Describes how the properties of materials determine their use
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This unit has been designed for Year 1 based on the Australian Curriculum Physical Science Strand. Students will investigate sources of ligh...
This unit that is designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 2 - Earth and Space Sciences. Throughout this unit, students...
This unit covers the Chemical Sciences portion of the Australian Curriculum for year 2. Through a series of presentations, hands-on activiti...
This unit will investigate how the forces of push and pull affect the ways in which objects move on land, water and in the air. Students ...
This unit has been designed to meet the requirements of the Year 1 Australian Curriculum Science - Chemical Sciences strand. In this unit...
This five-lesson Design and Technologies unit guides students through an engaging design process as they explore how toys move. Students tes...
The Building a Bee Hotel Unit is a complete design and technologies project where students explore sustainable habitats for native bees. The...
This activity is a quick engineering challenge that your students will love! It can be completed in a single session with minimal materials....
This activity kit, designed to be used in conjunction with our ‘What is a Hovercraft Presentation’ teaches your students the story of the ho...
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...
This activity pack is designed to go along with our Big Bang presentation. This activity kit allows you to turn that interesting presentatio...
This five-lesson presentation supports a hands-on Technologies unit where students explore how toys are designed to move. Through observatio...
The Building a Bee Hotel Presentation is an interactive and structured PowerPoint that guides students through a design and technologies pro...
This Paper Plate Masks presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to...
This Stretching presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to walk s...
This Bending and Twisting presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher...
This Folding presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher to walk stud...
This Changing Materials presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher t...
This What Are Materials? presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Physically Changing Materials unit. It allows the teacher...
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....
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...
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...
This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 - The Solar System of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2. It...
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...
This presentation is designed to accompany the STEM activity of the same name. It walks students through the human history of bridge buildin...
This presentation introduces students to the major forces involved in powered flight. It was designed as part of a STEAM activity pack that...
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...
This hands-on scavenger hunt worksheet supports young learners in exploring their five senses through real-world observation. Students searc...
This assessment rubric supports the Let It Roll Design and Technologies unit. Teachers can assess student achievement against key learning o...
This 10-question interactive quiz is the perfect way to review key learning from the Let It Roll unit. Covering concepts such as materials,...
This end-of-unit assessment sheet allows students to reflect on the outcomes of their rolling toy project. It includes sections on testing p...
These differentiated Building Checklists and companion Design Reflection Sheet help students stay organised throughout the construction and...
This open-ended Design Sheet encourages students to draw and label their rolling toy creations. It offers a clean, simplified layout perfect...
These differentiated Rolling Toy Design Sheets support students in visualising and planning their toy designs for the Let It Roll unit. Each...
These differentiated Group Planning Sheets support students as they collaboratively plan their rolling toy designs. Each version provides st...
The Material Match worksheet guides students through an investigation of wheel materials and how they perform on different surfaces. Student...
This structured observation worksheet supports students in exploring the different ways toys move. By testing a range of toy types, students...
This resource includes two Risk Assessment Sheets to support safe and structured project-based learning. The Bee Hotel Risk Assessment outli...
The Building a Bee Hotel Quiz is a 10-question assessment designed to evaluate students' understanding of why bee hotels are important, the...
The Building a Bee Hotel Rubric provides a clear, structured assessment tool for evaluating students' bee hotel projects. Covering key areas...
This Bee Hotel Assessment worksheet encourages students to reflect on their completed bee hotel project. Students rate their design, draw th...
Step-by-step checklist for students to ensure their bee hotel is planned, built, and tested correctly. Includes reflection questions and a p...
Students explain their design choices, discussing materials, safety considerations, and placement for maximum effectiveness. This worksheet...
Students colour materials suitable for bee hotels and sketch their own bee hotel design, labelling the components. This worksheet helps stud...
The Design Detectives worksheet encourages students to analyse everyday objects and their purpose. Using a cut-and-paste activity, students...
This assessment is designed to be used at the completion of the Push and Pull Science Unit. Students will demonstrate their learning from th...
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...
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...
This worksheet has been designed for students to record their observations as they complete various push and pull experiments. Students will...
Students will use their knowledge acquired throughout this unit of study as they make a mask. They will be bending, twisting, cutting and st...
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...
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...
Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. The class will first complete their predications about a...
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...
Students will test a variety of materials to see if they will change shape when subjected to twisting and bending actions. This forms par...
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...
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...
Students examine the ways shapes of objects made from different materials can be physically changed through actions such as bending, stretch...
Use this title page as a fast finisher activity to complete over the course of the unit. This forms part of the Year 2 Chemical Sciences...
This worksheet is designed to be used as a piece of summative assessment for our Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit ‘Our Moving Sky’. In i...
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...
This title page was designed for the Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit ‘Our Moving Sky’. It is a great front cover if you plan to coll...
The story of the hovercraft is a story of designing solutions to real-world problems and how the limits of technology can impact design. I...
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...
St Patrick's Day STEAM St Patrick's Badge - Lower Primary
In this STEAM activity, students learn about Irish culture and the history of St Patrick’s day before designing a traditional St. Patrick’s...
Explore the world of flying insects with this interactive resource. Students will create their own flying insect models and learn about thei...
Engage students in an exploration of different habitats with this interactive resource.
Promote environmental awareness and conservation with this resource focused on healthy habitats.
Discover the wonders of diverse habitats with this comprehensive resource. Students will explore the unique characteristics and biodiversity...
Immerse students in the fascinating world of beach animals with this captivating resource. From crabs to seagulls, students will learn about...
Enhance visual presentations and displays with this decorative page border featuring a beach, bush, and backyard theme.
Encourage students to explore animal diversity across different habitats with this interactive sorting activity. Students will categorise an...
Students are asked to reflect on the importance of recycling through either writing or drawing. This worksheet was designed to be used with...
This teacher sheet outline the instructions for a recycling activity where students turn scrap paper into beautiful, handmade paper bookmark...
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...
This is an interesting demosntration of the hydrophobic nature of oil, but for younger students, it just looks like an amazing magic trick....
The traditional demonstration of liquids and density. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquids of different densities laye...
Explore Science and Sensory Play with Moon Sand!This captivating presentation guides students through creating their own moon sand, a sand-l...
An interesting investigation that demonstrates the changes that can happen to a familiar object during a chemical reaction.This is an experi...
An investigation of a non-Newtonian fluid, sometimes called Ooblek. This is a fun experiment for kids to play with and get messy.
An investigation of static electricity. There isn’t really a place for static electricity in the current Australian Curriculum, but this...
An experiment where students create an unfamiliar paper airplane, that is still able to fly thanks to the forces of thrust and lift. The...
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...
An experiment that demonstrates the behaviour of liquids with different densities. Use this colourful experiment to illustrate how liquid...
A simple baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction inflates a balloon. Students learn that chemical reaction can produce a gas.
This display depicts the many ways materials can be changed through various actions. Create classroom displays with various materials studen...
Students will match foods that have changed form as a result of being heated or cooled. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences...
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...
Students will use their knowledge acquired throughout this unit of study as they make a mask. They will be bending, twisting and stretching...
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...
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 -...
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...
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...
Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit...
Students will test a variety of materials to determine whether or not they stretch. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit...
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...
Students will test a variety of materials to see if they will change shape when subjected to twisting and bending actions. This forms par...
Students will describe the changes that have taken place in foods based on different actions. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Scie...
Students examine the ways shapes of objects made from different materials can be physically changed through actions such as bending, stretch...
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 -...
Students will identify the materials from which a number of common items are made. This forms part of the Year 1 Chemical Sciences Unit -...
Students will use their observation skills to identify the materials various objects are made from. This forms part of the Foundation Che...
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...
This set of 6 charts looks at the properties of solids, liquids and gases. Â Images clearly show the processes occurring when matter is h...
Use these sheets as a prompt for students when working through a science experiment.
These charts describe each of the five senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight.
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