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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Combining Materials Worksheets
Explore ways that different materials are used and why they’re chosen with a set of Combining 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 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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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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Recycling With Heat Worksheet
Explore how reversible and irreversible changes lend themself to recycling with a printable Recycling With Heat Worksheet.
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Techniques for Separating Mixtures Worksheet Pack
Explore the concept of separating mixtures with this worksheet pack for upper primary.
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Rainbow Water Density Tower - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment about density and physics.
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Observing Properties of Matter Teaching Slides
Teach your students about the observable properties of matter with an engaging interactive teaching slide deck.
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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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Apple Mummification Experiment
Explore and observe physical changes to materials with an engaging Apple Mummification Experiment.
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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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Sink or Float Experiment Pack (F-1)
Explore properties of matter and boost science inquiry skills with a Sink or Float Science Experiment.
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Properties of Materials Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-eight 'properties of materials' vocabulary cards.
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Worksheet Pack
Download our Reversible and Irreversible Changes Worksheet Pack to help your students learn about temporary and permanent changes in matter.
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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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Science Sparks - Year 2 Science Activities for Fast Finishers
Use Science Sparks, a collection of year 2 science activities for fast finishers to review science standards during classroom downtime.
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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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Observing Matter Doodle Notes - Graphic Organiser
Use our Observing Matter Doodle Notes to help your students discover the states, properties, and changes in matter.
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Mixture Separation Techniques Worksheet - Cut and Paste
Review the six techniques for mixture separation with a printable Separating Mixtures Vocabulary Worksheet.
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Observing Properties of Matter Task Cards - Year 5
Practise observational skills and discover the characteristics of matter with a set of printable Year 5 Properties of Matter Task cards.
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Describing Matter Properties Worksheet Pack
Observe and describe examples of matter with a Matter Properties Worksheet Pack.
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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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Comparing and Observing Properties of Rocks Game
Practise comparing the physical properties of rocks with an interactive Comparing Rocks Game for early years students.
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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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Mixtures and Solutions Worksheet Pack - Vocabulary Review
A vocabulary matching task relating to pure substances and mixtures.
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Kids’ Chemistry - Matter and Change Task Cards
Use our Kids’ Chemistry Matter and Change task cards to help your students practice identifying and predicting changes in matter.
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Zooming in On Matter and Properties of Matter Graphic Organiser
Use a Matter and Properties of Matter Graphic Organiser to explore and identify examples of matter in your upper-year science classes.
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Chemical and Physical Changes in Matter Doodle Notes Template
Use our Chemical and Physical Change Doodle Notes Template to encourage your students to understand more about changes in matter.
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Solutions and Mixtures PowerPoint
Explore solutions and mixtures with an engaging Solutions and Mixtures PowerPoint.
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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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Mixtures Worksheet
Practise identifying mixtures and their components with a printable Mixtures Worksheet.
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