Chemical Sciences Teaching Resources
Explore the chemical sciences in your primary classroom this school year with the help of activities, worksheets and experiments created just for Australian teachers like you!
This collection of printable and digital activities is stocked with everything you need to meet Australian science curriculum standards for chemistry, including resources focused on substances and mixtures, liquids and solids and more. Introduce the periodic table, explore density, discuss freezing and melting and dive deep into chemical changes.
Each resource in this extensive collection has undergone a thorough review by a member of the Teach Starter science teaching team to ensure it's ready for your lesson plans and your students.
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Changing States of Matter Worksheet
A worksheet based on the changing states of matter.
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Predict and Prove – Template
A template to help introduce making a hypothesis before starting an investigation.
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What If? Materials Template
A set of 6 templates to use when investigating the properties of materials.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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Science Experiment - Cover to Conserve
A science experiment that investigates if evaporation can be reduced by covering a body of water.
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States of Matter Word Wall
A set of states of matter related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Properties of Materials Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-eight 'properties of materials' vocabulary cards.
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States of Matter: Solids – Poster
An educational poster explaining the properties of solids.
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States of Matter Poster
A poster showing the States of Matter.
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Man-Made vs Natural Materials Worksheet
Identify man-made and natural materials in the classroom with a gallery walk organiser.
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States of Matter Experiment Worksheet
An experiment mixing a solid with a liquid to create a gas.
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Spot the Stretchy Difference – Worksheet
A spot the difference worksheet designed to help students recognise materials that have been stretched.
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Going, Going, Gone! - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how matter changes state at different temperatures.
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What's the Matter? Task Cards
An activity for students to use when learning about the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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States of Matter Properties Venn Diagram
A cut and paste activity that explores the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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States of Matter: Gases – Poster
An educational poster explaining the properties of gases.
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What's the Use? PowerPoint - Developing a Hypothesis to Investigate
A teaching presentation discussing the development of a scientific hypothesis.
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Describing Materials Template
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
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Jack and the Beanstalk (Made Differently!) PowerPoint
A 16 slide teaching presentation to use when exploring the properties of materials.
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The Gas Has Mass Task Cards
A set of four task cards that explores the physical properties of gases.
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Physical Change Cards – Game
A sorting card game to help students consolidate their knowledge of physical changes in Chemical Science.
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What's Bending – Worksheet
A worksheet designed for students to use their knowledge and understanding of objects and if they bend.
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Science Experiment - Keep Me Dry
A science experiment which explores the absorptive properties of materials.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Foundation
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Colour the Periodic Table - Worksheet and Poster
Colour the periodic table with a printable colour-coding worksheet.
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Why Teach About Cultural Burning? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about cultural burning.
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Assessment: Chemical Science Clever Changes – Worksheet
A worksheet designed to assess Year 1 students about Chemical Science.
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Science Experiment - Suck It Up!
A science experiment which investigates the absorptive properties of various materials.
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Materials Poster
A poster showing the definition and an example of materials.
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Phase Changes of Matter Poster
A poster showing the phase changes of matter.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards
Excite your students about science concepts with a set of 48 fast-finisher task cards featuring a variety of concepts.
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Observing Matter Worksheet
A worksheet to practise observing the properties of materials used in a range of objects.
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