Science Teaching Resources
Elementary teachers, are you ready to get hours of science lesson planning time back?
Welcome to Teach Starter, where science printable worksheets, STEM activities, and more ways to integrate the science curriculum into your classroom are waiting for you. Every science resource in our curated resource library has been created by a teacher for teachers, and every lesson has undergone a rigorous review process by our team of expert teachers to ensure it's ready for your classroom.
Science Teaching Resources
Whether you're teaching the life cycle of a frog to 1st graders, the water cycle to your 4th-grade class, or you're taking your 3rd graders on a journey around the sun and back again with rotation and revolution worksheets, there is something in this collection for every science teacher.
Here are just a few of the topics you'll discover as you dive into our curriculum-aligned resource collection:
- The scientific method
- Earth and space resources
- Matter and energy worksheets
- Environment printables
- Scientific tools
Science Classroom Decor Ideas
Decorating your science classroom? We've got you covered there with plenty of ideas and printables:
- Set up word walls with science vocabulary regarding the weather, natural disasters, and more.
- Line your walls with science classroom posters that introduce students to scientific tools like the thermometer and the microscope.
- Print out space, earth, and other bulletin board banners that make bulletin board set-up a snap!
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Why Are Rocks Important? Teaching Slides
Discover why rocks are important with an engaging teaching presentation for upper elementary students.
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Sound Word Wall Vocabulary
Build academic vocabulary with a set of 32 Sound Energy Vocabulary Word Wall Cards.
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Exploring Sound Energy Worksheet Pack
Enhance your students' comprehension of sound energy concepts, whilst catering to a range of learning needs, with this Exploring Sound Energy Worksheet Pack..
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Sound Energy Flipbook Science Activity
Encourage your students to record their knowledge about sound energy using this Sound Energy Flip Book for 2nd Grade.
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Sound Energy Task Cards
Reinforce student understanding of sound energy facts and vocabulary with this set of 24 task cards.
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Sound Energy Sources Interactive
With your students, explore the sources of sound energy and how we sense them using this interactive science activity.
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Fairy Tale STEM - Cinderella's New Shoes Design Challenge
Use Fairy Tale STEM Challenges in your classroom and enlist your students help in designing Cinderella's new shoes with an exciting design task.
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Build a Pizza Box Oven - Solar Energy STEM Project
Build a pizza box solar oven to demonstrate the power of thermal energy with an exciting Solar Oven Stem Project
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Bread Mold Experiment
Observe how the environment causes changes in mold growth with an engaging Bread Mold Experiment.
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Wild Wonders! Nature Observation Activity Book
Explore and observe the natural world with our Wild Wonders Nature Observation Activity Book.
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Rubber Band Guitar - Sound Energy Project
Use this sound energy experiment to help your students create rubber band instruments and visualize sound using everyday items.
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Will It Cast a Shadow? Interactive Game
Explore how light behaves when it strikes different materials with a self-checking ‘Will It Cast a Shadow?’ Interactive Game.
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I Spy - Light Levels Interactive Activity
Observe and discover the importance of light with an interactive ‘I Spy’ Light Levels Interactive Activity.
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Casting Shadows Sorting Activity
Help students grow their understanding of how light and shadows work with a printable Casting Shadows Sorting Activity.
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Where is My Shadow? Game (K)
Predict and explore where shadows appear when light strikes an object with an engaging ‘Where is My Shadow?’ Game.
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Shadow Matching Game - Bingo
Explore the concept of shadows and engage your students while playing an exciting Shadow Matching Game.
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Locate the Light Source Worksheets
Explore how the position of a light source changes the way shadows appear with our Locate the Light Source Worksheet Pack.
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Light Interactions Sorting Activity (K)
Explore light interactions and materials that allow all, some, and none of the light to pass through them with our Light Interactions Sorting Activity.
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What's in the Box? - Light Observation Activity
Help your young learners discover the need for light to see objects with this What's In the Box? Light Observation Activity.
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More Light vs Less Light Interactive Game
Compare the effects of different amounts of light on the appearance of objects and have fun with our More Light vs Less Light Interactive Game.
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Dark, Dim, or Bright? Light Observation Activity Slides
Help your kindergartners see the usefulness of light energy and how it helps us see things clearly with our ‘Dark, Dim, or Bright’ Light Observation Activity slides.
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What’s Hiding in the Dark? Light Game (K)
Help your young learners discover the need for light to see objects with our ‘What’s Hiding In The Dark? Light Game for Kindergarteners.
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Light Level Observation Worksheet (K)
Explore and observe the importance of appropriate lighting with a ‘Looking at Light Levels’ Observation Worksheet for Kindergarten.
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Bright, Dim, or Dark? Light Levels Sorting Activity
Introduce your students to the importance of lighting with our Bright, Dim, or Dark? Light Levels Sorting Activity.
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Light Energy Unit Test
Assess your students understanding of light with a no-prep Light Energy Assessment.
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Reflection Or Refraction? Maze Worksheets
Help your students understand the difference between reflection and refraction with our Reflection or Refraction Maze Worksheets.
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It's Electric! - PowerPoint Presentation
Teach your students about electricity with this editable 23-slide Electricity PowerPoint.
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Odd One Out - Reversible & Irreversible Change Task Cards
Explore and identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes in matter with our ‘Odd One Out’ Reversible & Irreversible Change Task Cards.
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Natural and Processed Materials Activity Book
Explore natural and processed materials and their properties with a printable Natural and Processed Materials Activity Book.
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Make a Musical Instrument Activity Cards
Investigate how sound is produced by musical instruments around the world with our printable Make a Musical Instrument Activity Cards.
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Solute, Solvent, or Solution? Worksheet
Identify examples of solutes, solvents, and solutions with our Solute, Solvent, or Solution? Worksheet.
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Alternative Energy Source Worksheets
Review concepts related to alternative energy sources with a printable Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Source Worksheet Pack.