Science SATs Papers for KS2

2016 KS2 Teacher-Assessments Paper Science Question Booklet

This KS2 Science sampling test booklet contains multiple papers assessing scientific knowledge and working scientifically skills. Topics include animal and plant adaptations (duck and mole features, camel survival), seed dispersal mechanisms, plant growth requirements (grass heads experiment), medical history (Dr Jenner's smallpox vaccination), human life cycles and pulse rate, microbiology (Fleming's penicillin discovery), plant classification, and soil composition. Questions assess observation, prediction, fair testing, data interpretation, and scientific reasoning across biological and physical science contexts.

2014 KS2 Teacher-Assessments Paper Science Question Booklet

This KS2 Science sampling test contains selected questions from 2014 covering key areas of the science curriculum. Topics include space and astronomy (Earth, Sun, Moon movements and shadows), materials and their properties (selecting materials for construction, transparency, flexibility), separating mixtures (filtering, evaporating, sieving, using magnets), human body systems (exercise, skeleton function), forces and motion (friction, air resistance, parachutes), sound (vibrations, pitch, volume), reversible and irreversible changes (burning, melting), and electricity (circuits, components, symbols).

Questions: 12

2012 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2012 contains questions across multiple scientific topics including biology (bird adaptations, animal heart rates, plant life cycles, germination, human anatomy), chemistry (states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, mixtures and separation methods including filtering and evaporation), and physics (forces, electrical circuits, light reflection, thermal insulation). Questions assess scientific knowledge, data interpretation, fair testing principles, and the ability to explain scientific processes.

Questions: 9

2012 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2012 assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across biology, physics, and chemistry. Topics include pond life and food chains, sound and vibration, plant adaptations and seed dispersal, separating mixtures and material changes, plant water transport, shadows and Earth's movement, forces and motion investigations, and reversible versus non-reversible changes. Questions involve labelling, predictions, interpreting data tables and graphs, and designing fair tests.

Questions: 8

2011 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across multiple topics. Questions cover human life cycles and health, dissolving solids in water, reaction time investigations, soil properties and absorption, electrical circuits, sound and light, the water cycle, heat conduction through different materials, and the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Students answer questions involving data interpretation, fair testing, drawing conclusions, and practical science concepts.

Questions: 8

2011 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge across biology, chemistry and physics topics. Questions cover life processes and living things (butterfly identification, life cycles, fish tank ecosystems, trees and flowers), materials and their properties (states of matter, separating mixtures, dissolving), and physical processes (forces, magnetism, pulse rate investigation). Students answer questions about classification, practical investigations, data interpretation, and scientific processes including filtration, evaporation and pollination.

Questions: 8

2010 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2010 assesses scientific knowledge and inquiry skills across multiple topics. Questions cover separating materials and filtration (removing mud and organisms from stream water), electrical circuits (components, symbols, and brightness), heating water (variables, temperature measurement, and interpreting graphs), classification of river wildlife (using keys to identify birds), forces on floating objects, dissolving and evaporation (growing crystal coats), plant growth requirements and the water cycle, and states of matter (freezing temperatures).

Questions: 8

2010 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B paper assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across multiple topics. Questions cover magnets and forces, plant reproduction (duckweed investigation), chemical reactions (rocket experiment), sound and vibrations (drums), human biology (pulse rate and organs), Earth and space (Moon orbit and day/night), thermal insulation (keeping milk warm), planning a seed growth investigation, and separating mixtures (salt, sand, and sugar). Students answer questions about scientific concepts, interpret experimental data, plan investigations, and explain phenomena.

Questions: 9

2009 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A from 2009 assesses Levels 3-5 across multiple science topics. Questions cover human body systems (heart, lungs, teeth, skeleton), forces and motion (friction, investigating toy truck movement), plant classification and life cycles (sorting plants, bean germination), light and shadows (reflection, mirrors), electrical circuits (quiz board design), and materials and their properties (solids, rock identification). Includes practical investigation planning and data interpretation tasks.

Questions: 9

2009 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B paper assesses scientific knowledge across physical, chemical, and biological science. Topics include materials and their properties (thermal conductivity, melting, freezing, reversible changes), forces (gravity, air resistance, magnetism), experimental investigation skills (variables, fair testing, interpreting data from tables and graphs), Earth and space (shadows, planetary motion), and life processes (plant growth, photosynthesis, plant reproduction). Questions require both written explanations and data interpretation.

Questions: 9

2008 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This is Test A from the 2008 KS2 Science SATs paper for Levels 3-5. The paper contains questions covering multiple science topics: solids, liquids and gases, teeth and animal adaptations, string instruments and sound, fish tanks and food chains, sieves and separation methods, banana ripening investigations, floating and forces in salty water, sleeping babies and scientific testing, and candles with reversible and irreversible changes. Questions assess scientific knowledge, experimental design, fair testing, and data interpretation.

Questions: 9

2008 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B from 2008 assesses scientific knowledge across multiple topics. Questions cover Earth, Moon and Sun (orbits, day and night), animal classification and food chains using penguins, electrical circuits and conductivity, thermal insulation with hot drinks, flowering plant reproduction and pollination, the water cycle and evaporation, and forces including air resistance with parachutes. The paper includes an investigative planning task about testing shoes for winter conditions.

Questions: 8

2007 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A from 2007 covers scientific concepts across multiple topics including electricity and conductors, dissolving and melting, teeth structure and health, the Earth-Sun-Moon system, changes of state, sound and vibrations, plant growth and photosynthesis, materials and light transmission, and micro-organisms. Questions assess scientific knowledge, investigation skills, data interpretation from tables and graphs, and understanding of fair testing.

Questions: 9

2007 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B from 2007 assesses students across multiple scientific topics including medicines and drugs, the water cycle, magnetism, states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases), life processes, light and shadows, sound transmission, forces and space, and living organisms. Questions cover evaporation and condensation, magnetic strength testing, properties of materials, the Earth's rotation, plant functions, experimental design and variables, and animal adaptations in habitats such as seashores.

Questions: 9

2006 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2006 assesses scientific knowledge and investigation skills across physical, life, and material sciences. Topics include reversible and non-reversible changes (popcorn), forces and floating (boats), classification of mini-beasts, gravity and the solar system (Isaac Newton), plant structure and function (trees), magnets and materials, states of matter (ice experiments), and electrical circuits (train in tunnel). Questions test observation, prediction, investigation design, data interpretation, and application of scientific concepts.

Questions: 8

2006 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B from 2006 assesses levels 3-5 across multiple scientific topics. Questions cover human and animal biology (bones, teeth, skeletons), materials and their properties (flexibility, transparency, reversible and non-reversible changes), physical processes (forces, light, sound), mixtures and separation (dissolving, filtering, evaporation), plants (germination, fair testing), food chains, and micro-organisms in bread-making. Students complete a variety of tasks including labeling diagrams, explaining scientific concepts, identifying variables in investigations, and planning experiments.

Questions: 9

2005 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A from 2005 assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across life processes, materials and their properties, and physical processes. Topics include pond life classification, evaporation and drying, magnetism and force measurement, friction and absorbency, plant life cycles and food chains, light sources and shadows, material properties and water absorption, states of matter and melting, and forces including gravity and friction in water.

Questions: 9

2005 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2005 assesses students on topics including the human heart and health, shadows and light, animal adaptations and classification keys, states of matter (solids, liquids and gases), electrical circuits, seed germination experiments, separating mixtures, and Earth, Sun and Moon relationships. Questions include interpreting tables, identifying variables in investigations, completing circuit diagrams, and explaining scientific concepts.

Questions: 8

2004 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2004 covers levels 3-5 and contains questions across multiple science topics. It assesses knowledge of food and balanced diet, sound and vibrations, properties of rocks including hardness and permeability, animal classification, forces and breaking strength, states of matter and thermal conductivity, human growth and life processes, the effect of drinks on teeth, and magnetism and forces. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, table completion, and planning an investigation.

Questions: 9

2004 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) from 2004 assesses scientific knowledge across multiple topics including materials and their properties (burning, reversible and irreversible changes, dissolving), physical processes (light, shadows, electrical circuits), and life processes (plant structure, food chains, the water cycle). Questions involve labeling diagrams, interpreting data tables, designing fair tests, and explaining scientific phenomena such as acid rain effects on rocks and brine shrimp behavior.

Questions: 9

2003 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1

This KS2 Science Test A from 2003 assesses levels 3-5 across nine topics. Students answer questions on balanced diets and nutrition, opposing forces and skateboard motion, living things in a vegetable patch including food chains, investigating paper towel absorbency, shadow formation and movement, seed germination experiments, temperature changes in drinks and thermal insulation, forces and stacking masses, and properties of materials including solids, liquids, and separation techniques.

Questions: 9

2003 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2

This KS2 Science Test B (levels 3-5) assesses understanding across multiple scientific topics. Questions cover human biology (pulse rates during exercise), materials and changes (mixing liquids, reversible/irreversible reactions), scientific investigations (bouncing balls, evaporation rates), biology (seed dispersal, micro-organisms), Earth and space (planetary motion, gravity), and electricity (circuits, conductors and insulators). Students demonstrate knowledge through explanations, predictions, experimental design, and data interpretation.

Questions: 8