Victorian Curriculum
Science Understanding
Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions
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Plant Life Cycle Sort
Help your students cement their understanding of the plant life cycle with this interactive game.
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Living and Non-Living Sorting Activity
Sort 32 picture tiles by whether they are living things or inanimate objects.
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Seedlings Vocabulary Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity to help students become familiar with vocabulary related to seedlings.
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Eggs-ellent Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when investigating animals which lay eggs.
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Forces Knowledge Check
A worksheet used to check the students’ knowledge of forces.
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Throwing, Dropping, Bouncing, Rolling - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between multiple forces acting on a single object in various ways.
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There's a Fraction Too Much Friction - Science Experiment
A science experiment which investigates rolling friction and the properties of various materials and shapes.
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Opposites Attract - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Magnetism PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to magnetism as a non-contact force.
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Observing Magnetic Flux Lines Worksheet
A worksheet for recording data about magnetic flux lines observed in a classroom demonstration.
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Electric Avenue - Understanding the Non-contact Force of Electrostatics PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to the non-contact force of electrostatics.
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Push It - Introducing the Different Types of Force PowerPoint
A teaching presentation introducing the students to the different types of force.
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Types of Contact Force Worksheet
A worksheet for the students to identify the types of force which are active in a variety of situations.
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Morning Star PowerPoint - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Knowledge of Physical Sciences
A teaching presentation in which the students investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' knowledge and use of physics.
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Force and Speed - The Relationship Between Force and the Resulting Speed of an Object PowerPoint
A teaching presentation in which the students observe qualitatively how speed is affected by the size of a force.
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Play the Game - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Traditional Games PowerPoint
A teaching presentation investigating the effect of contact and non-contact forces on the movement of objects in traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s instructive toys and games.
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Science Experiment - Speed Racer
A science investigation in which the students investigate how to use thrust force to increase the speed of a model car.
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Science Experiment - Solid Wood vs Laminate
A science experiment which investigates the strengths of solid wood and laminate.
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Earth Day Acrostic Poem - Template
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day.
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Fake Plastic Trees PowerPoint - A Demonstration Comparing Properties of Natural and Processed Materials
A teaching presentation comparing natural and processed materials and how humans make scientific comparisons.
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Tornado in a Jar Worksheet
A science activity that demonstrates some properties and effects of motion.
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The Heat is On Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate your students' understanding of heat energy.
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Conductors and Insulators Poster
A poster highlighting conductors and insulators of heat energy.
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Science Experiment - Suck It Up!
A science experiment which investigates the absorptive properties of various materials.
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When Winter Comes - Keeping Warm Worksheet
A poem to activate students' prior knowledge about keeping warm.
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Science Experiment - Keeping Out the Heat
A science experiment which investigates which material is the best insulator of heat.
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Heat Transference Worksheet
A worksheet to help students identify examples of heat transference.
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Science Experiment - Feel the Heat
A science experiment which investigates which material is the best conductor of heat.
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Heat Sources Worksheet
A worksheet to help students identify various sources of heat.
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Heat Sources Sorting Activity
A sorting activity to help students identify various sources of heat.
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Heat Sources Poster
An informative poster about heat sources to display in your classroom.
