Science Teaching Resources
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Give Me Some Shade
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how much shade they provide.
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Celestial Bodies - The Moon
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the moon.
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What Works Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students develop an understanding of the suitability of certain materials for different purposes.
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Let's Sort!
A 60 minute lesson in which students identify the material objects are made of and sort them in various ways.
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Diving Into Description
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.
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Celestial Bodies - The Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of Earth.
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Celestial Bodies - The Sun
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the sun.
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Look to the Skies!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore prior knowledge and understanding of day and night.
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Matter Matters!
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Diagram of the Solar System
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Interpreting the Night Sky
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A Star, Some Planets and More!
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The Scale of the Solar System
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Sisters of the Solar System - The Jovian Planets
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Sisters of the Solar System - The Terrestrial Planets
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Earth - Third Rock From Sun
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Force Knowledge Check
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of push and pull forces.
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The Sun - Solar System Central
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Forces Revision
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise the forces covered in the unit.
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The Solar System Begins
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Gravity Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Sources of Heat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify kinetic, electrical and chemical sources of heat energy.
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Gravity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of gravity.
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Whatever Floats Your Boat
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of buoyancy.
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The Force of Friction
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the force of friction.
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Forces in Play
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate push and push forces at work in the playground.
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Push and Pull Forces
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Changing States – Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how adding and removing heat can cause solids and liquids to change states.
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Electricity Explained
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of energy transfer and transformation when generating electricity.
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Recycling Case Study – Soft Plastics
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore how changes from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can help in the process of recycling plastic.
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Removing Heat
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate what happens when heat is removed from a range of liquids.
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Adding Heat
A 60-minute lesson in which students will investigate what happens when heat is applied to a range of solids.