Victorian Curriculum
Science Understanding
Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Newspaper Report
Use our 3-page graphic organiser to research and report on a significant natural disaster from the last 100 years.
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Science Experiment – States of Matter
A science experiment that investigates how a substance's state of matter can be changed.
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Going, Going, Gone! - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how matter changes state at different temperatures.
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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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States of Matter Word Wall
A set of states of matter related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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The Gas Has Mass Task Cards
A set of four task cards that explores the physical properties of gases.
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States of Matter Poster
A poster that displays the three states of matter, their properties and the processes for changing states.
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What's the Matter? Worksheet
A worksheet for students to record what they know about matter.
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The State of Matter Worksheet
A worksheet that helps students classify a substance's state of matter by observing changes to its properties.
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Facts of the Matter PowerPoint Presentation
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about the states of matter in Science.
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Planets of the Solar System Posters
A set of visually striking and informative posters about the planets of our solar system.
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Aboriginal Interpretations of the Night Sky Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how Aboriginal peoples interpreted the night sky.
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Planets of the Solar System Factbook – Worksheet
A worksheet that can be compiled into a factbook containing information about the planets in the solar system.
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What About Me? Other Regions and Objects of the Solar System
A worksheet that explores other features in the solar system besides the sun and the planets.
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Energy of the Sun Worksheet
An activity that explores how to record the amount of energy coming from the sun.
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How Earth Was Formed - Worksheet
A worksheet that helps students prepare a presentation about the formation of Earth.
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Circuit Diagrams Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how to read and write circuit diagrams.
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It's Electric! - PowerPoint Presentation
A 23 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about electricity in Science.
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Electricity: From Plant to Place - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how electricity is generated and distributed.
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Introduction to Electricity Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of electricity.
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity Worksheet
A worksheet for considering whether an energy source is sustainable.
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Circuit Diagram Symbols Poster
A poster that shows a range of symbols used for drawing circuit diagrams.
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Investigating Solar Electricity - Worksheet
A worksheet that helps students discern if solar power is a viable source of electricity.
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Electrical Conductors and Insulators Worksheet
A worksheet that explores conductors and insulators.
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Light Fantastic PowerPoint
A 21 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about light in Science.
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In the Shadows Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the difference between shadows.
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See Light Through Me Worksheet
A worksheet that explores classification of objects according to light transmission.
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The Relative Distance From the Sun to Earth
Scaled images of the sun and Earth to use when exploring relative size and distance.
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Night and Day Worksheet
A worksheet to help students demonstrate their understanding of night and day.
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Celestial Bodies - The Moon PowerPoint
A 16 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the moon.
