Chemical Sciences Teaching Resources
Explore the chemical sciences in your primary classroom this school year with the help of activities, worksheets and experiments created just for Australian teachers like you!
This collection of printable and digital activities is stocked with everything you need to meet Australian science curriculum standards for chemistry, including resources focused on substances and mixtures, liquids and solids and more. Introduce the periodic table, explore density, discuss freezing and melting and dive deep into chemical changes.
Each resource in this extensive collection has undergone a thorough review by a member of the Teach Starter science teaching team to ensure it's ready for your lesson plans and your students.
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Natural and Man-Made Materials Worksheets
Introduce your students to different materials and their properties with these Natural and Man-Made Materials Worksheets.
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Removing Heat – Ice Cream in a Bag Experiment
Make Ice Cream in a Bag and discover how removing heat causes matter to change states.
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Changes I Can See Worksheet Pack (Differentiated)
Explore physical changes and scientific predictions with a set of Changes I Can See Worksheets for Years 1-3.
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Properties of Materials Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-eight 'properties of materials' vocabulary cards.
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Sort It Out! Properties of Matter Activity
Use our Properties of Matter Sorting Activity cards to create an engaging Matter Sorting Station in your classroom.
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Properties of Matter Activity Book
Review key vocabulary and concepts surrounding the characteristics of matter with a Properties of Matter Review Activity Book.
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Mixture vs Solution Anchor Chart Pack
Display information about mixtures and solutions with this set of science posters.
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The Three States of Matter – Year 5 Reading Worksheets
Use a Year 5 Reading Comprehension passage and worksheet to teach your students about the three states of matter.
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
Explore the materials objects are made of with a fun sorting activity for students.
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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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Understanding Matter – Digital Interactive Notebook
Use a digital interactive notebook to teach your students about the states, properties, and changes in matter.
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Describing Matter – Word Wall
Help your students learn to describe matter using physical properties with an illustrated matter word wall.
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Going, Going, Gone! - Changing States of Matter Experiment
Explore the changing states of matter due to temperature with an engaging science lab activity.
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Physical or Chemical Change? - Task Cards
Identify examples of physical and chemical changes in matter with a set of printable task cards.
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Colour the Periodic Table - Worksheet and Poster
Colour the periodic table with a printable colour-coding worksheet.
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Changes in Matter Worksheets (5-6)
Review chemical, physical, reversible, and irreversible changes in matter with a pair of printable Matter & Change Worksheets.
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Alternatives to Single Use Plastics - Worksheet Pack
Explore ways to reduce plastic waste with a printable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics Worksheet Pack.
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Reversible vs Irreversible Changes Gallery Walk Activity
Explore and explain chemical and physical changes with an engaging Reversible vs Irreversible Changes Gallery Walk Activity.
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Searching For Natural and Processed Materials Activity
Explore the environment, identify common materials, and learn where they come from with a scavenger-hunt-styled Natural and Processed Materials Activity.
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Functional and Structural Properties of Materials Worksheets (4-6)
Explore and identify the properties of materials with a set of Functional and Structural Properties of Materials Worksheets for upper-primary grades.
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What’s It Made Of? Material Sorting Activity
Identify everyday objects made of paper, wood, metal, and more with a hands-on Material Sorting Activity.
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Hot and Cold Worksheets
Explore materials and their properties with a set of printable Hot and Cold Worksheets.
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Mapping Mixed Materials Worksheets
Explore objects made of various materials and identify the properties that make them useful with a set of printable Mapping Mixed Materials Worksheets.
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Which Material is Best? Task Cards
Identify the materials needed to make things with our printable ‘Which Material is Best?’ task cards.
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Natural vs Man-Made Materials Scavenger Hunt
Explore and identify examples of natural and processed materials with our Natural vs Man-Made Materials Scavenger Hunt Worksheets.
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Making Butter in a Jar – States of Matter Lab Activity
Have fun making butter in a jar in this exciting Changing States of Matter Lab Activity.
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Observing Chemical Reactions Experiment for Kids
Investigates chemical changes and the law of conservation of mass with our Observing Chemical Reactions Experiments.
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Science Sparks - Year 4 Science Activities for Fast Finishers
Give your students a little science boost with Science Sparks 4 – our newest set of fast finisher science activities for Year 4!
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Science Sparks - Year 5 Science Activities for Fast Finishers
Review science standards during classroom downtime with Science Sparks, a set of Year 5 science activities for fast finishers.
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Science Sparks - Year 3 Science Activity Cards
Give your students a little science boost with Science Sparks 3 – our newest set of fast finisher science activities for Year 3!
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Forms of Matter Brochure Template
Introduce your students to the three states of matter with a printable Forms of Matter Foldable Brochure Template.
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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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