Earth and Space Sciences Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of earth and space teaching resources to use in the classroom. Within this collection, you will find teaching resources covering topics such as geology, seasons and weather, space and solar system and water and atmosphere. Display and use the variety of earth and space themed posters, worksheets, activities, unit and lesson plans, PowerPoint activities and vocabulary word wall cards when learning about the planet Earth.
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Planets of the Solar System Factbook & Worksheet
Bring the planets in the solar system into focus with a fun worksheet that can be turned into a factbook!
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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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Moon Phases – Vocabulary Cards
Reinforce science vocabulary with a set of 15 vocabulary cards covering the different phases of the moon and related terms.
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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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Spring Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of spring to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Water – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Why Should We Compost? Poster
Use this poster set to explain why it is important to compost food scraps.
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The Relative Distance From the Sun to Earth
Scaled images of the sun and Earth to use when exploring relative size and distance.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Foundation
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Months of the Year Poster - Southern Hemipshere - No Christmas
A poster displaying the months of the year.
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Interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon Poster
A poster showing the interplay of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
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Months of the Year Poster - Northern Hemipshere
A poster displaying the months of the year.
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Cloud Graphing Activity
A worksheet to use when graphing cloud observations.
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Natural Disasters Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concepts of plate tectonics and natural disasters.
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Our Place in Space - Unit Plan
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores the concept that Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun).
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Introduction
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Meteorological and Other Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the causes and effects of meteorological and other natural disasters.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Researching
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Changes I Can See!
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores how and why changes occur in the sky and landscape, and develops students' ability to describe these changes in their local environment.
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The Scale of the Solar System
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Flood Simulation Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how town planning can reduce the impact of flooding.
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Natural Disaster Effects and Management
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the effects of natural disasters and explore how these may be managed.
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Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
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Plate Tectonics
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore tectonic plates and the effects their movements have on the surface of the earth.
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The Layers of the Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the characteristics of the earth's internal layers.
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Assessment - Changes I Can See
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Changes I Can See - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives
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Why Does It Change?
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Seasons of Change
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Day and Night, Night and Day
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How About This Weather?
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