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The Science curriculum page provides opportunities to develop an understanding of important science concepts and practises used to develop scientific knowledge and learn about the world around us.
In this Primary Connections unit, children will identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in their daily lives.
Suitable for ages 7-8
This unit is free to download and use.
Cells are the building blocks that create life. Ever wondered what makes up your skin, organs or muscles? Fasten your seatbelts. You are about to see a world that is all around you, and yet so small that you probably have never seen it.
Suitable for ages 11-16
These activities are free to download and use.
This resource consists of lesson plans and activities to support the teaching of changes of state in Year Five. It contains tips on using the resources, suggestions for further use and background subject knowledge.
Suitable for ages 9-11
These lesson plans and activities are free to download and use.
A series of lessons in which children find out about gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction.
Suitable for ages 7-11
These lesson plans and activities are free to download and use.
Find a range of simulations for young people to experiment with concepts of physics, chemistry, Earth & Space, and Biology. From building circuits, to the energy collected from a skate park, to natural selection and atomic interactions. Accessible for students using joysticks and alternative keyboards.
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
CSIRO Educational Resource Library
A comprehensive library of STEM resources with ready to go lessons and units designed for young people to explore science in an interactive way.
Suitable for ages 9-17
The site and activities on it are free to use/download.
Provides resources that connects young learners to the first scientists of Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. A site and resources designed for remote communities but with fantastic teacher guides that are accessible regardless of location.
Suitable for ages 8-17
These lesson plans and activities are free to download and use.
A series of games and simulations that require young learners to think critically and use scientific knowledge to succeed. From an asteroid launcher to exploring the deep sea, these simulations allow young people to experiment with big picture ideas.
Suitable for ages 7-17
This site is free to access and use.
How Living Things Adapt to their Environment
In this Primary Connections unit children will understand that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
Suitable for ages 10-12
This unit is free to download and use.
In these series of lessons developed by Victoria Walks, children will identify different habitats in their local environment as well as recognising that different living things live in different habitats.
Suitable for ages 5-8
These lessons are free to download and use.
This is a nine-week integrated and interactive science unit on living things.
In this unit children will define living things, describe external features of living things, and discuss the basic needs of all living things.
Suitable for ages 5-7
This unit is free to download and use.
In this sequence of lessons, children learn how to describe the physical characteristics of matter when it is affected by physical or chemical factors. Children participate in their own experiments and learn that science is about making predictions and then testing these by collecting data to interpret as evidence.
Suitable for ages 11-13
These lessons are free to download and use.
The International Space Station National Laboratory has collected a range of educational resources for young learners interested in space. This range is very unique - from creating your own Space Station to 'Story Time from Space', and 3D printing resources.
Suitable for ages 5-15
The site is free to use and access.
Can you feel the pull? It’s like an invisible force. It’s magnetic! In this unit, children will explore magnets and the force fields they create.
Suitable for ages 9-11
This unit is free to download and use.
NASA designed games and interactive experiments for young learners to experiment with a range of STEM learning. From exploring the universe to a climate time machine and a sky map, the simulation style experiences give students a new perspective on space.
Suitable for ages 10-17
The site is free to use and access.
Science By Doing is a comprehensive online website for young people in years 7-10.
This site is free to all Australian students and teachers and presents science in an engaging, guided inquiry-based approach to lift student interest and understanding.
Suitable for ages 12-16
You will be required to create a free log in before accessing the wide range of science lessons and activities.
This science sequence of content has been developed by ACARA. It provides a sequence of the content, knowledge, skills and understanding which are required to be taught to all students in Kindergarten to Year 6.
Suitable for ages 5-12
This science scope and sequence is free to download and use.
Science Elaborations for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cross-curriculum Priority
This curriculum document for students in Kindergarten to Year 10 shows how the teaching of science can be linked to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures.
This document outlines the science content for each year level with direct links to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Suitable for ages 5-16
This curriculum document is free to download and use.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
The Australian National Botanic Gardens have put together a fun educational resource hub designed for learners to explore the science of Australian native plants. See the listed range of teaching resources to develop greater insight in interested young learners.
Suitable for ages 8-14
This site is free to access and use. As are the attached documents.
Questacon has a huge range of experiments to do at home, and scientific studies which you can explore at your own pace and at your young learner's interest point. Each experiment explores relevant scientific thinking and abstract concepts.
Suitable for ages 5-17
This site is free to access and use.
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