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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Paired Passage Worksheets-Mammals vs. Reptiles
Compare mammals vs. reptiles and add to your reading instruction with leveled nonfiction, compare and contrast passages and worksheets.
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If I Could Create My Own Planet Craft Template
Explore planets and let your students get creative by developing their own planet.
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Reindeer Research - Instructional Slide Deck
Use an animated instructional slide deck to guide your students through a reindeer research project!
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Observing Photosynthesis Experiment (K-2)
Investigate how oxygen is made with a hands on photosynthesis experiment.
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Moon Phases – Cut and Paste Activity
Create a diagram showing the different moon phases and their names with this cut-and-paste activity sheet.
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A Day in the Life of a Water Droplet – Comic Strip Templates
Put your artistic skills to use as you illustrate a day in the life of a water droplet with these printable comic strip templates.
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Reindeer Research Guide - Mini Workbook
Research all about reindeer and use this guided research template to organize student learning.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer for students to use when categorizing sensory details.
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Ordering Steps in a Scientific Process Worksheet Pack
Help your 3rd-5th-grade students strengthen their understanding of the science investigation process with this set of cut-and-paste sequencing worksheets.
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Free Volcano Worksheets
Download a set of free volcano worksheets to introduce your students to vocabulary and concepts related to volcanoes and volcanic disasters.
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Comprehension Worksheets - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Read and learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet pack.
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How Do Rocks Form? – Informative Text Structure Sequencing Activity
Help students learn about informative text structure and how rocks are formed with an engaging cut-and-paste sorting activity.
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Arctic Fox Adaptations - Free Comprehension Worksheet
Read and learn about Arctic fox adaptations with a set of printable Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 2nd and 3rd grade.
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Weathering vs. Erosion vs. Deposition Vocabulary Game
Guide your students to review weathering, erosion and deposition vocabulary words with this free dice game.
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3D Christmas Ornaments Printable - STEM Challenge
Challenge your students to make three-dimensional paper Christmas ornaments with a STEM challenge.
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Winter Words - Vocabulary Word Wall
Bring a bit of chill to your classroom with a set of 45 vocabulary cards containing words related to winter.
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Color the Periodic Table - Worksheet and Poster
Color the periodic table with a printable color-coding worksheet.
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Sun Facts Writing Template
Research, write, and display information about the sun with this printable sun template.
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In the Arctic - Free Decodable Book
Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about life in the Arctic with a printable book for 2nd grade.
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Differentiated Winter Word Search Printable
Add a frosty twist to your seasonal studies with a winter word search printable teaching resource.
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Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption Worksheet
Use a Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption worksheet to ensure students understand light energy.
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Fossil Coloring Pages
Use our free fossil coloring sheets to explore the different types of fossils.
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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Worksheet PDF - 1st Grade
Use our Printable Reversible and Irreversible Changes Worksheet PDF to help your first graders learn the difference between permanent and temporary changes in matter.
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Comprehension Worksheets for States of Matter (4-5)
Use our printable comprehension worksheets for states of matter review or reading comprehension practice.
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Free Planet Coloring Pages
Use these black and white planet templates as coloring pages for your students.
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Inherited versus Learned Behaviors Poster
Explain the difference between inherited and learned behaviors with a set of printable anchor charts.
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What Could Happen? Environmental Change Task Cards
Predict and identify the effects of environmental change on plants and animals with a set of printable science task cards.
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What Plants Need - Kindergarten Worksheet
Identify what plants need to survive with a group of free plant worksheets for kindergartners.
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Natural Disasters Word Search
Use a Natural Disasters word search to introduce your students to the vocabulary surrounding these destructive acts of nature.
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Atoms and Elements Vocabulary Foldables
Use our Chemistry Vocabulary Foldables to highlight key vocabulary terms when learning about atoms and elements on the periodic table.
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Mixtures and Solutions Worksheet
Identify the differences between a solution and a mixture with a printable Mixtures and Solutions worksheet.
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Free Desert Animal Adaptations Worksheets - Comprehension
Discover desert animal adaptations with a printable reading comprehension worksheet pack for 3rd grade.