Science Understanding
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Science Understanding in Science Year 1 includes:
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Seasons and Months Posters
Use these four months and the seasons posters to help your students to learn the seasons and their corresponding months.
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Objects in the Sky – Worksheet Pack
Use this set of worksheets to practise identifying and labelling objects in the sky as well as describing the moon, stars, sun and clouds.
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Moon Phases Diagram
Learn the phases of the moon in the southern hemisphere with this set of two posters.
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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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Sound Energy Project (Buzzing Balloons)
Engage your class with this sound energy exploration! This simple experiment will show students how sound is produced by a source and can be sensed.
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Forms of Energy (Heat, Light and Sound) Worksheet
Guide your students to identify different forms of energy with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Objects in the Sky – Mini Workbook
Observe, describe and illustrate different objects in the sky with this printable mini-workbook.
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Day and Night Mini-Book
Learn about the differences between night and day with this printable mini-book.
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Natural, Managed, and Human-Made Features Posters
Identify the natural, manmade, and managed features of environments with printable anchor charts.
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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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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Word Wall
Seventy-eight content-specific vocabulary cards for a word wall based on Chemical Sciences.
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Design a Musical Instrument Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used as a design technology task that explores the science of sound.
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Animals and Their Babies Memory Game
Play an animal game for kids to learn about animals and their babies.
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Parts of A Plant Worksheet
Label the parts of a plant with a printable plant worksheet.
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Moon Facts Writing Template
Describe and illustrate information about the moon with a printable writing template.
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Do You See What I See? - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores how features of a local environment may change.
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Season Handwriting Sheets
Handwriting sheets about the seasons.
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The Seasons Around the World Posters and Worksheet
Teach about the Earth's rotation around the sun and the corresponding seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres with this 2-page worksheet.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Sound Energy (First Nations Musical Instruments)Teaching Slides
Help your students discover how traditional musical instruments used by First Nations Australians produce their characteristic sounds with this teaching presentation.
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Exploring the 5 Senses PowerPoint
A 16 slide PowerPoint Presentation to use when exploring the five senses.
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Identifying Insects Poster
Help your students differentiate between insects and arachnids, plus other creepy crawlies, with a printable Insect Identification chart.
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Insect Investigation - Parts of an Insect Activity
Take a peek at the features and characteristics of insects with an engaging Insect Investigation Lab activity.
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Characteristics of Animals - Year 1 Writing Activities
Help your young students read and write about features of animals with a printable Animal Characteristics Write the Room activity.
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Movement of Animals Sorting Activity
Classify animals based on their movement methods with a picture-sorting game.
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Animal Flash Cards & Word Wall
Read, write and identify animals around the world with a printable animal word wall with pictures.
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Features of Insects Mini Book
Learn about the features of insects with a printable decodable book for kids.
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Diagram of an Earthworm Worksheet Pack
Read, learn and label the parts of a worm with a set of printable animal features worksheets.
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Objects in the Sky – Interactive Activity
Demonstrate an underestansding of the sun, moon, stars and clouds with this interactive activity.
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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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Cloud Graphing Activity
A worksheet to use when graphing cloud observations.
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Vertebrate or Invertebrate? Game
Have fun classifying vertebrates and invertebrates with an exciting Google Slides Interactive Science Game!