Physical Sciences Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of physical sciences teaching resources to use in the classroom. Within this collection, you will find teaching resources covering topics such as electricity, forces, light and sound, magnetism, movement, physics and simple machine. Display and use the variety of physical sciences themed posters, worksheets, activities, unit and lesson plans, PowerPoint activities and vocabulary word wall cards when learning about the different facets of physical sciences.
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Sink or Float Experiment Pack
Explore properties of matter and boost science inquiry skills with a Sink or Float Experiment.
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Forces and Motion Word Wall Vocabulary
Fifty-seven forces and motion related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Hands On Materials
A hands on sorting activity for materials that stretch, bend and twist.
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Push and Pull - Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using pictures to identify the correct force.
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Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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The Force of Friction PowerPoint
A teaching presentation investigating the force of friction.
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Forces in Play PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in play.
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Isaac Newton Laws of Motion Resource Pack
5 pages of teaching resources about Isaac Newton and his 3 Laws of Motion.
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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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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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History of Flight Colouring Sheets
A set of 5 colouring pages for aviation history activities.
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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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Circuit Diagrams Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how to read and write circuit diagrams.
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Push and Pull Forces PowerPoint
This teaching presentation introduces the students to push and pull forces.
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Which Force Is That? Worksheet
A group of worksheets to use when revising common forces.
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Colours of the Rainbow Poster
Teach the order of colours in the rainbow with this classroom poster and worksheet.
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Simple Machines Teaching Resource Pack
This 33 page simple machines resource pack includes educational posters, classroom decorations, word wall templates, page borders, worksheets and activities for you to mix and match with your class.
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Push and Pull - Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet with push and pull content vocabulary and definitions.
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Push and Pull - Forces Posters
Five posters for forces providing an explanation and pictorial examples.
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Push and Pull - Playground Forces Worksheet
A worksheet using forces in the playground.
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Push and Pull - Picture and Sentence Sort Worksheet
A worksheet matching push and pull pictures with sentences.
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Air Resistance Investigation
A hands-on investigation task that allows students to design, create, and evaluate the effectiveness of a parachute.
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Push and Pull - Inquiry Task
Two inquiry tasks investigating floating and friction.
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Push and Pull - Fun with Forces Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students with their understanding of forces in everyday life.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Teaching Presentation
A 56-slide teaching presentation introducing facts about different chemical changes to different materials.
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Movement of Animals Sorting Activity
An animal movements sorting activity.
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Alessandro Volta Profile
A profile of Alessandro Volta.
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Simple Circuits Poster
A poster that explains simple circuits.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Sound – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Whatever Floats Your Boat PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing different forces involved in buoyancy.
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