Weather and the Sky
Children learn to describe the weather — sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and stormy — choose clothes for different weather, compare the day…
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81 free earth & space sciences resources. Earth's surface, weather, the water cycle, the solar system and space. Typically taught from Foundation to Year 12.
Children learn to describe the weather — sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and stormy — choose clothes for different weather, compare the day…
Children name the four seasons — summer, autumn, winter and spring — describe the weather in each, notice how plants and animals change…
Children notice how things change during one day — the Sun seems to move across the sky, it gets lighter and warmer then darker and…
Children explore three materials that come from the Earth — rocks, soil and water — describe how they look and feel, learn how people,…
Children learn to describe the weather — sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and stormy — choose clothes for different weather, compare the day…
Children name the four seasons — summer, autumn, winter and spring — describe the weather in each, notice how plants and animals change…
Children notice how things change during one day — the Sun seems to move across the sky, it gets lighter and warmer then darker and…
Children explore three materials that come from the Earth — rocks, soil and water — describe how they look and feel, learn how people,…
Children learn to describe the weather — sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy and stormy — choose clothes for different weather, compare the day…
Children name the four seasons — summer, autumn, winter and spring — describe the weather in each, notice how plants and animals change…
Children notice how things change during one day — the Sun seems to move across the sky, it gets lighter and warmer then darker and…
Children explore three materials that come from the Earth — rocks, soil and water — describe how they look and feel, learn how people,…
Children learn that water is a resource from the Earth, where our water comes from, how people, plants and animals use it, and simple ways…
Children learn that water is a resource from the Earth, where our water comes from, how people, plants and animals use it, and simple ways…
Children learn that water is a resource from the Earth, where our water comes from, how people, plants and animals use it, and simple ways…
Students learn that day and night happen because the Earth spins on its axis, explain why the Sun seems to move across the sky, correct…
Students learn that the Sun is a star — a huge ball of hot, glowing gas — why it looks bigger and brighter than other stars, how its light…
Students learn why shadows change length and direction during the day as the Earth spins and the Sun seems to move across the sky, read…
Students compare the sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon, learn that the Earth orbits the Sun in about 365 days and the Moon orbits the Earth…
Students learn that day and night happen because the Earth spins on its axis, explain why the Sun seems to move across the sky, correct…
Students learn that the Sun is a star — a huge ball of hot, glowing gas — why it looks bigger and brighter than other stars, how its light…
Students learn why shadows change length and direction during the day as the Earth spins and the Sun seems to move across the sky, read…
Students compare the sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon, learn that the Earth orbits the Sun in about 365 days and the Moon orbits the Earth…
Students learn that day and night happen because the Earth spins on its axis, explain why the Sun seems to move across the sky, correct…
Students learn that the Sun is a star — a huge ball of hot, glowing gas — why it looks bigger and brighter than other stars, how its light…
Students learn why shadows change length and direction during the day as the Earth spins and the Sun seems to move across the sky, read…
Students compare the sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon, learn that the Earth orbits the Sun in about 365 days and the Moon orbits the Earth…
Students learn how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form, what soil is made of, and how water moves around the Earth through…
Students learn how scientists measure the weather with instruments — thermometers for temperature, rain gauges for rainfall, wind vanes…
Students compare sandy, clay and loam soils by grain size, feel and how well they hold water, explain why loam is best for most plants,…
Students learn how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form, what soil is made of, and how water moves around the Earth through…
Students learn how scientists measure the weather with instruments — thermometers for temperature, rain gauges for rainfall, wind vanes…
Students compare sandy, clay and loam soils by grain size, feel and how well they hold water, explain why loam is best for most plants,…
Students learn how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form, what soil is made of, and how water moves around the Earth through…
Students learn how scientists measure the weather with instruments — thermometers for temperature, rain gauges for rainfall, wind vanes…
Students compare sandy, clay and loam soils by grain size, feel and how well they hold water, explain why loam is best for most plants,…
Students learn that the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system, name the eight planets in order from the Sun, compare rocky and…
Students learn that the Moon reflects light from the Sun, that it orbits the Earth about once a month, and why its shape seems to change…
Students learn what stars are, why they differ in colour and brightness, how astronomers use light-years to measure huge distances, what…
Students learn that the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system, name the eight planets in order from the Sun, compare rocky and…
Students learn that the Moon reflects light from the Sun, that it orbits the Earth about once a month, and why its shape seems to change…
Students learn what stars are, why they differ in colour and brightness, how astronomers use light-years to measure huge distances, what…
Students learn that the Sun is a star at the center of our solar system, name the eight planets in order from the Sun, compare rocky and…
Students learn that the Moon reflects light from the Sun, that it orbits the Earth about once a month, and why its shape seems to change…
Students learn what stars are, why they differ in color and brightness, how astronomers use light-years to measure huge distances, what…
Students learn how the Earth's surface changes slowly through weathering, erosion and deposition, and quickly through volcanoes,…
Students learn how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, why these events happen most often…
Students learn the difference between weather and climate, how weather is measured, and what causes extreme weather events such as…
Students learn how the Earth's surface changes slowly through weathering, erosion and deposition, and quickly through volcanoes,…
Students learn how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, why these events happen most often…
Students learn the difference between weather and climate, how weather is measured, and what causes extreme weather events such as…
Students learn how the Earth's surface changes slowly through weathering, erosion and deposition, and quickly through volcanoes,…
Students learn how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, why these events happen most often…
Students learn the difference between weather and climate, how weather is measured, and what causes extreme weather events such as…
Students explain how the tilt of Earth's axis causes the seasons in both hemispheres, why the two hemispheres have opposite seasons, and…
Students learn why the Moon appears to change shape: half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, and the phase we see depends on where the…
Students learn that gravity is a non-contact force of attraction between all masses, what makes it stronger or weaker, and how gravity…
Students explain how the tilt of Earth's axis causes the seasons in both hemispheres, why the two hemispheres have opposite seasons, and…
Students learn why the Moon appears to change shape: half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, and the phase we see depends on where the…
Students learn that gravity is a non-contact force of attraction between all masses, what makes it stronger or weaker, and how gravity…
Students explain how the tilt of Earth's axis causes the seasons in both hemispheres, why the two hemispheres have opposite seasons, and…
Students learn why the Moon appears to change shape: half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, and the phase we see depends on where the…
Students learn that gravity is a non-contact force of attraction between all masses, what makes it stronger or weaker, and how gravity…
A study guide to the three types of rock. It explains how igneous rocks form from cooling magma and lava and why crystal size depends on…
Students describe how fossils form in sedimentary rock and identify body fossils, trace fossils, moulds and casts. They use the law of…
Students describe evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff and infiltration in the water cycle and explain how…
A study guide to the three types of rock. It explains how igneous rocks form from cooling magma and lava and why crystal size depends on…
Students describe how fossils form in sedimentary rock and identify body fossils, trace fossils, moulds and casts. They use the law of…
Students describe evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff and infiltration in the water cycle and explain how…
A study guide to the three types of rock. It explains how igneous rocks form from cooling magma and lava and why crystal size depends on…
Students describe how fossils form in sedimentary rock and identify body fossils, trace fossils, molds and casts. They use the law of…
Students describe evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, runoff and infiltration in the water cycle and explain how…
A study guide to plate tectonics. It describes Earth's layers and the tectonic plates, explains why plates move, and compares divergent,…
Students compare P waves, S waves and surface waves by type, speed and the materials they travel through, then use travel times and the…
Students describe how carbon moves between the atmosphere, living things, oceans and fossil fuels through photosynthesis, respiration,…
A study guide to plate tectonics. It describes Earth's layers and the tectonic plates, explains why plates move, and compares divergent,…
Students compare P waves, S waves and surface waves by type, speed and the materials they travel through, then use travel times and the…
Students describe how carbon moves between the atmosphere, living things, oceans and fossil fuels through photosynthesis, respiration,…
A study guide to plate tectonics. It describes Earth's layers and the tectonic plates, explains why plates move, and compares divergent,…
Students compare P waves, S waves and surface waves by type, speed and the materials they travel through, then use travel times and the…
Students describe how carbon moves between the atmosphere, living things, oceans and fossil fuels through photosynthesis, respiration,…