Science topics for ages 9–10
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.
Middle-primary work: multi-step problems, real vocabulary, and the first topics where a wrong method matters more than a wrong answer.
20 topics · 120 hands-on stations · 1 free to try
Meet the Organs
Your body is a team of organs, each with its own job, all working at once without you thinking about it. Flip every card to meet them.
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Command centre. It runs your thinking, breathing and heartbeat — and uses about a fifth of all your energy despite being small.
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A muscle the size of your fist that pumps about 100,000 times a day — without ever taking a break.
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Two spongy bags that swap the oxygen in for carbon dioxide out. Unfolded flat they would cover a tennis court!
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A stretchy bag of acid strong enough to dissolve food — and it grows a new lining every few days so it does not digest itself.
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Free printable worksheet
Ten questions from My Amazing Body 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.
⬇️ Download the My Amazing Body worksheet (PDF)See the whole trail →
A few of the Science topics at this age
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My Amazing Body
FreeBones, muscles, heart and lungs — the machine you live inside
🧠 Meet the Organs · 🦴 Why Bones? · 💓 Feel Your Heart Work · 🗂️ Which System? · 🔗 Organ and Job · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Food & Digestion
The nine-metre journey from your plate to your cells
🛤️ The Long Journey · 🥗 What Food Is Made Of · 🍛 Sort the Plate · 🦷 The Right Tooth for the Job · 🔍 Digestion Detective · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Plants & Photosynthesis
The only living things that make their own food — out of thin air
🌿 Every Part Has a Job · ☀️ Food From Air and Light · 🧪 What Does a Plant Need? · 🌰 How Seeds Travel · 🧐 Plant Science Puzzles · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Life Cycles
Eggs, larvae, seeds and the loops that every living thing runs
🐛 The Butterfly’s Four Stages · 📋 Different Life Plans · 🗂️ Which Life Plan? · ⏳ How Long Does It Take? · 💡 Why Life Cycles Work · 🎯 Practice Zone
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Animal Groups
How scientists sort the animal kingdom — and why bodies fit their homes
🦴 The Five Vertebrate Groups · 🗂️ Sort the Animals · 🔧 Built for the Job · 🌍 Same Problem, Same Solution · 🕵️ Adaptation Detective · 🎯 Practice Zone
…and 15 more Science topics for ages 9–10 inside the app, each one a full trail of hands-on stations. Create a free account to explore them.
Science at other ages
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Other subjects for ages 9–10
Math
Analytical
General Knowledge
EQ
English
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