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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Conductors and Insulators Worksheet
Use this insulators and conductors worksheet with your students to practise identifying the characteristics of thermal and electrical energy.
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Energy Experiments for Kids
Investigate mechanical, electrical, light, thermal and sound energy with this set of energy experiments for kids.
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Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources Poster Pack
Display and examine renewable and non-renewable energy sources, including wind, hydro, solar, natural gas, oil and coal.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Everyday Energy Transformations Worksheet
Practise identifying energy transformations with our Everyday Energy Transformations Worksheet.
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Heat Insulators Experiment (Keeping Out the Heat)
Investigate heat insulators with your students using this engaging Heat Insulator experiment.
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Natural and Human Made Heat Sources Sort
Explore the different man-made and natural heat sources with this sorting activity.
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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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Heat Sources Poster Set
Display these heat sources posters during your heat energy science unit.
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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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Electrical Circuits Classroom Display
Create a wall display showing different types of circuits and related vocabulary.
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Refracting Light Task Cards
A set of 5 Task Cards with activities that allow students to observe the refraction of light.
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Circuit Diagram Symbols Poster
A poster that shows a range of symbols used for drawing circuit diagrams.
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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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Energy Output Worksheet Pack
Explore electrical devices and the energy they produce with a printable Energy Output Worksheet Pack.
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How Sound Is Made - Sorting Activity
Sort instruments that need to be plucked, blown, struck, or shaken to produce sound with our printable ‘How Sound Is Made’ Sorting Activity.
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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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Light and Shadow Experiment Design Activity
Explore light and shadow while developing science inquiry skills with our Light and Shadow Experiment design activity pack.
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How Instruments Make Sound Worksheet Pack
Explore how musical instruments produce sound with this engaging cut-and-sort How Instruments Make Sound Worksheet Pack
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Real-World Energy Transformation Task Cards
Explore how energy is used and transformed in everyday devices with our printable Energy Transformation Task Cards.
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The Science of Seeing Colour Worksheet Pack
Explore how the human eye perceives colour with our Science of Seeing Colour Worksheet Pack.
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Science Experiment - Changing Shadows
Explore how shadows change throughout the day with this hands-on science experiment.
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Sources of Heat PowerPoint
Learn about the different sources of heat with this set of engaging teaching slides.
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Sound Energy (First Nations Instruments Worksheets)
Use these First Nations Instruments Worksheets to help your students record their learnings about First Nations traditional instruments and how they produce sound.
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Sound Energy Sources Worksheet - Cut and Paste
Teach your students all about sound energy sources using this cut-and-paste Sound Energy Sources worksheet.
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Heat Energy Vocabulary Match Up Activity
Explore different heat energy vocabulary words with this definition and word match-up activity.
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Sound Energy Booklet for Grade 2 Science
Encourage your students to record their knowledge about sound energy using this fun flip book activity.
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Sound Energy Posters
Display this set of 5 sound energy posters in your classroom to help students remember key information about this form of energy.
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Sound Energy Project (Rubber Band Musical Instruments)
Use this sound energy experiment to help your students visualise sound using everyday items.
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Electrical Insulators Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Discover the shockingly interesting world of electrical insulators with our downloadable reading comprehension worksheet.
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How Electricity Gets to Our Homes Poster
Display this year 6 science poster in your classroom that shows how electricity reaches and powers homes.