Nature and development of science
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Nature and development of science in Science Year 1 includes:
- ACSHE021 Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
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Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable
Make outdoor play a learning opportunity with exciting nature treasure hunts..
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Five Senses Science Stations
Show your students the power of their five senses with a pack of printable 5 Senses Science Stations!
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What Do Scientists Do? Teaching Slides
Discover what scientists do, the tools they use, and more with our 'What Do Scientists Do?' Teaching Presentation.
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Five Senses Activity Flipbook
Explore the five senses with your students using this engaging five senses activity flipbook.
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Types of Physical Change - Science Sort
Sort examples of physical changes with a printable Types of Physical Change Science Sort.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Sorting Activity
Introduce your students to physical changes in materials with a stretch, bend and twist material sorting activity.
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Describing Matter - Scavenger Hunt Activities
Host an engaging science scavenger hunt to introduce your early years students to the observable properties of matter.
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Spot the Stretchy Difference – Worksheet
A spot the difference worksheet designed to help students recognise materials that have been stretched.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Teaching Presentation
A 56-slide teaching presentation introducing facts about different chemical changes to different materials.
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What's Bending – Worksheet
A worksheet designed for students to use their knowledge and understanding of objects and if they bend.
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Nature Walk Senses Worksheet
Use this worksheet during a nature walk to encourage children to listen, smell, look and feel!
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels – Worksheet
A worksheet to order an illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels
An illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
Observe and record observations of the world around you with a printable Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the physical changes of materials and how properties change when materials stretch, bend, twist, heat or cool. Students predict how materials will vary and whether they can be returned to their original state.
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Changes I Can See!
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores how and why changes occur in the sky and landscape, and develops students' ability to describe these changes in their local environment.
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Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
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Sound Research
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
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Line Up the Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light travels in a straight line.
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Marvellous Materials
A 60-minute lesson in which students recap their prior knowledge of materials and their physical features.
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Sensational Stretching
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be stretched.
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Brilliant Bending
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can bend.
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Terrific Twisting
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be twisted.
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Stretch, Bend and Twist – I Think You've Got the Gist
A 60-minute lesson designed for students to use their knowledge of materials to predict and identify whether materials stretch, bend or twist.
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Handy Heating
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are heated.
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Choice Cooling
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are cooled.
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Are You Getting Hot or Cold?
A 60-minute lesson designed to summarise the physical changes that occur when things stretch, bend, twist, heat and cool.
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Assessment: Chemical Science – Clever Changes
A 30-minute assessment designed to assess students' ability to describe physical changes in materials.
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Why Does It Change?
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What Will Change?
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Do You See What I See?