Energy Teaching Resources
Explore energy in your science classroom with engaging activities, printable worksheets and more teacher resources aligned with the Australian science curriculum.
This collection of teacher-created resources covers everything you need to introduce primary students to sound, light, heat, electricity and so much more! Save time on your lesson plans with easily editable resources and differentiated options that have been carefully reviewed by the science teachers on the Teach Starter team to ensure they're ready for your classroom and your students!
Is this your first year engaging kids on the topic of energy? Or maybe you are just looking for fresh ideas? Read on for a help from our teacher team!
What Is Energy? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Ever wish you had a script handy to introduce any topic to your class for the first time? We hear you! The Teach Starter site is packed with kid-friendly definitions made just for teachers! Here's one that we use to explain what energy means to our students:
Energy is the ability to do work or cause change. It's found all around us — even when we can't see it — making things happen!
For example, energy is what makes a lightbulb glow or creates the sound we hear when we play a musical instrument.
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Exploring Sound Energy PowerPoint - Year 2
Explore sound energy, how it is produced, and more with our Year 2 Exploring Sound Energy PowerPoint teaching presentation.
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Year 3 Sources of Heat Worksheet Pack
Learn all about different thermal energy sources with this set of heat worksheets.
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Explanation Text Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these explanation text examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of explanatory writing.
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Heat Energy Word Search
Help students remember heat energy vocabulary with this Heat Energy word search.
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How Does Heat Move? Heat Transfer Worksheet
Explore heat transfer and sources of heat with our "How Does Heat Move?" Heat Transfer Worksheet.
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Exploring Electrical Circuits Assessment
Assess your students’ knowledge of electrical circuits and safety with a printable Electrical Circuits Assessment.
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Forms of Energy & Electricity Vocabulary Worksheets
Review forms of energy and electricity terms with this science vocabulary worksheet pack.
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Heat Sources Poster Set
Display these heat sources posters during your heat energy science unit.
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Reading a Thermometer Worksheets
Practise reading the temperature with a set of printable Reading a Thermometer Worksheets.
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Electricity and Circuits PowerPoint for Year 6
Use our Electricity and Circuits PowerPoint for Year 6 to break down the fundamentals of electricity and circuits for your students.
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Light Energy Workbook
Revise learning related to light energy and how it travels with a printable Light Energy Workbook.
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What is Heat? Thermal Energy PowerPoint
Guide students through learning about thermal energy with this set of ‘What is Heat?’ teaching slides.
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Bats and Echolocation Worksheets - Comprehension
Read and learn about how bats use echolocation to navigate and find food with a printable Echolocation Worksheet Pack.
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Drawing a Circuit Diagram Worksheet
Practise drawing and analysing electrical circuits with our Drawing a Circuit Diagram Worksheet.
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The Heat is On - Moving Heat Worksheet
Explore heat energy and how it moves with a printable Moving Heat Worksheet.
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First Nations Instruments Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Use First Nations Instruments Reading Comprehension Worksheets to help your Year Two students learn about some traditional First Nations Australians musical instruments and their characteristic sounds.
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Heat Transfer Posters
Display these posters to check understanding or reinforce the teaching and learning of how heat energy transfers.
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Measuring the Temperature PowerPoint
Teach your students how to read the temperature with an interactive Measuring the Temperature PowerPoint.
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How Does Heat Move? Experiment
Observe how heat moves in hot and cold water with an engaging How Does Heat Move? Experiment.
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Fascinating Facts About Sound Worksheet Pack
Use this sound energy worksheet pack to boost comprehension and teach your student some interesting facts about sound.
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Everyday Energy Transformations Worksheet
Practise identifying energy transformations with our Everyday Energy Transformations Worksheet.
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Heat Transference Worksheet Pack
Explore how heat moves between objects with our Observing Heat Transference Worksheets.
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Heat Sources Worksheet - Cut-and-Paste
Explore different types of heat sources with your students using this Heat Sources worksheet.
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Heat Conductors Science Experiment (Feel the Heat)
Investigate heat conductors with your students using this engaging Conducting Heat experiment.
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Year 3 Heat Energy Vocabulary Cards
Explore heat energy vocabulary with this set of thermal energy vocabulary cards.
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Electricity Crossword
Review vocabulary for electricity concepts with an electricity crossword puzzle.
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How Do Circuits Work? Worksheet for Year 6
Guide your students to create a diagram that shows complete and incomplete circuits and explain their function with this worksheet.
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Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources Poster Pack
Use our Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Posters to isplay and examine renewable and non-renewable energy sources, including wind, hydroelectric, solar, natural gas, oil and coal.
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Identifying Electrical Hazards Worksheet
Help your students stay safe around electricity with our printable Identifying Electrical Hazards Worksheet.
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Natural or Man-Made Sound? Grade 2 Worksheet Pack
Use sound energy worksheet to help students differentiate between natural and man-made sounds by sorting their sources.
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Electrical Hazards and Safety PowerPoint
Explore electrical safety hazards and teach students how to stay safe with an interactive Electrical Hazards and Safety PowerPoint.
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Reflection, Refraction & Absorption PowerPoint
Teach your students how light behaves with an engaging Reflection, Refraction and Absorption PowerPoint Presentation.