Physical Sciences Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Heat Sources Poster
An informative poster about heat sources to display in your classroom.
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Initiating a Scientific Investigation Worksheet
A worksheet to help the students begin the process of a scientific investigation.
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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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Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 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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Science Experiment - Sink or Swim
A science experiment which investigates the buoyancy of different objects when placed in water.
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Science Experiment - Sticky Friction
A science experiment which investigates the relationship between friction and the properties of various materials.
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Design a Musical Instrument Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used as a design technology task that explores the science of sound.
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Simple Machines - 3 Classes of Levers
An illustrated poster to use in the classroom when learning about different types of levers.
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Light Diffraction Poster
A poster explaining the sunlight and its colours.
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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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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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What is Hot? Poster (with Images and Text)
A poster to use when exploring the concept of heat.
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Rainbow Water Density Tower - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment about density and physics.
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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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What is Heat? Worksheet
A worksheet to help students understand heat energy.
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Heat Transference Worksheet
A worksheet to help students identify examples of heat transference.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Fact Sheet
An educational fact sheet introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Poster
An educational poster introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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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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Moving Heat Worksheet
A worksheet to help students understand how heat moves.
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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 Energy Word Wall Vocabulary
Twenty-seven heat energy vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Storm's a Comin' - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring sound in science or music.
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What's in the Box? - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the concept of light.
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Let the Sun Shine In! - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring the sun as a light source.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Colours of the Rainbow Poster
Teach the order of colours in the rainbow with this classroom poster and worksheet.