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Science Dice

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Animals, Biodiversity & Habitats, Climate Science, Electricity, Energy, Evolution & Inheritance, Forces, Light, Plants, Properties & Uses of Materials, Rocks, Fossils and Soils, Seasonal Change, Sound, Space, States of Matter

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3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-12

A hands-on resource for retrieving science vocabulary and using it with understanding

In the guidance report, Improving Primary Science (EEF, 2023), the first of the six recommendations highlights the importance of developing children’s scientific vocabulary so they can use it with understanding and participate effectively in science.

Science Dice provide an engaging hands-on approach to supporting children to recall science-specific vocabulary and to apply it in their science learning. The resource consists of sets of topic-related, age-appropriate scientific words that are designed to be used with 12cm sided foam dice with clear window pockets. Each vocabulary set consists of an A4 page of six words which, when cut into separate cards, can be inserted into the pockets on one dice.

What does Science Dice include?

Vocabulary card sets for different science topics with sets organised into age groups as below:

  • Early years (3-5)
  • Lower Primary (5-7)
  • Middle Primary (7-9)
  • Upper Primary (9-12)

Sets of foam dice are available from TTS-group. Visit TTS to purchase.

A teacher guide giving a range of suggestions about how to use the dice in the classroom.

Download the teacher guide
an image of the educational resource called Science Dice with vocabulary cards to put in the sleeves

Science Dice vocabulary sets

an image of a vast desert

Biodiversity & Habitats, Climate Science

Lower Primary (5-7)

Science Dice Cards
an image of many small mushrooms growing on a piece of bark

Biodiversity & Habitats, Climate Science

Middle Primary (7-9)

Science Dice Cards
a biodiversity image of flowers with a butterfly flying above and a city scape in the background

Biodiversity & Habitats, Climate Science

Upper Primary (9-12)

Science Dice Cards
an image of mountains and the sky reflecting beside a body of water

Light

Middle Primary (7-9)

Science Dice Cards
an image of a lit candle surrounded by darkness

Light

Lower Primary (5-7)

Science Dice Cards
an image of natural sunlight with a view of a straight road, lined by trees

Light

Upper Primary (9-12)

Science Dice Cards
a close image of cardboard material

Properties & Uses of Materials, States of Matter

Early Years (3-5)

Science Dice Cards
a close of image of rubber tyres leaning against each other on a slant

Properties & Uses of Materials, States of Matter

Lower Primary (5-7)

Science Dice Cards
an close image of a water droplet and water ripples

Properties & Uses of Materials, States of Matter

Middle Primary (7-9)

Science Dice Cards
an image showing steam coming from a hot drink

Properties & Uses of Materials, States of Matter

Upper Primary (9-12)

Science Dice Cards
a variety of colourful fruit

Plants

Early Years (3-5)

Science Dice Cards
a close image of a daisy

Plants

Lower Primary (5-7)

Science Dice Cards