Science Understanding
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Science Understanding in Science Foundation Year includes:
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Describing Rocks and Soils Vocabulary Cards
Introduce your little learners to the academic vocabulary they need to describe rocks and minerals with a printable rocks vocabulary word wall.
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Sink or Float? Worksheet (Cut and Paste)
Identify objects that sink and float with a printable Sink or Float Worksheet PDF.
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Antonyms are Opposite Words - Cut and Paste Worksheets
Build vocabulary skills with a cut-and-paste opposite words worksheets
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Marine Animals - Year 1 Leveled Reader
Learn about the creatures under the ocean’s surface with a printable leveled reader book about marine animals.
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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 Worksheets
Hand out these eight great seasons worksheets to help your students learn all about the seasonal changes and the way they affect our everyday choices.
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Characteristics of Seasons Interactive Activity
Use this activity-packed interactive resource to explore with your students the names and characteristics of summer, autumn, winter and spring!
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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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Order of Seasons Interactive Activity
Explore the order of the seasons with your students by travelling through times of the year in this interactive adventure.
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Healthy and Unhealthy Plants Worksheet Pack
Discover what plants need to grow with a differentiated Healthy and Unhealthy Plants Worksheet Pack.
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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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The Needs of Plants - Worksheets for Year 1
Cut, paste, and read about what plants need to survive with a pair of printable plant worksheets.
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Weather Journal – Mini-Book
Draw and write about the current weather conditions, record weather data and predict what the following day’s forecast will be with this printable mini-book.
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Roll or Slide Investigation Worksheet – Recording Results
A worksheet for recording results after conducting a roll or slide investigation.
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Sink or Float Investigation Worksheet - Cut and Paste
A cut and paste worksheet to explore sinking and floating with everyday items.
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Physical Properties of Rocks - Digital Rock Sorting Activity
Use a Digital Rock Sorting Activity to help your Foundation and Year 1 students learn to observe and describe the properties of rocks.
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Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart Pack
Use a Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart to help your students describe the properties of rocks and minerals.
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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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Australian Desert Animals Mini Book
Read and learn about plants and animals in the Australian desert with a printable mini book for Year 1.
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Uses of Soil Interactive Activity
Teach students how animals, plants and humans depend on soil with this interactive science game for early years students.
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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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Making a Mini Water Cycle - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating the water cycle.
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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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Sink or Float Investigation Worksheet – Recording Results
A worksheet to record results after a sink or float investigation.
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Sink or Float Investigation Worksheet – Match Up
A match-up worksheet to explore whether items sink or float.
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What If? Materials Template
A set of 6 templates to use when investigating the properties of materials.
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Classroom Weather Chart for Identifying Environmental Conditions
Use this fun classroom weather chart in your morning meetings to help students visualise the weather and changes in the environment due to the changing seasons.
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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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Wonderful Weather – Foundation and Year 1 Worksheets
Make weather predictions, create a weather report and write about the weather with this set of printable worksheets.
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Types of Weather – Sorting Activity
Observe and categorise pictures showing different types of weather with this sorting activity.
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Dress for the Weather Worksheet
Identify proper clothing choices for different weather conditions with this worksheet.
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Science Pattern Match Cards
A set of 89 task cards to help students learn about patterns in nature.