Primary Science Lessons
Updated: 2008-02-07
Please send comments to: J.Elfick@uq.edu.au
History
Year 1 Lessons
1.1 Living and non-living
1.2 Animals and plants
1.3 Different animals
1.4 Different plants
1.5 Plant pictures
1.6 Different leaves
1.7 Knocking sounds
1.8 String sounds
1.9 Light and shadow game
1.10 Spinning picture
1.11 Mirror game
1.12 Spinning top
1.13 Same and different
1.14 Mark our height
1.15 Our five senses
1.16 Hearing sounds game
1.17 Touch and feel game
1.18 Feelie bag game
1.19 Length game
1.20 Pace distances
1.21 Balanced mobile
1.22 Compare different shapes
1.23 Make new shapes
1.24 Seeds and seed pods
1.25 Pouring water game
1.26 Plant names
1.27 Drink-can garden
1.28 Grow plants from seed
1.29 Roots and stems
1.30 Plants need sunlight
1.31 Plants need water
1.32 Different rocks
1.33 Plants need soil
1.34 Good soil and bad soil
1.35 Feel good soil
1.36 Protect topsoil
1.37 Soil with a magnifier
1.38 Air games
1.39 Air in bags
1.40 Blow soap bubbles
1.41 Falling parachutes
1.42 Drinking straw game
1.43 Air streams
1.44 Area game
Year 2 Lessons
2.1 Bird feathers
2.2 Bird sounds
2.3 Bird beaks and feet
2.4 Different birds
2.5 Protect our birds
2.6 Care of birds
2.7 Bottle sounds
2.8 Dull and bright in the sun
2.9 Melt substances
2.10 Magnetic pin chain
2.11 Balanced parrot
2.12 Siphon and water spray
2.13 Count our teeth
2.14 Measure in hand spans
2.15 Measure with your body
2.16 Compare our weights
2.17 Move our eyes
2.18 Smelling game
2.19 Our skin and hair
2.20 Spirit burner
2.21 Heat substances
2.22 Copy with a rubber band
2.23 See-saw balance
2.24 Steelyard balance
2.25 Make a ruler balance
2.26 Balance bottle tops
2.27 Nail balance
2.28 Beam balance
2.29 Drinking straw balance
2.30 Rub leaf pictures
2.31 Collect flowers
2.32 Collect seeds
2.33 Grow plants from seeds
2.34 Three kinds of food
2.35 Paint with plant juices
2.36 Rocks with a magnifier
2.37 Collect soils
2.38 Shake soil in water
2.39 Water through soil
2.40 Air in soil
2.41 Mix and dissolve
2.42 Mix liquids
2.43 Different metals
2.44 Candle flame
Year 3 Lessons
3.1 Ant life cycle
3.2 Mosquito life cycle
3.3 Butterfly life cycle
3.4 Cockroach, grasshopper
3.5 Plant and animal uses
3.6 Care of cats
3.7 Burn with a magnifier
3.8 Make water waves
3.9 Mix colours
3.10 Make rainbow colours
3.11 Spin a colour disk
3.12 String telephone
3.13 Describe our bones
3.14 Feel our bones
3.15 Record our heights
3.16 Move our arms
3.17 Make a plumb bob
3.18 Volume of our fist
3.19 Single pan balance
3.20 Balloon-powered rocket
3.21 Trundle wheel
3.22 Throw up and fall down
3.23 Volume of a liquid
3.24 Air temperature
3.25 Parts of a plant
3.26 Different leaves
3.27 Describe leaves
3.28 Stems and roots
3.29 Seeds and fruit
3.30 Make plant dyes
3.31 Plant foods in the soil
3.32 Soil animals
3.33 Soil water
3.34 Soil air
3.35 Soil contents
3.36 Waterlogged soil
3.37 Air takes up space
3.38 Float a pin
3.39 Convection heat snake
3.40 Paper aircraft
3.41 Air / water change places
3.42 Things that burn
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Year 4 Lessons
4.1 Animal legs
4.2 Animal friends
4.3 Parts of a fish
4.4 Frog life cycle
4.5 Lizards and snakes
4.6 Care of dogs
4.7 How sound travels
4.8 Flying kites
4.9 Heat from rubbing
4.10 Heat different solids
4.11 Air temperature
4.12 Smoke movement
4.13 Inertia tricks
4.14 Length game
4.15 Pace distances
4.16 Air resistance
4.17 Shapes game
4.18 Diameter of a thread
4.19 Invisible inks
4.20 Measure chest expansion
4.21 Measure our weight
4.22 Memory game
4.23 Test our reflexes
4.24 Speed of reaction
4.25 Uses of peas and beans
4.26 Different legumes
4.27 Collect bean plants
4.28 Bean life cycle
4.29 Bean flower
4.30 Bean seeds and pods
4.31 Watch seedlings grow
4.32 Weathering rocks
4.33 Make sedimentary rocks
4.34 Protect soils
4.35 Natural fertilizers
4.36 Water climbs up soil
4.37 Soil water bottle
4.38 Liquids in the sun
4.39 Melt different solids
4.40 Heat and cool water
4.41 Ice experiments
4.42 The sun and sundials
4.43 Prepare crystals

Year 5 Lessons
5.1 Sea animals and plants
5.2 Protect sea animals
5.3 Corals and jellyfish
5.4 Shellfish - molluscs
5.5 Starfish, echinoderms
5.6 Fish life cycle
5.7 Food chains in the sea
5.8 Water wheel
5.9 Steam wheel
5.10 How light travels
5.11 Mirror reflects light
5.12 Images with a lens
5.13 Water drop magnifier
5.14 Pinhole camera
5.15 Breathing in and out
5.16 Fingerprints
5.17 Body temperature
5.18 Feel our pulse
5.19 Test our eyesight
5.20 Digesting our food
5.21 Water finds its own level
5.22 Rain gauge
5.23 Wind speed and direction
5.24 Describe clouds
5.25 Push and pull forces
5.26 Air pressure
5.27 Germinate bean seeds
5.28 Depth of seeds
5.29 Germinate maize grain
5.30 Roots absorb water
5.31 Leaves lose water
5.32 Protect our mangroves
5.33 Collect rocks
5.34 Soil profiles
5.35 Fertilizer trial
5.36 Cover crops
5.37 Rain on slopes
5.38 Mulch garden soil
5.39 Make clay pots
5.40 Make potash from ash
5.41 Keep water clean
5.42 Heated air expands
5.43 Burn to make carbon

Year 6 Lessons
6.1 Food chains in the forest
6.2 Protect our turtles
6.3 Chicken life cycle
6.4 Pig life cycle
6.5 Fungi
6.6 Bacteria
6.7 Mouldy bread and rotten fruit
6.8 Heated liquids expand
6.9 Water climbs up
6.10 Pull with pulleys
6.11 Forces on coins on a slope
6.12 Floating and sinking
6.13 Forces of friction
6.14 Shakir test
6.15 How far you can see?
6.16 Measure air breathed out
6.17 Measure relative humidity
6.18 Measure air pressure
6.19 The moon and tides
6.20 The Southern Cross
6.21 Estimating
6.22 Pendulum tells the time
6.23 Trees and shrubs
6.24 Trees, palms and ferns
6.25 Protect our trees
6.26 Describe grasses
6.27 Describe palms
6.28 Describe ferns and mosses
6.29 Protect our coral reefs
6.30 Protect our soils
6.31 Describe soils
6.32 Test soil texture
6.33 Fertilizing soil
6.34 Chemical fertilizers
6.35 Burn candle over water
6.36 Candle "lava"
6.37 Electric circuit
6.38 Electricity conductors
6.39 Electric torch (flashlight)
6.40 Hanging magnets
6.41 Make electromagnets
J1. Prepare yoghurt and sauerkraut
J2. Prepare sauerkraut
History
These lessons were written by Dr J. Elfick in collaboration with teachers employed by the Solomon Islands Curriculum Development Project funded by The World Bank. The lessons were later revised at the University of Queensland.