Preparing for Secondary Science Year 6 Booklet | KS2 to KS3

Year 6 Preparing for Secondary Science Worksheet Booklet (KS2 to KS3 Bridge)

Help your Year 6 leavers master secondary science skills before September with this complete science worksheet booklet. Designed specifically to bridge the gap between Primary Key Stage 2 and Secondary Key Stage 3, these downloadable science worksheets focus on essential lab vocabulary, scientific equipment recognition, safety rules, and working scientifically skills.

Whether you need post-SATs classroom transition activities, homework packs, or summer prep, this printable Year 6 science worksheet pack gives students the confidence they need to step into a Year 7 science lab.

What’s Included in This Science Worksheet Pack:

• Lab Equipment Recognition Worksheets: Bunsen burner anatomy, gauze, tripod, heat-proof mat, beaker, conical flask, measuring cylinder, pipette, burette, test tube, watch glass, and evaporating basin.
• Lab Safety Worksheets: Hazard symbol matching, basic risk assessment practice, and safety scenarios (goggles, tying hair back, lab rules).
• Working Scientifically Vocabulary Worksheets: Clear definitions and practice for hypothesis, prediction, independent variable, dependent variable, control variables, repeat, mean, anomaly, valid, and reliable.
• Scientific Method & Writing Worksheets: Step-by-step guidance on how to structure methods to KS3 expectations.
• Data & Results Table Worksheets: Practice setting up column headings with units, circling anomalous data, and calculating mean values.
• KS3 Graphing Skills Worksheets: Plotting scatter graphs, drawing lines of best fit, choosing scales, and labeling axes correctly.
• Self-Test Revision Worksheet: A ready-to-print vocabulary match and self-assessment page for independent study.

Curriculum Alignment & Audience

• UK National Curriculum Alignment: Bridges Year 6 Working Scientifically (KS2) to Year 7 Working Scientifically (KS3).
• Ideal For: Year 6 primary teachers running end-of-term transition lessons, primary science leads, secondary heads of science setting summer homework, GCSE/KS3 tutors, home educators, and parents supporting Year 6 leavers.

Features & Downloads

• Format: Instant downloadable A4 PDF print-ready worksheets.
• Author: Created by an award-winning science educator with 25+ years of teaching experience.
• Trusted Quality: Used in 150+ UK schools.

Recommended Pairings & Free Resources

• Free Year 6 Unit Revision Videos:
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• The WHOLE Year 6 Evolution Unit
• The WHOLE Year 6 Living Things Unit
• Blog Article: Read Why Every School Needs an Annual Curriculum Overview.
• Complete Bundle Option: Save with the Preparing for Secondary Science Year 6 Booklet & Workbook Bundle.

Licence: Personal and single-classroom use only. Not for social media sharing, school drive sharing, or commercial resale.