Science Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Physical and Chemical Changes Quiz
Assess your students' knowledge of physical and chemical changes in matter with a printable Physical and Chemical Change Quiz.
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Rock Cycle Test
Use an Earth Science Rock Cycle Test to assess your students’ understanding of the rock cycle.
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STEM Challenge Planning Guide-Upper Years
Use this STEM Challenge Planning sheet with to keep your students on task and organised when completing STEM challenges.
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STEM Activity Cards - Middle Years
Use our easy STEM Activity Cards to inspire problem solving and creative thinking in your Year 3 and Year 4 classrooms.
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Minerals and Rocks Picture Cards
Observe, describe, and sort examples of rocks and minerals with a set of printable types of rocks pictures and word cards.
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort
Identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes with an engaging Matter Card Game for kids!
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Properties of Materials Sorting Game
Teach your little learners about the basic properties of materials with an engaging sorting activity.
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Changing States of Matter Worksheets
Introduce your students to the changing phases of matter with a set of printable science worksheets.
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Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases Interactive Game
Discover the properties of solids, liquids, and gases with an engaging Properties of Matter Interactive Game.
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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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Is It Living or Nonliving? Worksheet
Complete the table to identify living and nonliving things with a printable animal classification worksheet.
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Planet Bookmark
Help students remember the order of the planets with these personalised planet bookmarks.
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Insect Flashcards - Minibeast Word Wall Display
Use printable insect flashcards as display pieces in your classroom to introduce your students to the creepiest, crawliest creatures on the planet.
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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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What is Heat? Thermal Energy PowerPoint
Guide students through learning about thermal energy with this set of ‘What is Heat?’ teaching slides.
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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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Soil Vocabulary Worksheet
Teach your students the subject-specific vocabulary related to soil and its properties with this vocabulary worksheet perfect for primary school science lessons.
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The Importance of Soil – Comprehension Worksheets
Teach your students about the importance of soil to plants, animals and humans with this differentiated reading comprehension passage with accompanying questions.
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Soil Word Wall Vocabulary Cards
Immerse your students in subject-specific vocabulary related to soil types and their properties with this set of 16 illustrated vocabulary cards.
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Types of Soils – Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the properties of sand, silt, loam and clay with a set of 4 reading passages with accompanying comprehension questions.
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Life Cycle of a Flower Worksheet
Model the stages in the flower life cycle with a cut-and-paste worksheet.
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Earth and Space Vocabulary Posters
Display this set of 18 mini-posters in your classroom when learning about Earth and space vocabulary.
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Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment
Use this science experiment when learning about the different types and features of clouds and how they contribute to the water cycle.
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How to Save Water Poster and Worksheet Pack
Teach your students ways to save water with a printable poster and worksheet pack.
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Earth Day Mobile - Craft Template
Inspire your students to reduce, reuse, and recycle with a fun Earth Day craft project.
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Material World Resource Pack
Learn about natural and manmade materials with a printable resource pack.
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Solar and Lunar Eclipse Posters
Display these solar and lunar eclipse diagrams in your classroom when learning about the alignment of the Sun, Earth and moon.
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Day and Night Cycle Poster
Display information about Earth’s day and night cycle with this colourful science poster.
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Water is Life - Instructional PowerPoint
Learn about the importance of water to life on Earth, along with where water comes from, with an instructional slide deck.
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Inner vs. Outer Planets – Cut and Paste Worksheet
Sort inner and outer solar system planets with this cut-and-paste science worksheet.
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Sloth Life Cycle Worksheets
Help your students learn about sloths using this research project booklet.
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Animal Word Search - Sloths
Introduce your students to the world of Sloths with this word search resource.