Keep your Year 6 class engaged and thinking scientifically right to the end of term with this fun, fully resourced science quiz, perfect for the last few weeks of the summer term when SATs are done and pupils deserve something a little different.

The quiz covers five rounds of eight questions each, totalling 40 marks, and spans the full Year 6 science curriculum. Each round has its own colour and topic focus, making it easy to run as a whole-class team quiz, a paired challenge, or an individual end-of-year assessment. Every question has a dedicated answer space so pupils can write their responses directly on the sheet.

Round 1 covers living things and classification, including kingdoms, vertebrates and the MRS GREN characteristics of life.

Round 2 focuses on animals including humans, covering the heart, circulatory system, digestion and blood.

Round 3 explores evolution and inheritance, including Darwin, Wallace, natural selection, fossils and adaptation.

Round 4 covers light and electricity, including refraction, reflection, series and parallel circuits.

Round 5 is a mixed science round pulling together states of matter, photosynthesis, food chains, forces, friction and the geocentric model.

A full teacher answer sheet is included with model answers for every question and a note reminding teachers to accept reasonable alternatives, making marking quick and straightforward.

Suitable for: Year 6
Format: Word (.docx) — fully editable and PDF