Chemical Sciences Teaching Resources
Explore the chemical sciences in your primary classroom this school year with the help of activities, worksheets and experiments created just for Australian teachers like you!
This collection of printable and digital activities is stocked with everything you need to meet Australian science curriculum standards for chemistry, including resources focused on substances and mixtures, liquids and solids and more. Introduce the periodic table, explore density, discuss freezing and melting and dive deep into chemical changes.
Each resource in this extensive collection has undergone a thorough review by a member of the Teach Starter science teaching team to ensure it's ready for your lesson plans and your students.
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Why Teach About Cultural Burning? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about cultural burning.
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Going, Going, Gone! - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how matter changes state at different temperatures.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Fact Sheet
An educational fact sheet introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Poster
An educational poster introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Foundation
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 1
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 6
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 5
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Techniques for Separating Mixtures Worksheet
A matching task relating to separating mixtures techniques.
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Substances Worksheet
A sorting task relating to physical and chemical properties of substances.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures – Separation Techniques Posters
A set of 6 separation techniques posters.
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Our Natural and Built Environments - Poster Pack
Poster with definitions and examples of natural and built environments.
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States of Matter Experiment Worksheet
An experiment mixing a solid with a liquid to create a gas.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Word Wall
Seventy-eight content-specific vocabulary cards for a word wall based on Chemical Sciences.
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What's the Use? PowerPoint - Developing a Hypothesis to Investigate
A teaching presentation discussing the development of a scientific hypothesis.
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Now I Understand PowerPoint - Building a Solid Conclusion for an Experiment
An educational teaching presentation introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Salt Water Density Experiment
A hands-on science experiment about salt water density.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 4
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures Science PowerPoint
A 30 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a chemistry unit on pure substances, mixtures and separating techniques.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures – Title Poster
A poster to use on your Pure Substances and Mixtures display board.
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Conversation Heart Lollies Science Experiment Workbook
Investigate chemical reactions with this hands-on Valentine’s Day experiment booklet.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment involving chemistry.
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Material World Cut-Out Decorations
Cut-out decorations to use on your materials display board.
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Materials Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of materials.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 2
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Year 3
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures - Vocabulary Worksheet
A vocabulary matching task relating to pure substances and mixtures.
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What Are Pure Substances and Mixtures? (Classroom Poster Pack)
Explore pure substances and mixtures with a printable classroom poster pack designed with your students in mind!
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Pure Substances and Mixtures - Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of teaching resources to use when teaching a chemistry unit on pure substances, mixtures and separating techniques.
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Facts of the Matter
This Chemical Sciences unit explores the concept that solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways.
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Material World Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates natural and processed materials. Demonstrations and experimental procedures are explored with particular attention given to the scientific method.
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Changing States Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit addresses how changes in state from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can be caused by adding or removing heat.
- Chemical Sciences Worksheets
- Chemical Sciences Posters
- Chemical Sciences Teaching Presentations
- Chemical Sciences for Foundation Year
- Chemical Sciences for Year 1
- Chemical Sciences for Year 2
- Chemical Sciences for Year 3
- Chemical Sciences for Year 4
- Chemical Sciences for Year 5
- Chemical Sciences for Year 6