Science Year 1 Year 2 Science

Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

Code ST1-2DP-T

Resources for this descriptor

241 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 1

    Sights and Sounds

    This unit has been designed for Year 1 based on the Australian Curriculum Physical Science Strand. Students will investigate sources of ligh...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    Earth's Resources

    This unit that is designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 2 - Earth and Space Sciences. Throughout this unit, students...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    Combining Materials

    This unit covers the Chemical Sciences portion of the Australian Curriculum for year 2. Through a series of presentations, hands-on activiti...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    Push and Pull

    This unit will investigate how the forces of push and pull affect the ways in whichΒ objects move on land, water and in the air. StudentsΒ ...

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    Growth and Change

    There are predictable stages that all living things go through. They can be very similar between different animals, and there can be interes...

  • Unit Plan Year: 1

    Changing Materials

    This unit has been designed to meet the requirements of the Year 1 Australian Curriculum Science - Chemical Sciences strand. In this unit...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Staying Safe and Working Together Online

    This complete unit plan guides teachers through five engaging lessons that help Years 1–2 students explore algorithms, collaboration, online...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Our Digital Tools and Data

    This full unit plan outlines five structured lessons aligned with the Years 1–2 Digital Technologies curriculum. Lessons explore digital sys...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Exploring Our Digital World

    This Foundation-level unit introduces students to basic digital technologies concepts through a series of age-appropriate, hands-on and visu...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Let It Roll

    This five-lesson Design and Technologies unit guides students through an engaging design process as they explore how toys move. Students tes...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2

    Technologies Unit: Building a Bee Hotel

    The Building a Bee Hotel Unit is a complete design and technologies project where students explore sustainable habitats for native bees. The...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Tangram Algorithms

    In this activity, students build on what they have already learned about coding by creating algorithms for a partner to replicate tangram pu...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Introduction to Unplugged Coding

    Coding is a way of thinking, a way of problem-solving, and can exist even without a computer. Unplugged coding is a great way to introduce t...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Building Bridges

    This activity is a quick engineering challenge that your students will love! It can be completed in a single session with minimal materials....

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: What is a Hovercraft?

    This activity kit, designed to be used in conjunction with our β€˜What is a Hovercraft Presentation’ teaches your students the story of the ho...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: The Science of Flight

    This activity kit is designed to accompany the STEAM presentation on the Physics of Flight. In this pack, you will find all the necessary in...

  • 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: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: Extinction Emergency

    This STEAM activity pack was designed to accompany our Extinction emergency presentation. It includes instructions for the STEAM activities,...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    STEAM Unit: The Big Bang

    This activity pack is designed to go along with our Big Bang presentation. This activity kit allows you to turn that interesting presentatio...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Let It Roll Presentation

    This five-lesson presentation supports a hands-on Technologies unit where students explore how toys are designed to move. Through observatio...

  • Presentation Year: F

    Building a Bee Hotel - Presentation

    The Building a Bee Hotel Presentation is an interactive and structured PowerPoint that guides students through a design and technologies pro...

  • Presentation Year: 1

    Needs and Wants

    This is a fun and engaging presentation that helps students to understand the differences between needs and wants. Students play a game to d...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Making Music - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support lesson 4 of the Hearing Sounds unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual exa...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Making Noise - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support lesson 3 of the Hearing Sounds unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual exa...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    How do we sense sound? - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support lesson 2 of the Hearing Sounds unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual exa...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    What is sound? - Presentation

    This presentation has been created to support lesson 1 of the Hearing Sounds unit. It allows the teacher to walk students through visual exa...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Paper Plate Masks - Presentation

    This Paper Plate Masks presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Stretching - Presentation

    This Stretching presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to walk s...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Bending and Twisting - Presentation

    This Bending and Twisting presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Folding - Presentation

    This Folding presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to walk stud...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    Changing Materials - Presentation

    This Changing Materials presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 2

    What Are Materials? - Presentation

    This What Are Materials? presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    Patterns of Movement - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 - Patterns of Movement of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2....

  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Moving Sun - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 - The Moving Sun of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 4. It al...

  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Moving Sky - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 - The Moving Sky of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 3. It al...

  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Solar System - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 - The Solar SystemΒ of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2. It...

  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Earth - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 - The Earth of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2. It allows...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Introduction to Coding - Presentation

    This presentation is the perfect way to introduce young students to the principles behind coding. During the presentation, students will lea...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Building Bridges - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to accompany the STEM activity of the same name. It walks students through the human history of bridge buildin...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    The Science of Flight - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to the major forces involved in powered flight. It was designed as part of a STEAM activity pack that...

  • 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: F 1 2 3 +3

    Extinction Emergency - Presentation

    In this STEAM presentation, your students will learn the various ways that animals have gone extinct over time and the current risk to endan...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Ask About it - The Big Bang Presentation

    In this presentation from our Ask About it STEM range, we respond to a student who asked a question about the Big Bang. After briefly discus...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Clean Up Australia Day - Presentation

    This presentation introduces students to the history, ideas and issues behind Clean Up Australia Day. It is a great way to kick off a school...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts - Presentation

    This presentation is an excellent way to introduce computer skills to Β your Foundation, Year 1 or Year 2 class. The progressive presentation...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    iPads @ School

    This presentation is designed to introduce students to the rules and skills they will need to be successful with iPads in the classroom. You...

  • Presentation Year: F 1 2

    Computer Skills - Presentation

    This presentation was designed to walk foundation level students through the basics of computer use. This includes using a mouse, the arrow...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Achievement Standards - Technologies

    This printable resource includes "We are learning to..." achievement standard statements for Technologies from Foundation to Year 6. Aligned...

  • 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...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online Quiz

    This 10-question PowerPoint quiz is the perfect way to assess student understanding at the end of the "Staying Safe and Working Together Onl...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online Rubric

    This detailed rubric supports teachers in assessing student understanding and behaviours across key digital learning outcomes from the Year...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Working Together Online: Assessment Worksheet

    This end-of-unit assessment worksheet helps students reflect on their understanding of online collaboration, password safety, and algorithms...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Safe to Share? - Cut and Paste Online Safety

    This engaging cut-and-paste activity helps young learners distinguish between information that is safe to share online and personal details...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Safe Password Card

    This printable password card activity helps students in Years 1–2 understand the importance of safe online credentials. Students fill in a u...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Own Algorithm

    This open-ended worksheet encourages Year 1–2 students to create their own algorithm to solve a real-life problem, such as packing lunch or...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Draw the Algorithm Step-by-Step Drawing Pack

    This step-by-step drawing worksheet pack introduces students in Years 1–2 to the concept of algorithms through simple visual instructions. E...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Staying Safe and Working Together Online - Presentation

    This complete 5-lesson presentation accompanies the unit "Staying Safe and Working Together Online" for Years 1–2. It covers foundational di...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data Assessment Rubric

    This student-friendly rubric supports the assessment of key learning goals from the Years 1–2 Technologies curriculum strand. It allows teac...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data Quiz

    This 10-question quiz is designed to assess students’ understanding of the unit "Our Digital Tools and Data." Questions cover key concepts s...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    My Digital Message - Digital Communication Reflection Worksheet

    This engaging tablet-themed worksheet supports students in Years 1–2 as they plan and reflect on a digital communication activity. Learners...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Solving a Problem with Digital Systems

    This open-ended inquiry worksheet supports students in Years 1–2 as they explore how digital systems can solve simple everyday problems. Lea...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Data Display Worksheet

    This engaging worksheet guides Years 1–2 students through the process of collecting, representing, and interpreting data. Students choose a...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Digital Systems: What Do They Do?

    This interactive worksheet helps Year 1–2 students understand the different functions of digital systems and how hardware and software compo...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Name That Digital System

    This engaging worksheet helps Years 1–2 students identify common digital systems, differentiate between hardware and software, and reflect o...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Our Digital Tools and Data - Presentation

    This ready-to-use, non-editable PowerPoint presentation delivers the full 5-lesson sequence for the Our Digital Tools and Data unit. Designe...

  • Resource Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World - Quiz

    This digital technologies quiz is the final assessment for the Exploring Our Digital World unit. It includes 10 interactive multiple-choice...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World Rubric

    This rubric supports teacher assessment of Foundation-level students as they complete the My Digital World Assessment. It evaluates five cri...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    My Digital World Assessment

    This assessment worksheet set supports Foundation students to demonstrate their understanding of digital systems, simple data collection, an...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Staying Safe Online - Data Sharing Worksheet

    This worksheet teaches Foundation students how to recognise safe and unsafe information to share online. Students colour images based on whe...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Personal or Public? - Data Sorting Worksheet

    This worksheet helps Foundation students develop early digital literacy skills by distinguishing between personal and public data. Students...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Show Me the Data! - Symbolic Data and Graphing Worksheets

    This Foundation-level maths resource teaches students to explore symbolic data and basic graphing through two engaging worksheets. In Part 1...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Hardware or Software? - Sorting & Drawing Worksheets

    This digital technologies worksheet pack helps students in Foundation–Year 1 distinguish between hardware and software. It includes a cut-an...

  • Resource Year: F

    Exploring Our Digital World - Presentation

    This five-lesson Foundation-level PowerPoint presentation supports the unit Exploring Our Digital World. It introduces young learners to the...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    My Five Senses Scavenger Hunt - Worksheet

    This hands-on scavenger hunt worksheet supports young learners in exploring their five senses through real-world observation. Students searc...

  • 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...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll - Assessment Rubric

    This assessment rubric supports the Let It Roll Design and Technologies unit. Teachers can assess student achievement against key learning o...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll - Quiz

    This 10-question interactive quiz is the perfect way to review key learning from the Let It Roll unit. Covering concepts such as materials,...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Let It Roll Assessment

    This end-of-unit assessment sheet allows students to reflect on the outcomes of their rolling toy project. It includes sections on testing p...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Building Checklist & Design Reflection

    These differentiated Building Checklists and companion Design Reflection Sheet help students stay organised throughout the construction and...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Design Sheet - Rolling Toy

    This open-ended Design Sheet encourages students to draw and label their rolling toy creations. It offers a clean, simplified layout perfect...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Rolling Toy Design Sheet

    These differentiated Rolling Toy Design Sheets support students in visualising and planning their toy designs for the Let It Roll unit. Each...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Group Planning Sheet

    These differentiated Group Planning Sheets support students as they collaboratively plan their rolling toy designs. Each version provides st...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Material Match

    The Material Match worksheet guides students through an investigation of wheel materials and how they perform on different surfaces. Student...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    How Do Toys Move?

    This structured observation worksheet supports students in exploring the different ways toys move. By testing a range of toy types, students...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Living Things and Their Homes - Rubric

    This assessment pack includes two detailed rubrics to support science learning in Year 1: one focused on student knowledge of living things...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Weather Chart Series

    The Weather Chart provides a fun and interactive way for students to track daily weather patterns in the classroom. Along with this chart, w...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Hotel & Editable Risk Assessment Sheets

    This resource includes two Risk Assessment Sheets to support safe and structured project-based learning. The Bee Hotel Risk Assessment outli...

  • Resource Year: F

    Building a Bee Hotel Quiz

    The Building a Bee Hotel Quiz is a 10-question assessment designed to evaluate students' understanding of why bee hotels are important, the...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Building a Bee Hotel Rubric

    The Building a Bee Hotel Rubric provides a clear, structured assessment tool for evaluating students' bee hotel projects. Covering key areas...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Bee Hotel Assessment

    This Bee Hotel Assessment worksheet encourages students to reflect on their completed bee hotel project. Students rate their design, draw th...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Building Checklist

    Step-by-step checklist for students to ensure their bee hotel is planned, built, and tested correctly. Includes reflection questions and a p...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Design Sheet Sheets

    Students explain their design choices, discussing materials, safety considerations, and placement for maximum effectiveness. This worksheet...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Bee Hotel Design

    Students colour materials suitable for bee hotels and sketch their own bee hotel design, labelling the components. This worksheet helps stud...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Design Detectives

    The Design Detectives worksheet encourages students to analyse everyday objects and their purpose. Using a cut-and-paste activity, students...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    All About Sound Display Poster

    This engaging display poster explains how sound is made by vibrations. As these vibrations move around, they push the air around them, creat...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Planning A Model Home

    This assessment is to be used alongside the β€˜Animals for Building A Model Home’ resource. Students display their understanding of living thi...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Animals for Building A Model Home

    Print these animals out on thick card stock for students to complete their β€˜Planning A Model Home’ assessment.Β  Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Caring For Our Pets

    Students choose an animal as a pet to care for and identify the actions they need to take to take care of their pets to ensure its basic nee...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    What Do I Need To Survive?

    This worksheet comes with two different versions for your varying classroom needs. Students complete the worksheet and draw the basic needs...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Needs and Wants Sorting Activity

    This Needs and Wants sorting activity can be completed as a whole class during explicit teaching to clear any misunderstandings of the terms...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Basic Needs Of An Animal

    This poster makes a great visual reference for students to understand the basic needs of an animal. This poster forms part of a larger unit...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Recording My Observations

    This worksheet is to be used alongside the ’Planting Beans Experiment’. Students draw scientific drawings of their beans over the course of...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Planting Beans Experiment

    This experiment allows students to experience first hand how living things grow and how their basic needs help them to survive. Students pla...

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Where Do Plants Get Their Needs From?

    Display this resource on your interactive whiteboard or print it out and complete it with the class. This resource compares the differences...

  • Worksheet

    Basic Needs Of A Plant

    This worksheet comes with two different versions for your varying classroom needs. Students complete the worksheet and draw the basic needs...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Basic Needs Of A Plant Poster

    This poster makes a great visual reference for students to understand the basic needs of a plant. This poster forms part of a larger unit on...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Creating A New Creature

    This Creating A New Creature Assessment was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides opportunities for students to design...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    My Scientific Drawing

    This worksheet was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides opportunities for students record their observations of living...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    Parts of Plants and their Functions

    This Parts of Plants and their Functions worksheet was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides opportunities for students...

  • Resource Year: F

    Parts of a Plants and Their Functions

    This Parts of A Plant and Their Functions Poster was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides a clear visual explanation o...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    External Features of a Plant

    This External Features of a Plant worksheet was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides opportunities for students to ide...

  • Resource Year: F

    Parts of a Plant

    This Parts of A Plant Poster was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides a clear visual explanation of the external featu...

  • Worksheet Year: F

    External Features of Animals Worksheet

    This set of External Features of Animals worksheets was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit and provides opportunities for student...

  • Resource Year: F

    External Features Poster

    This External Features Poster resource was created for the Foundation Living Things Unit to provide a clear explanation on what external fea...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Hearing Sounds Rubric

    This rubric has been created as an assessment item for the Hearing Sounds unit, letting you assess your students’ understanding throughout t...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Hearing Sounds Quiz

    This quiz has been created as an assessment item for the Hearing Sounds unit, letting you check your students understanding at the end of th...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Hearing Sounds Title Page

    This worksheet is a beautiful cover for a unit workbook or the perfect sheet for fast finishers. This worksheet is part of a larger unit...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Assessment

    This assessment is designed to be used at the completion of the Push and Pull Science Unit. Students will demonstrate their learning from th...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Pom Pom Popper Poster

    This simple procedural text is the perfect hands-on activity for your students when learning about the concept of push and pull. It has been...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Comparing Toys

    This worksheet allows students to identify different forces that are used by different toys, by comparing one of their own toys with a toy f...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Gravity - Worksheet

    This worksheet allows students to demonstrate their understanding of gravity and the different objects that will be affected by gravity. Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    The Power of Forces

    This worksheet has been designed for students to record their observations as they complete various push and pull experiments. Students will...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Paper Plate Masks - Assessment

    Students will use their knowledge acquired throughout this unit of study as they make a mask. They will be bending, twisting, cutting and st...

  • Worksheet Year: 1 2

    Paper Plate Masks - Experiment

    Students will create a paper plate mask as part of their assessment for the current unit of study. They will be required to bend, stretch, c...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Does It Stretch?

    Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. Students will first predict if an item will stretch or n...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Materials That Stretch - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. The class will first complete their predications about a...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Physically Changing Shape - Worksheet

    Students will test a variety of materials to see the effects of bending and twisting. This 2 page worksheet is differentiated to allow all s...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Physically Changing Shape - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to see if they will change shape when subjected to twisting and bending actions. This forms par...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Paper Plane Designs

    These paper plane designs have a wide range of uses. Ranging in difficulty, there is a paper plane for everyone. Colour them in and see whic...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Folding and Scrunching

    Students will use this worksheet to find out how far a piece of paper travels when different physical changes are applied to it. This for...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Physically Changing Materials Mini Book

    Students examine the ways shapes of objects made from different materials can be physically changed through actions such as bending, stretch...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Physically Changing Materials - Title Page

    Use this title page as a fast finisher activity to complete over the course of the unit.Β  This forms part of the Year 2 Chemical Sciences...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Moving Sky Quiz

    This worksheet is designed to be used as a piece of summative assessment for our Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit β€˜Our Moving Sky’. In i...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Researching Our Neighbours

    In this worksheet, students pick one of the planets in our solar system (other than the Earth) and search the internet for some simple facts...

  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Our Moving Sky - Title Page

    This title page was designed for the Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit β€˜Our Moving Sky’. It is a great front cover if you plan to coll...

  • Unit Plan Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    What is a Hovercraft? - Presentation

    The story of the hovercraft is a story of designing solutions to real-world problems and how the limits of technology can impact design.Β  I...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Extinction Bingo

    This game was created as an extension for a STEAM activity on extinction and endangered species. In this bingo game, a bingo caller works th...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Sort Through the Trash

    In this activity, students sort waste items into the correct bin for recycling. This sorting activity is the perfect extension to any lesson...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    My Clean Up Australia Pledge

    In this worksheet, students pledge and plan to help keep Australia clean and beautiful. This is often done as part of Clean Up Australia Day...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    English Unit: Creating Digital Texts

    This unit plan is a comprehensive resource for teaching and assessing computer skills in your Foundation classroom. The unit includes a pres...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts Rubric Editable

    This simple to use teacher rubric allows you to assess the progress of your class throughout the Foundation – Creating Digital Texts unit. T...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Story Time Assessment

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is the final assessment for the Foundation - Creating Digital Texts unit. Each student...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Drop Down Geniuses Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students to use drop down menus. The class will learn how to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Super Selectors Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students selecting objects. The class will learn how to sele...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Superb Scrollers Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students scrolling. The class will learn how to scroll using...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Typing Titians Activity

    This interactive and editable PowerPoint presentation is all about getting your students typing. The class will learn how to type letters, w...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts - Student Reference Card

    Print these reference cards for your students so they can easily refer back to the key computer skills of scrolling, selecting and typing. E...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Creating Digital Texts Class Display

    This class display is a great way to introduce or reinforce typing, selecting, scrolling and drop down menu computer skills. The displays pr...

  • FREE! Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Google Earth Scavenger Hunt

    Use this Google Earth Scavenger Hunt activity to develop your students’ understanding of history and geography within their community, Austr...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    iPad Bootcamp

    This iPad Bootcamp is designed to teach your students a range of iPad, internet and media arts skills while completing a series of tasks. Ea...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Computer Posters - Important Keys for PC

    This poster set reminds your students of the groups of keys on their keyboard and what they all do. There is a similar set of posters featur...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Computer Posters - Important Keys for Mac

    This poster set reminds your students of the groups of keys on their keyboard and what they all do. There is a similar set of posters featur...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Computer Posters - Open & Save

    These posters remind students of the essential keyboard shortcuts they can use to open and save documents in most of the software they will...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Using A Mouse - Poster

    A simple, colourful display poster that explains what a mouse is and what it is used for. Display in your classroom for easy reference. Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Save & Open - Poster

    A simple, colourful display poster that shows the shortcuts that can be used to save and open files in both Windows and Mac. Display this in...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    St Patrick's Day STEAM St Patrick's Badge - Lower Primary

    St Patrick's Day STEAM St Patrick's Badge - Lower Primary

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    St Patrick’s Day Badge - Lower Primary STEAM

    In this STEAM activity, students learn about Irish culture and the history of St Patrick’s day before designing a traditional St. Patrick’s...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    Australian Animals Footprints B

    This series of posters, the result of a resource request from one of our member teachers, show Australian animals and the unique footprints...

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    Australian Animals Footprints

    This resource, the result of a resource request from one of our member teachers, show Australian animals and the unique footprints they make...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    IFive Senses Sentence Finisher

    A worksheet with incomplete written sentences about the 5 senses. Students colour, cut, match and paste the correct 5 senses image to cor...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Five Senses Sort

    Table of the 5 senses with jumbled images related to each sense. After a class discussion on the senses, and used in conjunction with the...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Five Senses Poster - Girl Version

    A poster with labelled external features of the body that are related to the 5 senses.Β  Β 

  • Resource Year: 1

    Five Senses Poster - Boy Version

    A poster with labelled external features of the body that are related to the 5 senses.Β  Β 

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Five Senses - Girl Version

    Label the external features of the body that are related to the 5 senses.Β  This can be used as part of science or to introduce students t...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Five Senses - Boy Version

    Label the external features of the body that are related to the 5 senses.Β  This can be used as part of science or to introduce students to...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    My Flying Insect

    Explore the world of flying insects with this interactive resource. Students will create their own flying insect models and learn about thei...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Land and Water Animal Sort

    Engage students in an exploration of different habitats with this interactive resource.

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Healthy Habitats

    Promote environmental awareness and conservation with this resource focused on healthy habitats.

  • Resource Year: 1

    Clean and Unhealthy Water Habitats

    Students can sort clean and unhealthy water habitats and discuss the comparisons between the two and the possible implications of pollution...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Beach, Bush and Backyard Habitats

    Discover the wonders of diverse habitats with this comprehensive resource. Students will explore the unique characteristics and biodiversity...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Beach Animals

    Immerse students in the fascinating world of beach animals with this captivating resource. From crabs to seagulls, students will learn about...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Beach, Bush and Backyard Page Border

    Enhance visual presentations and displays with this decorative page border featuring a beach, bush, and backyard theme.

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Beach, Bush and Backyard Animal Sort

    Encourage students to explore animal diversity across different habitats with this interactive sorting activity. Students will categorise an...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    The Importance Of Recycling

    Students are asked to reflect on the importance of recycling through either writing or drawing. This worksheet was designed to be used with...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2 6

    (Re)Making Paper - Teacher Sheet

    This teacher sheet outline the instructions for a recycling activity where students turn scrap paper into beautiful, handmade paper bookmark...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2

    Materials Scavenger Hunt

    Students set off around the classroom or playground in search of examples of each category of material. This worksheet can be done as a comp...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Water in a Strainer

    This is an interesting demosntration of the hydrophobic nature of oil, but for younger students, it just looks like an amazing magic trick....

  • Resource Year: 2 5 6

    Three Levels of Liquid

    The traditional demonstration of liquids and density. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquids of different densities laye...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    How to Make Moon Sand

    Explore Science and Sensory Play with Moon Sand!This captivating presentation guides students through creating their own moon sand, a sand-l...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    How to Make a Rubber Egg

    An interesting investigation that demonstrates the changes that can happen to a familiar object during a chemical reaction.This is an experi...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Clever Play Dough

    An investigation of a non-Newtonian fluid, sometimes called Ooblek. This is a fun experiment for kids to play with and get messy. Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Changing the Colours of Flowers

    Students will conduct an experiment where they learn about the functions of the parts of a flowering plant.Β 

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    A Sticky Balloon Too

    An investigation of static electricity. There isn’t really a place for static electricity in the current Australian Curriculum, but this...

  • Resource Year: 2

    A Plane Made of Rings

    An experiment where students create an unfamiliar paper airplane, that is still able to fly thanks to the forces of thrust and lift. The...

  • Resource Year: 2 3 6

    A Lemon Instead of Battery

    In this experiment, students create a chemical battery with a lemon that is able to power a small light. This could be an effective demon...

  • Resource Year: 2 5 6

    A Lamp with Bubbles

    An experiment that demonstrates the behaviour of liquids with different densities. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquid...

  • Resource Year: 2 5 6

    A Growing Balloon

    A simple baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction inflates a balloon. Students learn that chemical reaction can produce a gas. Β 

  • Resource Year: 1

    How can materials be changed

    This display depicts the many ways materials can be changed through various actions. Create classroom displays with various materials studen...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Name That Food

    Students will match foods that have changed form as a result of being heated or cooled.Β  This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Paper Plate Masks Assessment

    Students will be creating a paper plate mask as part of their assessment for the current unit of study. In this creation, they will be requi...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Making a Mask Assessment

    Students will use their knowledge acquired throughout this unit of study as they make a mask. They will be bending, twisting and stretching...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Cooling Down - Worksheet

    Students will test a number of materials to determine whether or not they will freeze. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Un...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Cooling Down - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to see whether or not they will freeze. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit -...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Does it dissolve? - Worksheet

    Students will test a number of materials to determine whether or not they will dissolve in water. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Materials that Dissolve - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of items to see whether or not they will dissolve in water. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Does it stretch? - Worksheet

    Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Materials that Stretch - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit...

  • Worksheet Year: F 1

    Changing Shape - Worksheet

    Students will test a variety of materials to see the effects of bending and twisting. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Uni...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Changing Shape - Experiment

    Students will test a variety of materials to see if they will change shape when subjected to twisting and bending actions. This forms par...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Describing Materials - Worksheet

    Students will describe the changes that have taken place in foods based on different actions. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Scie...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Changing Materials - Mini Book

    Students examine the ways shapes of objects made from different materials can be physically changed through actions such as bending, stretch...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    Changing Materials - Worksheet

    Students examine the way food can change form by adding heat or cooling the food. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit -...

  • Worksheet Year: 1

    What is it made of? - Materials Worksheet

    Students will identify the materials from which a number of common items are made. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit -...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    A Sunflower

    Colour the sunflower and label it as part of your study of Living Things.

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Material Sorting Activity

    Students will use their observation skills to identify the materials various objects are made from. This forms part of the Foundation Che...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    External Features Of Animals

    This resource provides a visual reference for the external features of animals from various habitats, including animals found in the backyar...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Cooked and Uncooked

    How do materials change form when they are heated or cooled? This set of posters provides the visual images of materials before and after th...

  • Resource Year: 1 3 4 5

    Environment / Habitat Posters - Descriptive

    This set of habitat posters features 9 different types of environments found in Australia with an extensive list of descriptive words that c...

  • Resource Year: 1 3 4 5

    Habitat Posters

    This set of habitat posters features 9 different types of environments found in Australia. Students will investigate and describe the import...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Nocturnal & Diurnal - Animal Sorting

    Students will sort nocturnal and diurnal animals as part of their studies on the different places that living things live, and how they adap...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2

    Food Groups Posters

    The Food Groups posters provide an introduction to food groups, whilst our food group cards allow students to sort individual foods into the...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Mini Beasts - Backyard Critters

    This set of posters identifies the common external features of animals. Β  It includes: ant bee butterfly cicada earthworm frog sn...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +4

    Internet Smart Poster

    Students will understand how to stay safe while using the internet.Β 

  • Resource Year: 1

    Parts of Plants

    Plants live in a variety of environments, but share similar needs. These charts label some common parts of different types of plants.

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3

    Parts of Animals and People

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

  • Resource Year: 1

    Land and Water Animals

    Living things live in places where their needs are met, such as land and water.

  • Resource Year: F 1

    Big and Small Animals

    Animals come in all shapes and sizes. Looking at some big and small animals, students can identify suitable habitats for each animal and dec...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Healthy Food Pyramid Poster

    The Healthy Food Pyramid Poster was designed to display current food guides that enable students to plan food choices and sort foods into fo...

  • Resource Year: 1 3 4

    Vertebrates

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

  • Resource Year: P F 1 2 +4

    States of Matter

    States of Matter

  • Resource Year: 1 3 5 6

    Properties of Matter

    This set of 6 charts looks at the properties of solids, liquids and gases.   Images clearly show the processes occurring when matter is h...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Milk Production

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in milking a cow through to availability to purchase milk in shops. This is a terrific resource...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Science Experiment Prompts

    Use these sheets as a prompt for students when working through a science experiment.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    5 Food Groups Card Game

    Designed for 2-5 players, the 5 Food Groups Card Game helps players create an ideal daily menu satisfying the required amount of food from e...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Food Groups Charts

    These 6 charts contain visual representations of each of the food groups - Fats and Oils, Meat, Dairy, Grains, Fruit and Vegetable.

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Invertebrates - Roles

    This resource consists of 5 pages, each detailing the value of invertebrates and the important role they play in our environment.

  • Resource Year: 1 2 3 4 +2

    Invertebrates - Types

    This resource provides labelled features and examples of various types of invertebrates including: insects, molluscs, myriapods, arachnids,...

  • Resource Year: 1

    Minibeast Flashcards

    There are 54 flashcards in this set covering a wide variety of minibeasts with a photograph to support each name. There are loads of creepy...

  • Resource Year: 1 2

    Parts of a Flower

    These charts label each of the parts of a flower and include worksheets to help students consolidate this knowledge.

  • Resource Year: 1

    5 Senses

    These charts describe each of the five senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight.

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Tomato

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in tomato farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Rice

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in rice farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to ac...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +2

    Produce - Potatoes

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in potato farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +2

    Produce - Peas

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in pea farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to acc...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Honey

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in honey production through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource t...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Grapes

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in grape farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to a...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Cherries

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in cherry farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Carrots

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in carrot farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Capsicum

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in capsicum farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource t...

  • Resource Year: F 1 2 5 +1

    Produce - Apples

    This set of cards identifies the steps taken in apple farming through to availability to purchase in shops. This is a terrific resource to a...

  • Resource Year: 1 4

    Parts of an Insect Chart

    This chart clearly labels all the parts of an insect.

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