Science Year 1 Year 2 Physical Sciences

Investigates how forces and energy are used in products

Code ST1-9PW-ST

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56 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 which objects move on land, water and in the air. Students ...

  • 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: 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: 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 ‘What is a Hovercraft Presentation’ teaches your students the story of the ho...

  • 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: 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: 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...

  • 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 “We...

  • 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...

  • 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 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...

  • 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.  

  • 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...

  • 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.  I...

  • 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

    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...

  • 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

    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...

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