Science Year 5 Year 6 Biological Sciences

Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition

Code ST3-5LW-T

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122 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    v9 Changes

    This is a unit designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 6 Chemical Science. In it, students investigate how materials c...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    v9 Environmental Factors

    β€˜Environmental Factors’ is a Year 6 Biological Sciences unit aligned with the Australian National Curriculum. It is designed to cover ten le...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    v9 Adaptations

    This Adaptations unit is designed to cover the Biological Sciences content areas for Year 5 students. Students explore the types of adaptati...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    Natural Disasters and Extreme Climates

    In this unit, designed to last 10 lessons, students will complete the Year 6 ACARA Earth and Space Sciences curriculum, which focuses on nat...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    v9 Electricity

    This is an eight lesson unit designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 6 Physical Science. Throughout this unit, student...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    Our Place in Space

    This is a 10 lesson unit that is designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 5 Earth and Space Sciences. Over the cours...

  • Unit Plan Year: 5

    v9 Matter Matters

    This unit is designed to cover ten lessons for the Australian National Curriculum for Year 5 Chemical Science. During this unit, students le...

  • Unit Plan Year: 6

    Science Unit: Natural Hazards and Their Impact on Earth

    The Natural Hazards and Their Impact on Earth unit is a structured, inquiry-based learning program where students explore geological and wea...

  • 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: 3 4 5 6

    STEAM Unit: Building Better Bridges

    This activity builds on the previous fun and learning of β€˜Building Bridges’ and challenges students to think about how engineers choose mate...

  • 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: 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...

  • 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: 5 6

    Natural Hazards and Their Impact on Earth - Presentation

    The Natural Hazards and Their Impact on Earth presentation is a visually engaging PowerPoint that introduces students to geological and weat...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Generating Power - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the Electricity unit written for Year 6. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Electrical Conductors and Insulators - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Electricity unit written for Year 6. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Types of Circuits - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Electricity unit written for Year 6. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Components - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Electricity unit written for Year 6. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 6

    Introduction to Electricity - Presentation

    This Physical Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 1Β of the Electricity unit written for Year 6. It allows the teacher t...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Clever Plants - Presentation

    This Biological Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Adaptations unit written for Year 5. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Plant Adaptations - Presentation

    This Biological Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Adaptations unit written for Year 5. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Physical Adaptations - Presentation

    This Biological Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 3Β of the Adaptations unit written for Year 5. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Behavioural Adaptations - Presentation

    This Biological Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 2Β of the Adaptations unit written for Year 5. It allows the teacher...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Extreme Change Events - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Surface Change unit. It allows the teacher to walk st...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Human Caused Change - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Surface Change unit. It allows the teacher to walk st...

  • Presentation Year: 4 5

    Slow Natural Change - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Surface Change unit. It allows the teacher to walk st...

  • Presentation Year: 5

    Geology Refresher - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Surface Change unit. It allows the teacher to walk st...

  • 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: 3 4 5 6

    Building Better Bridges - Presentation

    This presentation is designed to introduce students to the concepts included in a STEM activity of the same title. It will help students und...

  • 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: 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: 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...

  • 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: 6

    Environmental Factors Title Page

    This is a handy title page for the Year 6 Environmental Factors unit that works great as a fast finisher activity. This worksheet was cre...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Adaptation Outline

    This worksheet allows students to structure and outline the presentation they will need to complete as part of the assessment for the Year 5...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Adaptations Word Search

    This worksheet is a great fast finishers worksheet for the Year 5 Biological Science unit β€˜Adaptations’.

  • Resource Year: 5

    What Are Adaptations? - Presentation

    This Biological Sciences presentation has been created to support Lesson 1Β of the Adaptations unit written for Year 5. It allows the teacher...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Surface Change Quiz

    This presentation was created to be used as part of an assessment tool for the Surface Change unit. Students use a quiz answer sheet provide...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Surface Change Quiz Worksheet

    This worksheet is part of an assessment for the Year 5 ACARA Earth and Space science curriculum unit called Soil, Rocks and Minerals. You wi...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Understanding Human Caused Change

    In this worksheet, students look at the impact that humans have on the Earth’s surface through adding and taking away. Not only do they do s...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Surface Change Word Search

    This handy worksheet not only reinforces many of the important terms of the Year 5 Earth and Space science curriculum, it is the perfect fas...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Surface Change - Title Page

    This is a handy title page for the Surface Change unit that works great as a fast finisher activity. This worksheet was created as part o...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    What I Know About Geology

    In this worksheet, students complete a few general geology question after having watched the presentation β€˜Geology Refresher’. This should a...

  • 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: 2 3 4 5 +1

    Christmas Big Brain Builders

    Spend the 12 days of Christmas encouraging creative, playful and immersive learning with your students. This variety of activities ranges fr...

  • Resource Year: 3 4 5 6

    Hypothesis Poster

    This poster was designed to help students understand the role of the hypothesis in the scientific method, as well as the importance of makin...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Camouflage

    This worksheet is a combination of a science lesson and a reading comprehension activity. Students read a short description of how animals u...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Physical Adaptation Comparison

    Explore the fascinating world of physical adaptations with this comparative resource. Students will examine different animals and their uniq...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Self-Reflection - Adaptations

    A self-reflection rubric for the information report on behavioural and physical adaptations of desert and plants.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Adaptations Physical and Behavioural Information Report

    An outline of what needs to be included in an information report on behavioural and physical adaptations of desert plants and animals.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Desert Water Conservation

    Students draw a scientific diagram with annotations of a Xerophyte (Desert Plant that has specifically adapted for water conservation).

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Seed Dispersal

    Students research one of the common modes of seed dispersal: Water, wind, animals, gravity or ballistics. They explain how the seed is dispe...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    The Australian Banksia

    Students explain and illustrate how the Australian Banksia survives the catastrophic event of Australian bushfires.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Mimicry in Plants

    Student research and investigate a plant that mimics the look of something else to aid its survival. They name and illustrate the plant and...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Plant Survival Adaptations

    Students describe the adaptations that helps each of the following plant survive. They draw and label a scientific diagram of each. E.g.,...

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Plant Environmental Problems

    Students brainstorm some environments in which plants live, describe them and some of the possible problems that plants may face in those en...

  • Resource Year: 5

    Camel Adaptations Display

    A poster that highlights examples of physical adaptations of camels.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Penguin Adaptations Display

    A poster that highlights examples of physical adaptations of penguins.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Giraffe Adaptation Display

    A poster that highlights examples of physical adaptations of giraffes.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Camel Adaptations - Scientific Diagram

    Students raw a scientific diagram with annotations to show behavioural adaptations of camels in the desert.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Penguin Adaptations - Scientific Diagram

    Students draw a scientific diagram with annotations to show physical adaptations of penguins in Antarctica.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Giraffe Adaptations - Scientific Diagram

    Students draw a scientific diagram with annotations to show behavioural adaptations of giraffes in the Savannah biome.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Behavioural Adaptations - Active Times

    A set of poster that explains behavioural adaptations, β€œactive times”; cathemeral, diurnal, nocturnal, crepuscular.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Desert Climate

    A poster that shows the extreme differences in temperature in the desert from day to night.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Animal Active Times

    Students define each active time and illustrate an animal for each type of active time. E.g., crepuscular, nocturnal, diurnal

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Dessert Survival - Plant and Animal

    Students draw a scientific diagram with annotations to demonstrate their understand of how a plant or animal survives in the desert.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Types of Adaptations

    A poster that explains behavioural and physical adaptations.

  • Worksheet Year: 5

    Adaptations - Title Page

    A title page to use in conjunction with the Year 5 Biological Sciences Unit, Adaptations.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Migration Marathons

    Students investigate some the largest migrations in the animal kingdom, plotting them on a world map.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Super Tardigrade

    Students take what they’ve learned about the Tardigrade, and reimagine them in a super hero setting.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Plant Table

    This worksheet lets them compare their plant experiment’s measurements with the control group, as well as the other plants so that they can...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    How Many Babies?

    This reading comprehension activity has students complete a short reading on the reproductive rates of different living things so students c...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Mould Conclusions

    Students are able to complete their mould growth experiment, recording their final observations, and answering questions.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Plant Observations

    This worksheet allows students to record their observations and measurements during their plant experiment.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Plant Proposal

    In this worksheet, students create an experiment for how a plant grows. They’re asked to identify all the relevant variables, consider wethe...

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Magic Mould Observation

    This worksheet enables students to record their observations during their mould growing experiment.

  • Worksheet Year: 6

    Ziploc Stencil

    This worksheet enables the students to trace a 1cm grid on a zipper top bag, which they’ll need to record their observations during the moul...

  • Worksheet Year: 5 6

    Dancing Daisies Debrief

    This 2 page worksheet is designed to work hand in hand with the first presentation in this unit, and help students better understand the sci...

  • 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: 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 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: 5

    Plant and Animal Adaptations

    The 'Plant and Animal Adaptations' posters explore the structural and behavioural adaptations of plants and animals for their environments.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Australian Plant and Animal Structural Adaptations

    This set of posters details some 'Australian Plant and Animal Structural Adaptations' that help them to survive in their environment.

  • Resource Year: 5

    Plant & Animal Adaptation Discussion Cards - Set of 24

    Students will explain how particular adaptations help survival, for example, nocturnal behaviourΒ orΒ silvery coloured leaves of dune plants....

  • Resource Year: 6

    Bacteria Virus Fungus Posters

    Bacteria Virus Fungus Posters

  • Resource Year: 4 6

    Organism Cards - Grasslands

    This set of grassland organism cards was developed to support the Year 7 Science Curriculum in the study of Food Chains and Food Webs.

  • Resource Year: 4 6

    Organism Cards - Desert

    This set of desert organism cards was developed to support the Year 7 Science Curriculum in the study of Food Chains and Food Webs.

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Antarctica Flashcards

    This is an enormous set of 82 flashcards including vocabulary of Antarctica.  Where possible, images are included to assist visual learners...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Antarctica Charts

    This set of 10 informative and visually appealing charts are an invaluable resource for studying the continent of Antarctica. Information i...

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Antartica Map Colour

    Antartica Map Colour

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Antarctica Map Labelled

    Antarctica Map Labelled

  • Resource Year: 4 5 6

    Map of Antarctica

    Map of Antarctica

  • 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: F 5

    Australian Animals - 21 cards

    There are 21 colourful A4 charts depict Australian animals. Choose to print them 2 or more to a page if you require flashcard size.

  • 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: 3 4 5 6

    Produce - Wheat

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

  • 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...

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