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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Exploring the Scientific Method Teaching Slides - Lower Grades
Complete your introductory scientific method lesson plan with a ready-made Scientific Method Teaching Presentation!
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Scientific Method Experiment Observation Templates
Record scientific observations and results with a variety of Scientific Method Experiment Observation Templates.
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Foldable Graphic Organizer of Matter Properties - 5th & 6th Grade
Introduce your students to observable and measurable properties of matter with a foldable Graphic Organizer of Matter Properties.
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Properties of Matter Game - Bean Bag Toss
Play an exciting Properties of Matter game by downloading this printable Matter Bean Bag Toss Game!
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Sorting Rocks By Properties - Science Sorting Mats
Make sorting rocks by properties hands-on and engaging with our Printable Rock Properties Sorting Mats for Kindergarten.
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Physical Properties of Rocks - Digital Rock Sorting Activity
Use a Digital Rock Sorting Activity to help your kindergarten students learn to observe and describe the properties of rocks.
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Kids’ Chemistry - Matter and Change Task Cards
Use our Kids’ Chemistry Matter and Change task cards to help your students practice identifying and predicting changes in matter.
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What is Made of Rock? Ways People Use Rocks Sorting Activity
Discover ways people use rocks to produce everyday objects with an engaging sorting activity.
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3 Types of Rocks - Science Cloze Reading Worksheets
Use cloze reading passages to increase your students’ understanding of the three rock types - sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.
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Science Lab Report Template
Use a Science Lab Report Template to help your students organize their findings in any scientific method lab experiment.
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Characteristics of Matter Graphic Organizer
Use a Characteristics of Matter Graphic Organizer to explore and classify examples of matter in your upper-grade science classes.
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STEM Activity Graphic Organizer - Lower Grades
Use this STEM Activity graphic organizer with your students when completing STEM challenges.
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STEM Challenge Graphic Organizer - Upper Grades
Use this STEM Challenge Planning sheet with to keep your students on task and organized when completing STEM challenges.
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Mohs Hardness Test Worksheet - Identifying Minerals
Use our Printable Mohs Hardness Test Worksheet to help your students identify and classify minerals and gemstones.
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Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart Pack
Use a Describing Rocks and Minerals Chart to help your students identify and describe the properties of rocks and minerals.
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STEAM Challenges - Task Cards for 1st and 2nd Grade
Use our easy STEAM Challenges to inspire problem solving and creative thinking in your 1st and 2nd Grade classrooms.
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What is a Fair Test? Teaching Slides - 5th & 6th Grade
Teach your students about fair testing in science with an engaging 'What is a Fair Test? Teaching Slide Presentation.
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Printable Journal for STEM Experiments
Use this STEM Experiment journal to organize data and learning with your students when completing STEM experiments.
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STEM Building Challenges (3-4)
Use our easy STEM Challenges to inspire problem solving and creative thinking in your 3rd and 4th Grade classrooms.
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Kindergarten Science Worksheets - Observing Rocks and Soils
Use our printable kindergarten science worksheets to help your students observe and categorize rocks and soils.
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Scientific Method Crossword Puzzle
Use a Scientific Method crossword puzzle to review key vocabulary words surrounding science inquiry.
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Scientific Method Worksheet - Vocabulary Match
Use a Scientific Method Worksheet to review key science experiment vocabulary words.
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Rocks and Minerals Crossword Puzzle
Use a Rocks and Minerals Crossword puzzle to review key science vocabulary.
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Mixtures Worksheet
Practice identifying mixtures and their components with a printable Mixtures Worksheet.
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Evaporation Experiment - Cover to Conserve
Investigate if evaporation can be reduced by covering a body of water with a hands on Evaporation Experiment.
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Changing Matter Experiment – How Long Will It Take to Melt?
Explore how solids change into liquids with an exciting hands-on Matter science experiment.
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The Three States of Matter – 5th Grade Reading Worksheets
Use a 5th Grade Reading Comprehension passage and worksheet to teach your students about the three states of matter.
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Let's Get Ready to Rock! – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Read and discover the three types of rock with a set of 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets.
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Solid, Liquid, or Gas? Interactive Game
Make learning about the states of matter interactive and fun with this Solids, Liquids, and Gases Game!
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Minerals and Rocks Picture Cards
Observe, describe, and sort examples of rocks and minerals with a set of printable types of rocks pictures and word cards.
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Describing Rocks and Soils Vocabulary Cards
Introduce your little learners to the academic vocabulary they need to describe rocks and minerals with a printable rocks vocabulary word wall.
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My Rock Collection - Google Slides E-Book
Introduce your students to the world of rocks and minerals with a digital Rocks book for kindergarten and first-grade students.