light plugs and heating boilers are two examples. Help teach your child about them by playing this friendly KS1 Science quiz on energy for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Senses

We make sense of the world through the use of our senses such as hearing, sight, touch, taste and smell. We also use our senses to detect energy such as heat and light. Find out more by playing this enjoyable and informative KS1 Science quiz on the subject which is for children in year 1 and year 2.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Sound of Animal, Machine and Music

There are many different sounds in the world such as singing, laughing, barking and crying. Sound comes from a variety of sources like animals, machines and music of course! Help to teach your child all about sound energy in this informative and fun KS1 Science quiz for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Sound of Musical Instruments

Each sort of musical instrument makes a different sound. A drum sounds nothing like a flute, which sounds nothing like a violin. The sound musical instruments make is a type of energy. Help your child to understand the world of sound by playing this KS1 Science quiz for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Energy - Sound, Loudness and Pitch

If your child is learning a musical instrument, whether recorder or piano, they should be aware of the ability to change loudness and pitch of the notes. Help teach your child about sound energy by playing this enjoyable and informative KS1 Science quiz which is aimed at year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Changing Shape

Push and pull are two of the most obvious forces and easiest to explain to young children. However, there are also other forces, such as when materials change shape for instance when a drinks can is crushed. Help your child by playing this friendly KS1 Science quiz for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Elasticity in Rubber Bands

If you want to explain elasticity to your young inquisitive child, then two useful examples are rubber bands and Slinky toy springs. As well as practical experiments, you could also play this enjoyable and informative KS1 Science quiz aimed at year 1 and year 2 students to help them understand.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Friction and Gravity

Helping a young child to understand the world around them can be great fun and when it comes to friction and gravity, there are plenty of practical examples in everyday life to choose from. For some theory practice, this year 1 and year 2 friendly KS1 Science quiz will ask questions on the basics.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Inflation of Balloons

In order to help your child understand about the forces of inflation, you can use two practical and very relevant things - balloons and bubbles. Children will love playing with both! In addition, play this informative KS1 Science quiz on the subject which is aimed at year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Machines

We must always be careful when children are near machines, engines and motors. What forces are at work to make machines go? Does your child know? Find out by playing this enjoyable KS1 Science quiz which is aimed at year 1 and year 2 students and see how much they remember from their lessons.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Magnets

Weren't magnets fascinating when you were a kid? Going around the house finding what they would and wouldn't stick to, such as iron, steel and wood. Learning with magnets teaches children about forces. Help your child to understand by playing this informative year 1 and year 2 KS1 Science quiz.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Movement and Motion

Children know that a car stops because it has brakes. But why does a ball eventually stop rolling when there are no brakes? Help your child understand the forces of movement and motion. This friendly year 1 and year 2 KS1 Science quiz will ask questions on the basics - why not play it together?

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Movement and Speed

When a child is running at full pelt, it's easy to explain about the forces of movement and speed. In the same vein, walking in a leisurely fashion also involves forces. Help your child understand the subject by playing this KS1 Science quiz for year 1 and year 2 - why not play it together?

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Forces - Pushing And Pulling

There are plenty of inexpensive clockwork toys available to help teach your child about the forces of pushing and pulling. When they use their hand to wind up the toy, this is an integral part of the push/pull force. Play this friendly year 1 and year 2 KS1 Science quiz to help them understand.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Investigating - Asking Questions

Children are just about the best at asking questions. How does that work? Why does it do that? When investigating in science, asking questions is useful - but which questions? Improve your child's understanding by playing this enjoyable and informative KS1 quiz for year 1 and year 2 students.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Investigating - Changes over Time

Exploring and getting familiar with data and how to use, such as a weather diary, it is an integral part of KS1 Science lessons. Children love investigating and finding out new information. Help your child understand the world around them by playing this friendly year 1 and year 2 quiz together.

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

Investigating - Drawing Conclusions from Data

Gathering data during investigations in Science is one thing - children also have to learn how to draw conclusions from that same data. This helps with their ability to reason and make connections. Find out what your child knows in this enjoyable KS1 quiz for year 1 and year 2 on the subject of data

Questions

3 Q

Duration

10 min

Level

★★ Medium

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