Physical Sciences Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of physical sciences teaching resources to use in the classroom. Within this collection, you will find teaching resources covering topics such as electricity, forces, light and sound, magnetism, movement, physics and simple machine. Display and use the variety of physical sciences themed posters, worksheets, activities, unit and lesson plans, PowerPoint activities and vocabulary word wall cards when learning about the different facets of physical sciences.
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Lights Line Up!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will draw simple ray diagrams to show the paths of light from a source to the eyes.
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What is Light?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will research the concept of light and generate a list of statements that can be tested.
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The Heat is On
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of heat energy and how it moves.
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Thermal Insulators - Keeping Out the Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which materials are the best thermal insulators.
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Thermal Conductors - Feel the Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which materials are the best thermal conductors.
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Living Things Need Food
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants and animals get energy to survive.
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No Light, No Sight
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light is needed in order to see.
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Let the Sun Shine In
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sources of light and identify the sun as a light source.
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Sensational Senses
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the five senses and the information they provide.
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Transforming Energy Into Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how moving air and water can turn turbines to generate electricity.
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Wired Up! - Building Electrical Circuits
A 60 minute lesson in which students will read and draw circuit diagrams.
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Design a Musical Instrument
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of sound.
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Sounds of Change
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed.
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Make a Sound
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if similar sounds can be made in different ways.
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider whether energy sources are sustainable.
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Solar Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the use of solar panels and determine if they are a viable source of electricity.
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Feeling the Flow - Electrical Conductors and Insulators
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects as conductors or insulators of electricity.
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
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In the Shadows
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare shadows from point and extended light sources.
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See Light Through Me
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects based on how much light is transmitted through them.
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Stretch, Bend and Twist – I Think You've Got the Gist
A 60-minute lesson designed for students to use their knowledge of materials to predict and identify whether materials stretch, bend or twist.
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Handy Heating
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are heated.
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Choice Cooling
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are cooled.
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Assessment: Chemical Science – Clever Changes
A 30-minute assessment designed to assess students' ability to describe physical changes in materials.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the physical changes of materials and how properties change when materials stretch, bend, twist, heat or cool. Students predict how materials will vary and whether they can be returned to their original state.
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It's Electric! Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the principles of electricity. It explores what electricity is, how it is transferred and how energy is transformed to create it.
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Light Fantastic Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the properties of light. It explores the phenomena of reflection, refraction, shadow and more.
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The Heat is On Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concept of heat energy, including heat sources, heat transfer, thermal conductors and thermal insulators.
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Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
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Sound Research
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
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C'mon, Feel the Noise
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sound and how it is made.
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Electricity Explained
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of energy transfer and transformation when generating electricity.
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