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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What If? Materials Template
A set of 6 templates to use when investigating the properties of materials.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Our Natural and Built Environments - Poster Pack
Poster with definitions and examples of natural and built environments.
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Changing States of Matter Worksheet
A worksheet based on the changing states of matter.
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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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Salt Water Density Experiment
A hands-on science experiment about salt water density.
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Pure Substances and Mixtures Science PowerPoint
A 30 slide editable PowerPoint Template for teaching a chemistry unit on pure substances, mixtures and separating techniques.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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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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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Hands On Materials
A hands on sorting activity for materials that stretch, bend and twist.
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels – Worksheet
A worksheet to order an illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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Science Experiment - Keep Me Dry
A science experiment which explores the absorptive properties of materials.
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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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R.E.R.U.N. - Writing a Scientific Conclusion Poster
An educational poster introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Material World Beanbag Toss Game
A fun game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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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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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels
An illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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The Three States of Matter – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a scientific report from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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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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Removing Heat – Worksheet
An activity to demonstrate what happens to a variety of liquids when heat is removed.
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States of Matter Properties Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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Properties of Materials Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-eight 'properties of materials' vocabulary cards.
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Make an Eggshell Disappear - Science Experiment Booklet
A fun science experiment involving chemistry.
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Now I Understand PowerPoint - Building a Solid Conclusion for an Experiment
An educational teaching presentation introducing the students to the R.E.R.U.N. method for writing a scientific conclusion.
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Plastic and Concrete PowerPoint - How Do People Use Processed Materials?
A teaching presentation discussing processed materials and their uses.
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My Ecological Footprint Worksheet
A worksheet which will have the students evaluate their ecological footprint and compare it with the class.
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity for students to explore the materials objects are made of.
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Techniques for Separating Mixtures Worksheet
A matching task relating to separating mixtures techniques.
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Physical and Chemical Properties of Substances Worksheet
A sorting task relating to physical and chemical properties of substances.
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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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Why Teach About Cultural Burning? Poster
An educational poster providing a rationale for teaching Australian children about cultural burning.
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Observing Matter Worksheet
A worksheet to practise observing the properties of materials used in a range of objects.