Science Inquiry Skills
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Science Inquiry Skills in Science Foundation Year includes:
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
Explore the materials objects are made of with a fun sorting activity for students.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Sorting Activity
Introduce your students to physical changes in materials with a stretch, bend and twist material sorting activity.
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Printable Weather Recording Charts
Use these printable weather charts to graph and analyse the weather for each month.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
Observe and record observations of the world around you with a printable Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser.
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Describing Properties of Materials Beanbag Toss Game
Learn about the properties of materials and how to describe them with an exciting beanbag toss game.
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Antonyms are Opposite Words - Cut and Paste Worksheets
Build vocabulary skills with a cut-and-paste opposite words worksheets
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Physical Properties of Rocks - Digital Rock Sorting Activity
Use a Digital Rock Sorting Activity to help your Foundation and Year 1 students learn to observe and describe the properties of rocks.
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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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Describing Matter Properties Worksheet Pack
Observe and describe examples of matter with a Matter Properties Worksheet Pack.
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Making a Mini Water Cycle - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating the water cycle.
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Group Activities Poster
Keeping track of group work and all of the different activities can be difficult.
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Grouping Posters - Fruits
Group your students according to fruits using these Grouping Posters.
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Making Scientific Observations Worksheets
Use this set of two worksheets to help your students record their own scientific observations during science experiments and projects.
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Observable Properties of Matter Cut and Paste Worksheets
Practise sorting objects based on observable properties with a pair of printable cut and paste worksheets.
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Woodlands Themed Field Notes Holiday Activity Pack
Over 45 pages of woodlands themed worksheets, activities and scrapbooking pages for the holiday break.
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Groups Organiser Chart - Watercolour
Use this groups organiser to split up your class into groups for rotational activities.
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My Monster Design Template
A template to use for a design activity related to the properties of materials.
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Shadow Types Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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Groups Organiser Chart - BW
Use this groups organiser to split up your class into groups for rotational activities.
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Groups Organiser Chart - Orange Starburst
Use this groups organiser to split up your class into groups for rotational activities.
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Habitat Diorama - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.
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Shelter Building Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how a shelter can protect a living thing.
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Creating Oxygen Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants make oxygen.
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Living Things and Their Needs Unit Plan
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
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Making Monsters
A 60 minute lesson in which students design and create a 3D monster using objects made from materials with different properties.
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Properties of Materials Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.
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Keep Me Dry
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how water resistant they are.
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Give Me Some Shade
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how much shade they provide.
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What Works Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students develop an understanding of the suitability of certain materials for different purposes.
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Let's Sort!
A 60 minute lesson in which students identify the material objects are made of and sort them in various ways.
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Diving Into Description
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.