Science Teaching Resources
Science teachers, you've found the home of the ultimate collection of experiments, printable worksheets, fun games, activities and so much more — all aligned with the Australian curriculum, and all created by teachers for primary teachers like you!
The expert science teachers on the Teach Starter team have created each printable and digital resource in this collection, focusing on saving primary teachers time on their lesson plans so they can spend more time making those 'aha' moments happen in the classroom! Each science experiment, PowerPoint presentation, worksheet and more has undergone our careful review process to ensure it's ready for your lesson plan and your students.
This collection even includes customisable resources and activities that have already been differentiated for you!
Science Activities for Every Year Level
What do the Teach Starter science teaching resources cover for each year level? We're so glad you asked!
Whether you're teaching year 1 or year 6 (or any year level in between), we have got you covered. Take a look at what's in store for your classroom.
Foundation Year
- Living Things — Teach Starter science resources cover the characteristics and needs of living things, including plants and animals.
- Materials — Explore different materials and their properties, such as solid objects and water, with your students.
- Weather — We provide the resources you need to work with students to observe and describe weather conditions and patterns, including temperature and rainfall.
Year 1
- Living Things—Use Teach Starter's pre-made lesson and unit plans to investigate the diversity of living things, including plants and animals, and their life cycles.
- Materials — Explore the properties and uses of everyday materials, including how they can change.
- Earth and Space Sciences — Examine the natural and human-made features of your local environment.
Year 2
- Biological Sciences — Explore the needs and characteristics of living things and how they depend on their environment.
- Chemical Sciences — Investigate the properties and changes of materials, including mixtures and how they can be separated.
- Earth and Space Sciences — Teach your class about the observable changes in the sky and natural disasters.
Year 3
- Life Cycles— Study the life cycles of plants and animals, including the influence of the environment.
- Properties — Investigate the properties of different materials and how they can change through heating and cooling.
- Earth's Rotation and Revolutions — Explore the movement of the Earth, including seasons and the night sky.
Year 4
- Ecosystems and Adaptations — Examine the interdependence of living things within ecosystems and their adaptations to the environment.
- Heat Energy — Investigate the transfer of energy through different sources and how it can be transformed.
- Rocks and Resources — Teach your science students about the rock cycle, natural resources and the changing Earth's surface with a host of teaching resources designed for year 4.
Year 5
- Plant Reproduction and the Human Body — Study the lifecycle of living things, including plant reproduction and human body systems with your year 5 class.
- Chemical Sciences — Use our science experiment teaching resources to investigate the properties of substances and how they interact, including reversible and irreversible changes.
- Earth and Space Sciences — Take your students on an exploration of the Earth's rotation, the solar system and the importance of water as a resource.
Year 6
- Biological Sciences — Use Teach Starter's science resources to examine the classification of living things — including microorganisms — and explore how they can affect human health.
- Physical Sciences — Use our science experiments and worksheets to investigate the transfer of electricity and the properties of light, including how it enables sight.
- Earth and Space Sciences — Explore the Earth's place in the universe, including the solar system, galaxies and the Big Bang Theory.
- Free Plan
Predict and Prove – Template
A template to help introduce making a hypothesis before starting an investigation.
- Plus Plan
Spin or Slide Sorting Activity
A sorting activity with a focus on motion.
- Plus Plan
Roll or Slide Investigation Worksheet – Recording Results
A worksheet for recording results after conducting a roll or slide investigation.
- Plus Plan
Roll or Slide Investigation Worksheet – Cut and Paste
A cut and paste worksheet to categorise items that will roll or slide.
- Free Plan
Roll or Slide Investigation Worksheet – Draw the Answer
A fun worksheet to explore whether items roll or slide.
- Plus Plan
Choose Your Senses Board Game
A fun board game to play to consolidate students’ understanding of the five senses.
- Plus Plan
Layers of the Ocean Poster
A classroom poster that visually shows the different ocean zones.
- Plus Plan
Experiment Design Sequencing Activity
A worksheet to develop students’ understanding of experiment design.
- Plus Plan
The Respiratory System Match-Up Activity
A match-up activity to use in the classroom when learning about the human respiratory system.
- Plus Plan
Inventions Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Inventions' display board.
- Plus Plan
Light Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Light' display board.
- Plus Plan
Living and Non-Living Things Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Living and Non-Living Things' display board.
- Plus Plan
Living Things and Their Needs Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Living Things and Their Needs' display board.
- Plus Plan
Distance, Speed, and Time- Poster
A poster with distance, speed, and time equations.
- Plus Plan
Rainforest Layers - Poster
A poster that explains the layers of a rainforest.
- Plus Plan
In the Shadows Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the difference between shadows.
- Plus Plan
Planet Xubos Fact File Prompt
A one-page fact file providing details about the habitats found on the fictitious planet Xubos.
- Free Plan
Rainbow Water Density Tower - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment about density and physics.
- Plus Plan
Minibeasts - Banner
A 3-page banner to use on your 'Minibeasts' display board.
- Plus Plan
Comparing Pros and Cons Template
A template for comparing the pros and cons of two items.
- Plus Plan
STEM Display Banner Set
A banner set to display in the classroom when learning about STEM.
- Plus Plan
Comparing Life Stages Worksheet
An open-ended task for students to demonstrate their understanding of how animals grow and change.
- Plus Plan
Salt Water Density Experiment
A hands-on science experiment about salt water density.
- Plus Plan
The Human Skeletal System Poster
A set of posters to use in the classroom when learning about the skeletal system.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension – Why Our Bodies Need Water
A comprehension activity about 'Why Our Bodies Need Water'.
- Plus Plan
Sequencing Life Cycles Worksheet
An activity for students to use when learning about life cycles.
- Plus Plan
Design a Fair Test Worksheet - Upper Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.
- Plus Plan
Design a Fair Test Worksheet - Middle Years
A worksheet to use when developing the concept of a fair test.
- Plus Plan
Silkworm 'Lift the Flap' Life Stages Template
An activity for students to use when learning about life stages.
- Plus Plan
Science Term Tracker (Victorian Curriculum) - Levels 5 to 6
A Science term tracker using the Victorian Curriculum Levels 5 to 6 content descriptors and codes.
- Plus Plan
Science Term Tracker (Victorian Curriculum) - Levels 3 to 4
A Science term tracker using the Victorian Curriculum Levels 3 to 4 content descriptors and codes.
- Plus Plan
Natural Environments - PowerPoint
A Natural Environments themed PowerPoint to add some colour and design to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
- Science Worksheets
- Science Posters
- Science Templates
- Science Teaching Presentations
- Science Games
- Science Projects
- Science Word Walls
- Science Labels, Signs & Decorations
- Science for Preschool/Kindergarten
- Science for Foundation Year
- Science for Year 1
- Science for Year 2
- Science for Year 3
- Science for Year 4
- Science for Year 5
- Science for Year 6
- Science for Year 7