Deepen children’s knowledge and nurture real curiosity with the Year Two Science collection from Hands-On Education. Created for ages 6–7, this collection provides lesson packs, hands-on investigations, and printable resources that make science practical, visual, and engaging at home or in the classroom.

Year Two Science activities cover key curriculum topics: habitats, microhabitats, living things, plants, animals (including humans), uses of everyday materials, and basic scientific investigation skills. Each lesson invites children to ask questions, predict outcomes, observe changes, and record their results—using everyday objects and the world around them as a laboratory.

Projects include sorting and classifying plants or animals, investigating the properties of materials, growing seeds, tracking the weather, recording changes across the seasons, and simple experiments like “best materials for an umbrella.” Visual aids and interactive worksheets make new concepts accessible and memorable, supporting all types of learners.

Lessons are designed to blend science with maths (measuring, graphing, counting), art (drawing, labelling, recording), English (writing up findings or keeping nature journals), and design technology (constructing models or investigating materials). This cross-curricular, creative approach ensures each new word and observation is meaningful and tied to the child’s everyday world.

Teacher notes, step-by-step guidance, and printable templates make activities easy for educators and parents to deliver independently, in groups, or as a class. Extension challenges and differentiation options support children at all levels, offering new questions to explore and ways to further their discoveries.

Browse the Year Two Science shop collection for resources that help every child develop scientific skills, confidence, and wonder. With Hands-On Education, children don’t just learn facts—they become curious investigators, keen problem-solvers, and active explorers of their world.