Physical Sciences Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Sound Word Wall Vocabulary
Build academic vocabulary with a set of 28 sound vocabulary cards.
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Sound Energy Project (Buzzing Balloons)
Engage your class with this sound energy exploration! This simple experiment will show students how sound is produced by a source and can be sensed.
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How Things Move Worksheet Pack
Download our ‘How Things Move’ Worksheet Pack to boost science inquiry skills and encourage your students to explore force and motion.
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Sink or Float Experiment Pack (F-1)
Explore properties of matter and boost science inquiry skills with a Sink or Float Science Experiment.
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Spin or Slide Sorting Activity
Group objects based on how they move with an engaging Spin or Slide Sorting activity.
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Simple Machines Posters
5 illustrated posters to display in the classroom when learning about simple machines.
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Types of Physical Change - Science Sort
Sort examples of physical changes with a printable Types of Physical Change Science Sort.
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Sound Energy Drag and Drop Interactive Activity
Enhance students' ability to identify and describe sound energy concepts in a hands-on and immersive manner with this interactive slide deck.
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Push and Pull Venn Diagram
Use this push and pull Venn diagram to help your students answer the question: Push, pull or both?
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Object Movement Investigation Worksheets
Get students to push or pull on an object with this forces investigation for early years science lessons.
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Pushes and Pulls Mini-Book
Explore pushes and pulls with your students with this printable mini-book perfect for early years science lessons.
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Assessment: Chemical Science Clever Changes – Worksheet
A worksheet designed to assess Year 1 students about Chemical Science.
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Light Display Banner Version 2
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Light' display board.
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Push and Pull Sorting Worksheet
Use this push and pull sorting worksheet when exploring forces and motion with your early years students.
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Make It Move! Slope Investigation Activity
Explore movement and make science predictions with our Make It Move! Slope Investigation Slideshow and recording sheet.
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Simple Machines Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to use in the classroom when learning about simple machines and how they work.
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Simple Machines Cut-Out Examples
36 illustrated cut-out examples to display in the classroom when learning about simple machines.
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Direction of Force Worksheets
Teach students about the direction of forces applied to common objects with this two-page worksheet for lower primary students.
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What's Bending – Worksheet
A worksheet designed for students to use their knowledge and understanding of objects and if they bend.
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Light Teaching Resource Pack
A comprehensive set of posters, activities and worksheets related to the concept of light.
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Line Up the Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light travels in a straight line.
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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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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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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.