Science Inquiry Teaching Resources
Build science inquiry skills this school year with science experiments, lab safety resources and more must-have activities for Australian primary school teachers!
Aligned with the Australian science curriculum, this collection is stocked with everything you need to teach your students to ask questions, make hypotheses and analyse outcomes in their science classes (and beyond)! Explore STEM challenges, unlock printable posters and so much more — all created by teachers for your lesson plans.
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Lab Safety Teaching Slides
Teach the important of science safety before conducting experiments with this 18-slide Lab Safety PowerPoint.
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Apple Mummification Experiment
Explore and observe physical changes to materials with an engaging Apple Mummification Experiment.
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Lab Safety Slip Ups - Making Predictions Task Cards (4-6)
Help your upper-years science students develop safe lab habits with this interactive set of printable Lab Safety Task Cards.
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Making an Ice Cream Spider – Matter Experiment
Have fun making ice cream spiders in this exciting Changing States of Matter Science Experiment for Kids.
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Working Scientifically - Skills for Science Inquiry Worksheet Pack
Improve your students' skills for science class with printable Scientific Inquiry Skills Worksheets.
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Five Senses Science Stations
Show your students the power of their five senses with a pack of printable 5 Senses Science Stations!
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Asking Testable Questions Activity Cards
Boost science inquiry skills and teach students how to ask scientific questions with an engaging Asking Investigable Questions Activity Pack.
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What Would Happen? Making Science Predictions Activity Cards
Read, think, and make scientific predictions in the classroom with a set of printable Science Prediction Task Cards for early and middle-primary students.
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Lab Safety Reflection Sheet (4-6)
Reflect on Lab Safety knowledge and behaviours with a printable Lab Safety Reflection Sheet.
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What Happens Next? Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards
Introduce your students to scientific thinking and predicting steps in a sequence with printable Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards.
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Make It A Fair Test Worksheets
Download a group of four Fair Test Worksheets to help your students identify and correct unfair scientific tests.
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Science Inquiry Discussion Prompts - The Natural World
Practise making observations and scientific predictions about the natural world with engaging Science Inquiry Discussion Prompts.
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Sorting Senses Card Game
Help your little learners observe the world with their five senses with a printable 5 Senses Card Game.
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Choose Your Senses Game - Interactive
Teach your students about the five senses and how they can be used to observe the world around them with an interactive 5 Senses Game.
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Five Senses Activity Flipbook
Explore the five senses with your students using this engaging five senses activity flipbook.
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Scientific Method Chart Pack (F-2)
Teach the scientific method with a printable ‘What Do Scientists Do?’ Scientific Method Chart Pack for Early Years.
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Scientific Investigation Process – Workbook
Print a Scientific Investigation Process Workbook to help your students learn and practice the steps in the scientific method.
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Building a Scientific Conclusion - Teaching Slides
Teach your students the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion with an interactive teaching slide deck.
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STEM Learning Journal - Experiment Notebook
Use this STEM Learning journal to organize data and learning with your students when completing STEM and STEAM activities.
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Scientific Method Worksheet - Match the Definition
Use a Scientific Method Worksheet to review key science experiment vocabulary words.
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Evaporation Experiment - Cover to Conserve
Investigate if evaporation can be reduced by covering a body of water with a hands on Evaporation Experiment.
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Mixtures and Solutions Investigation Station Cards
Determine if a combination of ingredients makes a mixture or solution during your science centers with this set of station cards.
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The Scientific Method Poster - Lower Years
Teach the five steps of the scientific method to younger students with a Scientific Method Poster.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Anchor Charts
Introduce your students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion with a printable poster and fact sheet.
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Scientific Method Word Wall Vocabulary
Introduce your students to vocabulary surrounding the Scientific Method with a printable science word wall.
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5 Senses Activity Sheets
Identify and describe objects using the five senses with a set of printable five-senses worksheets for early years.
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Technology Word Wall Vocabulary
Create a technology related vocabulary word wall for your classroom or computer lab with a printable and editable set of 72 Technology vocab cards.
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5 Senses Flip Book Pack
Create a flipbook to help your early learners learn about the five senses.
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Five Senses Anchor Charts
Help your students identify their five senses and the organs they use to sense the world around them with a set of printable 5 senses anchor charts.
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Design the Perfect Dog Breed - Inherited Traits Activity
Investigate inherited traits that parents pass to their offspring with a Create-a-Puppy selective dog breeding project.
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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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Science Experiment - How Does Soil Affect Seed Growth?
Explore the effect of soil type on growth and change of a seedling with a hands-on science experiment.
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