Science Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy Sources – Worksheet
Discover the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources with a comprehension passage and worksheet.
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Year 3 States of Matter - Nonfiction Reading Comprehension
Teach science and reading skills with a set of printable Year 3 Reading Worksheets about the three states of matter.
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Let's Get Ready to Rock! – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read and discover the three types of rock with a set of Year 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheets.
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Build a Board Game – Maths STEM Project
Improve maths skills and spark creativity by having students plan, design, and create their own maths-based board games.
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Animal Classes Word Search Pack - Upper Years
Review vocabulary related to animal classes and characteristics of animals with a pack of printable animal classification word searches.
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Plant Life Cycle Worksheet Pack
Help your students cement their understanding of the plant life cycle with a cut and paste worksheet.
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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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Planning a Fair Test Graphic Organisers
Plan and implement fair scientific tests in the classroom with printable Planning a Fair Test Graphic Organisers.
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Brick-Building STEM Task Cards
Challenge your students to build amazing structures with a set of printable STEM Building Cards for plastic construction bricks.
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Properties of Matter Activity Book
Review key vocabulary and concepts surrounding the characteristics of matter with a Properties of Matter Review Activity Book.
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How Do Rocks Form? – Informative Text Sequencing Task
Help students learn about informative text structure and how rocks are formed with an engaging cut-and-paste sorting activity.
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Paper Airplane Challenge - Measuring Distance Maths Activity
Practise measuring distance and have fun hosting a paper plane competition using a printable math investigation workbook.
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All About Gravity Booklet
Get students exploring gravity facts for kids with this printable mini-book perfect for Year 4 science lessons.
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What is Pollution? PowerPoint Slideshow
Show your students the different types of pollution and their effects with an instructional PowerPoint on pollution.
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How We Use Minerals Worksheet Pack
Explore how rocks and minerals are used in everyday life with a printable pack of How We Use Rocks & Minerals Worksheets.
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Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart Pack
Use a Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart to help your students describe the properties of rocks and minerals.
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Life Cycle Explanation Project Writing Scaffold Pack
Use this project including life cycles and explanation planning templates when exploring explanations with your early years students.
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Types of Heat Transfer Sorting Activity
Explore examples of conduction, convection, and radiation with an engaging Types of Heat Transfer Sorting Activity.
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Sorting Heat Conductors and Insulators Activity
Explore and identify examples of thermal energy conductors and insulators with a printable Heat Conductors and Insulators Activity.
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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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Life Cycles PowerPoint
Teach your students about life cycles of plants and animals with this 19-slide teaching presentation.
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Fair Testing in Science - Differentiated Experimental Design Worksheets
Use a differentiated experimental design worksheet to introduce your students to the concept of fair testing in science.
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Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness Worksheet
Use our Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness Worksheet to help your students identify and classify minerals and gemstones.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly Craft - Concertina Template
Re-create the life cycle of a butterfly with a printable butterfly life cycle concertina craft.
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Heat Conductors and Insulators Sorting Worksheet
Explore materials and everyday items as heat conductors or heat insulators during your heat energy unit plan with this cut-and paste worksheet.
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Uses of Soil Interactive Activity
Teach students how animals, plants and humans depend on soil with this interactive science game for early years students.
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Innovate and Invent! Science Word Search
Build your students’ vocabulary around the topics of innovation and invention with a word search worksheet.
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Build a Pizza Box Pizza Oven - Solar Energy STEM Project
Build a pizza box solar oven to demonstrate the power of thermal energy with an exciting Solar Oven Stem Project
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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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Producing Food and Fibre PowerPoint Presentation
Explore how farmers use sustainable practices to produce resources that humans use with our ‘Producing Food and Fibre’ PowerPoint Presentation.
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Can You Save Fred? STEM Icebreaker Activity
Encourage teamwork and resilience with an exciting Save Fred STEM Challenge activity.
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Giraffe Adaptations - Reading Comprehension Year 3
Read and learn about adaptations of the giraffe with a set of printable Year 3 comprehension activities.