Science Teaching Resources
Elementary teachers, are you ready to get hours of science lesson planning time back?
Welcome to Teach Starter, where science printable worksheets, STEM activities, and more ways to integrate the science curriculum into your classroom are waiting for you. Every science resource in our curated resource library has been created by a teacher for teachers, and every lesson has undergone a rigorous review process by our team of expert teachers to ensure it's ready for your classroom.
Science Teaching Resources
Whether you're teaching the life cycle of a frog to 1st graders, the water cycle to your 4th-grade class, or you're taking your 3rd graders on a journey around the sun and back again with rotation and revolution worksheets, there is something in this collection for every science teacher.
Here are just a few of the topics you'll discover as you dive into our curriculum-aligned resource collection:
- The scientific method
- Earth and space resources
- Matter and energy worksheets
- Environment printables
- Scientific tools
Science Classroom Decor Ideas
Decorating your science classroom? We've got you covered there with plenty of ideas and printables:
- Set up word walls with science vocabulary regarding the weather, natural disasters, and more.
- Line your walls with science classroom posters that introduce students to scientific tools like the thermometer and the microscope.
- Print out space, earth, and other bulletin board banners that make bulletin board set-up a snap!
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Space Adventure Board Game
Review the order of the planets with a fun space adventure board game.
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Landforms Vocabulary Match
Identify the major landforms of the world with a matching activity.
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How We Use Natural Resources Mini-Book
Read and learn about how we use natural resources with this 12-page mini-book.
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Living and Nonliving Things – Clip Card Activity
Differentiate between living and nonliving things with this set of 24 clip cards.
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Natural Resources Task Cards
Answer questions about natural resources and their uses with this set of 16 task cards.
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Build a Crayon Box – STEM Activity
Foster critical thinking and problem solving with this back to school STEM activity.
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Planet Mini-Book Collection
Read and learn about the planets of our solar system with this collection of 8 mini-books.
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Types of Landforms - Exit Tickets
Explore the features of various landforms with this set of 20 exit tickets.
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Playdough STEM Challenge – Task Cards
Use this set of STEM challenge cards to foster critical thinking and problem-solving by building various items with playdough.
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Living or Nonliving Things - Interactive Activity
Identify living and nonliving things with this self-checking interactive activity.
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Match It Up! Natural Resources – Worksheet
Match natural resources with how they are used with the help of this worksheet.
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Back to School STEM Challenge Cards – Primary
Integrate STEM activities into your back-to-school plans by guiding students to create a picture frame, name tag, and pencil cup.
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Types of Soil Worksheet
Identify and describe different soil types with this worksheet.
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Types of Soil – Teaching Presentation
Practice identifying different types of soil with this 18-slide teaching presentation.
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Soil Creation – Worksheet
Integrate reading and science with this 7-question comprehension worksheet about soil.
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Natural Landforms for Kids Poster Collection
Display and teach the types of landforms on Earth with a set of fifteen Natural Landforms posters.
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Easter STEM Activities
Encourage design thinking with our hands-on STEM activities for Easter.
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Where is the Dinosaur? - Positional Words Velcro Book and Interactive Activity
Practice using position words (prepositions) with this combination match-up activity and differentiated worksheets.
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100 Day STEM Challenge
Count to 100 while fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills with this set of 11 task cards.
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Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases – Worksheet
A cut and paste activity that explores the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
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Life Cycle of a Chicken – Poster
A poster to display when learning about the life cycle of a chicken.
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Science Pattern Match Cards
A set of 89 task cards to help students learn about patterns in nature.
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Science Elements Match-Up Activity
A set of 30 match-up cards to practice working with elements and compounds.
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The Seasons - Classroom Posters
A set of beautifully illustrated posters that depict the four seasons and the differences between them.
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Selecting Units of Mass – Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify objects that should be measured in ounces, pounds, and tons.
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Energy Transformations Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying energy transformations.
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Elements Foldable
A foldable to use when learning about elements.
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All About Matter PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching about matter and its properties.
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Elements Vocabulary - Crossword Puzzle
A crossword puzzle to practice terms associated with elements.
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Forms of Energy Foldable
A foldable to use when learning about the different forms of energy.
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Critically Endangered Species Map – Poster
A poster of the world map featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
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Spring Scale Poster – Diagram with Labels
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a spring scale.