Life Science Teaching Resources
Take your students on a life science adventure with hundreds of teacher-created printable worksheets, digital activities and more resources designed to save you time on your lesson planning!
Bring living organisms to the surface, break down the life cycles of plants and animals and teach your students how and why we classify living things with fun and engaging activities created by teachers who have been in classrooms just like yours. Aligned with the NGSS curriculum, resources in this collection have all undergone careful review by an expert science teacher on the Teach Starter team to ensure they're ready for your lesson plans and your students.
Whether you're teaching life science for the first time or just need a quick refresher on some of the major vocabulary so you have it at the tip of your tongue for teaching, we've got you covered. Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is Life Science and Why Do We Teach It?
We have to start somewhere, so why not start with a simple definition of life science?
Life science is the study of living organisms — including plants, animals and humans. We teach this branch of science in elementary and middle school to help our students understand the diversity, complexity and interdependence of life on Earth.
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Food Chain Imbalance – Worksheet
Predict how changes in a food chain affect species in an ecosystem with this worksheet.
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Animal Needs and Adaptations Mini-Book
Read and learn about animal adaptations and basic needs with this 14-page mini-book.
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Living and Nonliving Things – Clip Card Activity
Differentiate between living and nonliving things with this set of 24 clip cards.
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How Living Things Survive – Teaching Presentation
Use this 13-slide teaching presentation to teach your students about the physical characteristics of animals and plants, which help them meet their basic needs.
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Life Cycle of a Frog – Mini-Book
Read and learn about the life cycle of a frog with this informational reader and activity booklet.
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Imbalance in Food Chains – Teaching Presentation
Explore how different factors can cause a break in a food chain and may affect an ecosystem with this 16-slide teaching presentation.
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Life Cycles – Worksheet
Give your students an opportunity to compare, observe, and draw different life cycles with this worksheet.
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Changes to the Environment Worksheet
Learn about environmental changes and how they affect living things with this worksheet.
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How Organisms Survive – Worksheet
Use this worksheet to identify and describe different animal and plant adaptations which help them survive in their environment.
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Endangered Species Fact Cards
Explore 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list with this set of fact cards.
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Critically Endangered Species Map
Use this endangered species world map when exploring animals that have been placed on the Critically Endangered list.
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Biodiversity Poster
A poster to help your students explore the topic of biodiversity.
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The Butterfly Life Cycle Sentence Strips
A booklet of the life cycle of a butterfly.
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Living or Nonliving Sort
A worksheet that explores living and nonliving things.
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Needs vs. Wants Activity
An activity to brainstorm and sort needs and wants.
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Food Chain Poster
A poster to display in the classroom that shows the food chain.
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Orangutan Coloring Sheet
A cute picture of a orangutan for students to color.
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Panda Coloring Sheet
A cute picture of a panda for students to color.
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Tiger Coloring Sheet
A cute picture of a tiger for students to color.
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Antarctic Wildlife Poster
A poster highlighting some of the main wildlife found in Antarctica.
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What is a Wetland? Poster
A poster with information about the plant life, climate, and annual rainfall that characterize a wetland environment.
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Marine Animals Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 12 marine animal themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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Dinosaur Adjectives Worksheet
A set of 6 dinosaur themed adjective teaching resource worksheets.
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A Look Inside The Human Body – Teaching Resource Pack
A 45 page Resource Pack about the human body and the impacts of exercise and healthy eating.
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Wet and Dry Environments Word Wall Vocabulary
48 wet and dry environment vocabulary word wall cards.
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Living vs Nonliving Things - Sorting Activity
Sort biotic vs. abiotic things and discuss their characteristics with a hands-on living and nonliving things picture sort.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Two engaging activities for students to observe and describe their outdoor environment.
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Life Cycle of a Fly Poster
A poster showing the life cycle of a fly.
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Respiratory System Posters
A set of posters to use in the classroom when learning about the respiratory system.
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Grasshopper Life Cycle - Blank Template
A blank grasshopper life cycle template to use in the classroom when learning about minibeasts.
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What is an X-ray? - Poster
A poster to display in the classroom when learning about x-rays.
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Muscular System Posters
A posters to display in the classroom when learning about the muscular system.