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Editable lessons, accessible pupil resources and clear teacher guidance for BUILD, GROW and LAUNCH.
Autumn 1 Weeks 3–7: ten BUILD lessons, ten GROW lessons and fifteen LAUNCH lessons. Weeks 1–2 baseline assessment and Week 8 enrichment are separate. The existing classroom lessons and other teaching versions remain available.
Updated 6 September 2026 · Original Made by Matt teaching resources. BUILD draws on the current website sequence and the supplied Year 3 topic materials; publisher slides and worksheets are not redistributed.
Autumn 1 · Weeks 3–7
BUILD Science
10 lessons of 40 minutes. Edit the PowerPoints and Word resources, or use the ready-to-print PDFs.
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Week 3 2 lessons
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Backbone evidence lab
Week 4 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Muscles work in pairs
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Build and test a muscle model
Week 5 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
What a body needs
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Food-jobs evidence mission
Week 6 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Building a balanced plate
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Compare and revise model plates
Week 7 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Animals get food by eating
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Food-chain change investigation
Autumn 1 · Weeks 3–7
GROW Science
10 lessons of 40 minutes. Edit the PowerPoints and Word resources, or use the ready-to-print PDFs.
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Week 3 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Friction: friend and enemy
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Friction: test the surfaces
Week 4 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Levers, pulleys and gears
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Two lever positions, one load
Week 5 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Planning a fair test
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Run and judge a fair test
Week 6 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
Earth and the planets
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Build and challenge an orbit model
Week 7 2 lessons
Lesson A · 40 minutes
The Moon's journey
Lesson B · 40 minutes
Test a phase-wheel model
Autumn 1 · Weeks 3–7
LAUNCH Science
15 lessons of 40 minutes. Edit the PowerPoints and Word resources, or use the ready-to-print PDFs.
- Pupil Worksheets.pdf · PDF (1.2 MB)
- Teacher Guide And Answers.docx · DOCX (54 KB)
- Weekly Plans.pdf · PDF (1.1 MB)
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Week 3 3 lessons
Lesson 1 · 40 minutes
Microscopy
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (2.1 MB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (867 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (87 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (87 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (85 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (88 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (227 KB)
Lesson 2 · 40 minutes
Magnification
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (339 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (772 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (91 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (91 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (90 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (92 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (227 KB)
Lesson 3 · 40 minutes
Scale Bars
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (421 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (831 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (88 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (88 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (86 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (89 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (227 KB)
Week 4 3 lessons
Lesson 1 · 40 minutes
Diffusion
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (353 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (780 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (106 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (140 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (105 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (104 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (107 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (233 KB)
Lesson 2 · 40 minutes
Gas Exchange
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (408 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (760 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (106 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (140 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (105 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (104 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (107 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (233 KB)
Lesson 3 · 40 minutes
Diffusion Evidence
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (394 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (805 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (97 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (140 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (97 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (95 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (99 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (233 KB)
Week 5 3 lessons
Lesson 1 · 40 minutes
Osmosis
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (404 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (828 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (101 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (120 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (100 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (99 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (102 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (226 KB)
Lesson 2 · 40 minutes
Osmosis Investigation
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (424 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (878 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (108 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (120 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (108 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (107 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (109 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (226 KB)
Lesson 3 · 40 minutes
Osmosis Data
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (415 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (872 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (110 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (120 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (110 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (109 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (111 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (226 KB)
Week 6 3 lessons
Lesson 1 · 40 minutes
Active Transport
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (428 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (852 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (93 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (92 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (90 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (94 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (239 KB)
Lesson 2 · 40 minutes
Root Hairs And Gut
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (372 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (787 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (103 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (103 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (101 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (104 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (239 KB)
Lesson 3 · 40 minutes
Compare Transport
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (453 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (894 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (105 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (137 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (106 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (105 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (108 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (239 KB)
Week 7 3 lessons
Lesson 1 · 40 minutes
Review
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (426 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (813 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (102 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (160 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (102 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (101 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (103 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (267 KB)
Lesson 2 · 40 minutes
Command Words
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (415 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (805 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (94 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (160 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (94 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (93 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (96 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (267 KB)
Lesson 3 · 40 minutes
Assessment And Response
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- Teaching slides · PPTX (376 KB)
- Teaching slides · PDF (835 KB)
- Pupil materials · DOCX (40 KB)
- Pupil materials · PDF (86 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · DOCX (54 KB)
- Teacher guidance and answers · PDF (217 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · DOCX (160 KB)
- Assessment · DOCX (40 KB)
- Depth worksheet · PDF (85 KB)
- Standard worksheet · PDF (84 KB)
- Supported worksheet · PDF (87 KB)
- Weekly teaching plan · PDF (267 KB)
- Assessment · PDF (91 KB)