Science Year 3 Science understanding Biological Sciences

Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals

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  • Unit Plan Year: 3

    v9 Living, Non-Living and Once-Living Things

    Over the previous 3 school years, students should have become quite familiar with living things. In this unit, we add to that understanding...

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    STEAM Unit: Bending Wood

    Wood is one of the most fundamental materials there is. We have been using it for millions of years because it is easy to cut, shape and fix...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Powerful Pollination

    This activity pack contains a fun pollination activity that turns your classroom into a field of flowers for the students to pollinate. It w...

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    STEAM Unit: Genetic Coin Toss

    This activity book is designed to be used with our genetics presentation, allowing you to extend this lesson with appropriate activities for...

  • Unit Plan Year: 3 4 5 6

    STEAM Unit: Digestion Detectives

    This activity has all the learning of a dissection without any of the mess, smells or gross-out, and is designed to be complete in a single...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    Bending Wood - Presentation

    Wood is one of the most fundamental materials there is. We have been using it for millions of years because it is easy to cut, shape and fix...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Powerful Pollination - Presentation

    This presentation teaches students the importance of pollination to the lifecycle of plants. It was created as part of a STEAM activity, and...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    Genetic Coin Toss - Presentation

    In this presentation, students are introduced to some of the ideas behind genetics, and that inherited chromosomes explain why families look...

  • Presentation Year: 3 4 5 6

    Your Digestive System - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to accompany the STEM activity β€œDigestion Detectives” where students learn about the organs in their digestive...

  • Presentation Year: 4

    Pollination - Presentation

    This presentation explains how pollination works, how plants and animals have evolved alongside each other to make pollination work better,...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Achievement Standards - Science

    This printable resource presents the full set of Science achievement standards from Foundation to Year 6, expressed in student-friendly β€œWe...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Science Observation Sheet - Blank Template

    This open-ended science observation sheet is ideal for any hands-on experiment, investigation, or nature study. Students are encouraged to r...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Earth Day - Classroom Display Banner

    Promote environmental stewardship with this Earth Day-themed classroom display banner. Ideal for decorating classroom walls, outfacing windo...

  • Resource Year: 3 4

    Life Cycle Puzzles

    These life cycle puzzles are perfect for examining the differences between the life cycles of different animals.Β  The 11 different puzzle...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Living Things Safari

    This worksheet encourages students to get out in the natural world to look for examples of living, non-living, and once-living things. This...

  • Worksheet Year: 4

    Pollination

    This class activity helps students better understand what they’ve already learned about pollination (see the PowerPoint Presentation availab...

  • Resource Year: 3

    Mrs Gren

    This web of posters helps students understand the 7 characteristics of living things using the Mnemonic of Mrs Gren. This is a great referen...

  • Worksheet Year: 3

    Title Page - Life Cycles

    Create title pages for your life cycle projects with this creative resource.

  • Worksheet Year: 4

    Life Cycle of a Sunflower Worksheet

    Explore the fascinating life cycle of a sunflower with this informative worksheet. Students will learn about the different stages of a sunfl...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Life Cycle of an Orangutan

    Students will learn about the different stages of an orangutan's life with this engaging resource.

  • Worksheet Year: 3

    Comparing Plants Worksheet

    Deepen students' understanding of plant characteristics with this interactive worksheet focused on comparing different types of plants.

  • Resource Year: 4

    Life Cycle Of A Silkworm

    Uncover the wonders of nature with this captivating resource on the life cycle of a silkworm. Take students on a journey from egg to silk pr...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Platypus Life Cycle

    Dive into the fascinating world of platypuses with this resource on the platypus life cycle. Teach students about the unique reproductive pr...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Poster - Life Cycle of a Sunflower 2

    This poster depicts the life cycle of a sunflower and supports the Year 4 science curriculum.

  • Resource Year: 4

    Poster - Life Cycle of a Sunflower 1

    This poster depicts the life cycle of a sunflower and supports the Year 4 science curriculum.

  • Resource Year: 4

    Kangaroo Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of a Kangaroo, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Human Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Human Life Cycle, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Frog Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of a Frog, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Echidna Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of an Echidna, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 4

    Chicken Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of a Chicken, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 2 4

    Butterfly Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of a Butterfly, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things, and the ways t...

  • Resource Year: 4

    Bilby - Life Cycle

    This is a visual depiction of the Life Cycle of a Bilby, perfectly suited to studies of the life cycles of living things in Year 4.Β 

  • Resource Year: 3

    Living, Non-Living and Once-Living Things Sort

    The Living, Non-Living and Once-Living Things Sort requires students to recognise the range of different living things and sort them based o...

  • Resource Year: 3

    Properties of Living Things

    The Properties of Living Things posters will help students identify characteristics of living things such as breathing, nutrition, reproduct...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3

    Parts of Animals and People

    This set of charts depicts common observable features of animals and people.

  • Resource Year: 3

    Do Plants Breathe

    This chart explains how plants 'breathe', understanding the features of living things.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3

    Living Things Posters

    Sort living, once-living and non-living things with this set of posters. This would make a wonderful activity for students to present with i...

  • Resource Year: 1 3 4

    Vertebrates

    This set of information sheets were created by request and features mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians & fish.

  • Resource Year: 1 4

    Parts of an Insect Chart

    This chart clearly labels all the parts of an insect.

  • Resource Year: 2 4

    Life Cycle Charts

    These charts outline the life cycles of 16 different animals and plants. Included are Flowering Plant, Bean Plant, Waterlily, Human Being, C...

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