Science topics for ages 7–8
Living things, materials, forces, energy and Earth — taught as things that happen rather than things to memorise, and pitched at the year the child is actually in.
The years where fluency arrives. Topics assume confident counting and reading, and start asking the child to explain why an answer works.
20 topics · 120 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
Signs of Life
Living things all do the same few things. Flip the cards to find them! 🌱
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You were a tiny baby. Now you are much bigger! A rock never grows.
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Food gives energy. Animals eat it. Plants make their own food from sunlight.
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Every living thing drinks or soaks up water. Leave a plant dry and it droops.
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You breathe air in and out. Fish take air out of the water with their gills.
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Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from Living and Non-Living on one page, with an answer key at the bottom — a PDF you can print for homework, a car journey or a classroom. No account needed and nothing to sign up for.
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A few of the Science topics at this age
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How to tell if something is really alive
🔍 Signs of Life · 🗂️ Alive or Not Alive? · 🤝 What Do They Need? · 🤔 Tricky Ones · 🐶 A Puppy Grows Up · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Animal Groups
Five animal families and the clues that tell them apart
🐘 The Five Groups · 🗂️ Put Them in Groups · 🧥 What Is It Wearing? · 🔎 Meet Each Group · 🕵️ Spot the Group · 🎯 Practice Zone
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What Animals Eat
Plant eaters, meat eaters, and the teeth that give it away
🥗 Three Kinds of Eater · 🗂️ Sort the Diners · 🍌 Favourite Food · ⛓️ Who Eats Whom? · 🦷 Teeth Detective · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Animal Homes and Habitats
A habitat is the place where an animal fits just right
🥚 All Kinds of Homes · 🤝 Who Lives Here? · 🗂️ Where Do They Live? · 🌍 Travel the Habitats · 🚫 Wrong Home! · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Life Cycles
Egg to caterpillar to butterfly, and tadpole to frog
🐛 Egg to Butterfly · 🐸 Egg to Frog · 🗂️ Big Change or Just Bigger? · 👶 Baby and Grown-Up · 💡 Why Life Cycles Work · 🎯 Practice Zone
…and 15 more Science topics for ages 7–8 inside the app, each one a full trail of hands-on stations. Create a free account to explore them.
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Other subjects for ages 7–8
Math
Analytical
General Knowledge
EQ
English
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