Science Understanding
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Science Understanding in Science Foundation Year includes:
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Seasonal Changes Worksheets
Engage your young learners with this set of fun season worksheets. Included are 12 activities to keep them learning!
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Seasonal Changes Words and Definitions Display
Display this easy-to-read seasons word set in your classroom as you investigate seasonal changes with your young students.
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Four Seasons Picture Sorting – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Sort pictures according to the season they represent with this cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Seasons of the Year Sorting Activity
Year 1 students can identify proper clothing, activities and objects for different types of weather with this four seasons activity.
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Dress for the Weather Match-Up Activity
Identify proper clothing choices for different weather conditions with a clothing and climate matching activity.
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Hard or Soft? Describing Matter Activity Sheets (F-1)
Explore the world of matter with Describing Matter Activity Sheets for early years students.
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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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Seasons Affect Plants and Animals Flipbook
Use this fun flipbook to teach students how the seasons affect plants and animals while allowing them to connect to prior knowledge by answering questions on each page.
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How Seasons Affect Plants and Animals Poster Set
Display these informative posters in your Grade One classroom to remind students of the five ways animals and plants adapt to seasonal changes in their environment.
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Seasons, Weather and Our Choices Interactive Activity
Complete this whole-class interactive activity to teach students the connection between the seasonal conditions and their daily choices.
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Seasonal Changes in Plants Posters
Display these seasonal plants posters to show your students the variations in fruit, vegetable and plant growth across Earth’s four seasons.
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Seasonal Changes Differentiated Word Search
Get your students’ minds buzzing with this word search seasons activity, while they build their scientific vocabulary about Earth and space sciences.
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Season Characteristics Task Cards
Give your students the clues and watch them select the mystery season with this set of 24 task cards.
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The Earth's Seasons Teaching Slides
Use this fact-packed digital teaching resource to show your students the names and characteristics of Earth’s four seasons.
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What to Wear Today? – Classroom Display
An interactive classroom display where students update the clothes the character is wearing each day based on the weather.
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The Seasons - Posters
A set of beautifully illustrated posters that depict the seasons and the differences between them.
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My Monster Design Template
A template to use for a design activity related to the properties of materials.
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Shadow Types Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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Living Things Need Oxygen
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need oxygen.
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Living or Non-Living?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the features of living and non-living things.
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Habitat Diorama - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.
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Shelter Building Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how a shelter can protect a living thing.
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Living Things Need Water
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate why living things need water.
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Creating Oxygen Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants make oxygen.
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What Do Living Things Need?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Diving Into Description
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.
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Living Things and Their Needs Unit Plan
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
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Making Monsters
A 60 minute lesson in which students design and create a 3D monster using objects made from materials with different properties.
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Properties of Materials Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.
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Keep Me Dry
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how water resistant they are.
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Give Me Some Shade
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how much shade they provide.