Earth Science Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Rock Identification Chart Pack
Download a Rock Identification Chart to help your students identify examples of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock.
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Fossicking for Fossils – Comprehension Worksheet
Use a Fossil Comprehension worksheet to teach your year 5 and 6 students about what fossils are, how they’re formed, and more!
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Types of Rocks Worksheet Pack
Read and learn about sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks with our printable Types of Rocks Worksheet Pack.
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Rock Detective Task Cards - Classifying Types of Rocks
Practise classifying rocks based on their properties with a set of printable Rock Detective Task Cards.
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Types of Soils Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the properties of sand, silt, loam and clay with a set of 4 Types of Soils Reading Comprehension Worksheets.
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What is Pollution? Guided Note-Taking Worksheets
Provide your learners with an organised note-taking method with a pack of Pollution note-taking templates.
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To Your Tap - Water Poster
Display the process that water goes through to get to your tap with a printable poster.
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Rocks and The Rock Cycle - Digital Learning Activity
Discover rocks and the rock cycle with an engaging Google Slides Digital Learning Activity.
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Earth’s Resources Worksheet - Natural Resources & Fossil Fuels (3-4)
Explore what's buried in rocks underground with a printable Earth’s Resources Worksheet for Year 3.
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Why Are Rocks Important? - Teaching Slides
Discover why rocks are important with an engaging teaching presentation for early years students.
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Word Wall - Rock Cycle Vocabulary Terms
Promote daily rock cycle vocabulary review with a printable word wall & rock cycle vocabulary display.
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3 Types of Rocks - Science Cloze Passage Worksheets
Use a cloze passage to increase your students’ understanding of the three rock types - sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.
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'Name That Rock' - Rock Classification Activity
Use our 'Name That Rock' Science Sorting activity to classify metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks.
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Changes in Matter Due to Heat - Worksheets
Identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes caused by heat with a pair of Changing States of Matter Worksheets.
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Seasons, Days, & Months of the Year Spelling Worksheet
Spell the days of the week, months of the year, and the four seasons with a printable Spelling Homework sheet.
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Science Experiment - How Does Soil Affect Seed Growth?
Explore the effect of soil type on growth and change of a seedling with a hands-on science experiment.
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How Soil Is Used by Living Things? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Explore the uses of soil with your students using this simple cut-and-paste worksheet for early years students.
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Soil Word Wall Vocabulary Cards
Immerse your students in subject-specific vocabulary related to soil types and their properties with this set of 16 illustrated vocabulary cards.
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Properties of Soil PowerPoint
Explore the properties of sand, silt, loam and clay with this comprehensive set of teaching slides.
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Types of Soil Worksheet
Identify and describe different soil types with this Types of Soil Worksheet.
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Soil Creation Worksheet
Integrate reading and science with this 7-question comprehension Soil Creation Worksheet.
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Finding Fossil Fuels PowerPoint
Use an interactive ‘Finding Fossil Fuels’ Natural Resources PowerPoint to teach your students about how and where the Earth stores natural resources such as fossil fuels.
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Rock Cycle Test
Use an Earth Science Rock Cycle Test to assess your students’ understanding of the rock cycle.
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Soil Use in Our School Worksheets
Have students explore how soil is used around the school with this set of four differentiated worksheets.
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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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Soil Vocabulary Worksheet
Teach your students the subject-specific vocabulary related to soil and its properties with this vocabulary worksheet perfect for primary school science lessons.
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Plant Growth in Soils – Science Experiment
Explore how plants grow in different types of soil with this science experiment perfect for primary school science lessons.
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The Importance of Soil Posters
Show your students how plants, animals and humans need soil to survive with this set of three informative classroom posters to accompany your science lessons.
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Soil Properties Worksheet
Download this soil properties worksheet to explore soil types and their properties in your science lessons.
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Types of Soil Book PDF
Teach your students about the four main types of soil with this printable soil book PDF, perfect for your science lessons!
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Properties of Soil Task Cards
Review the properties of the most common soil types with this set of 24 multiple-choice task cards.
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Water Retention in Soil Experiment
Explore the water retention capabilities of sand, silt, loam and clay with this soil experiment for kids.