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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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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Earth Science - Rock Review Quiz
Use an Earth Science Rock Review Quiz to assess your students’ understanding of the rock cycle.
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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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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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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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Building a Conclusion - Scientific Method Teaching Slides
Teach your students the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion with an interactive teaching slide deck.
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What is a Fair Test? Teaching Slides - 3rd and 4th Grade
Teach your 3rd and 4th graders about fair tests in science with an engaging 'What is a Fair Test? Teaching Slide Presentation.
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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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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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STEM Word Wall Cards
Use our free printable STEM word wall to display essential STEM and STEAM-related 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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Metamorphic, Sedimentary and Igneous Rock Sorting Activity
Sort metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks into collections with a printable rock sorting activity.
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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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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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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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Rocks and Minerals Word Search
Introduce or review academic vocabulary with a printable Rocks and Minerals Word Search.
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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.
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Mixtures & Solutions – Vocabulary Cards
Reinforce science vocabulary in your classroom with this set of word wall cards that focus on mixtures and solutions.
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States of Matter and Phase Changes Due to Heat - Worksheets
Identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes caused by heat with a pair of Changing States of Matter Worksheets.
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Changes in States of Matter Teaching Slides
Teach your students about the changes in states of matter with an engaging interactive teaching slide deck.
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States of Matter Graphic Organizer Pack
Use printable graphic organizers to help your students record what they have learned about the three forms of matter.
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort
Identify examples of reversible and irreversible changes with an engaging Matter Card Game for kids!
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Physical Changes in Matter Interactive Game
Observe and predict physical changes in matter with an engaging, interactive Science Game!
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases Teaching Slides
Teach your students about solids, liquids, and gases with an engaging interactive Matter teaching presentation.
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Observing Properties of Matter Teaching Slides
Teach your students about matter and its properties with an engaging interactive slide deck.