Foundation Science Worksheets
Foundation Science — observe, sort and wonder
Foundation Science is about noticing the world. ACARA v9 introduces five-year-olds to living and non-living things, plants and animals and their habitats, the senses, weather and the materials around us. EduPrac's Foundation Science worksheets cover sorting, observing, predicting and recording — the building blocks of scientific inquiry. Free, no-login adaptive practice with each skill tagged to its ACARA content descriptor.
41 topics · 125 worksheets · ACARA v9 aligned
Biological
Animal groups
4Animal groups
Practise →Find living vs non-living
2Find living vs non-living
Practise →More living/non-living
3More living/non-living
Practise →Animal habitats
3Animal habitats
Practise →Five senses (sets)
2Five senses (sets)
Practise →The five senses
3The five senses
Practise →Living vs non-living
3Living vs non-living
Practise →Chemical
Living Things
Living and Non-living Things
3Decide if something is living or non-living.
Practise →Plants and Animals
3Tell the difference between plants and animals.
Practise →Sort by Body Covering
3Sort animals by their body covering — fur, feathers, or scales.
Practise →Sort by Number of Legs
3Sort animals by how many legs they have.
Practise →Animal Habitats
4Match animals to where they live — water, land, trees, or underground.
Practise →Plant Parts
3Name the parts of a plant — roots, stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit.
Practise →Types of Plants
3Sort plants into trees, flowers, and grasses.
Practise →Baby Animals
3Match baby animals to their grown-up names.
Practise →Sort Animals by Body Covering
3Sort animals by what covers their body — fur, feathers, or scales.
Practise →Forces & Motion
Push or Pull
3Decide if an action is a push or a pull.
Practise →Sort Pushes and Pulls
3Sort actions into pushes and pulls.
Practise →Strong or Gentle Force
3Decide if a force is strong or gentle.
Practise →What Makes Things Stop
3Identify what stopped an object from moving.
Practise →Predict Direction of Motion
3Predict which way an object will move after a push or pull.
Practise →Predict What Will Happen
3Predict the outcome of a push or pull on an object.
Practise →Materials
Identify the Material
3Name the material an object is made from.
Practise →Sort by Material
3Sort objects into groups by the material they are made from.
Practise →Hard or Soft
3Decide if a material is hard or soft.
Practise →Smooth or Rough
3Decide if a surface is smooth or rough.
Practise →Match Material to Use
3Choose the best material for a given purpose.
Practise →Find All Made of One Material
3Select all objects made of a named material.
Practise →Find Wooden Things
3Find and sort objects made of wood.
Practise →Inquiry
What Comes Next?
3Predict what comes next in a natural pattern or sequence.
Practise →Sort by What's the Same
3Group objects by shared colour, size, or type.
Practise →Who Uses Science?
3Recognise the ways people use observation and questions to learn about the world.
Practise →Safe Science
4Recognise safe behaviours and use senses appropriately during science investigations.
Practise →Record What You See
4Use pictures, words and tally marks to record observations and patterns.
Practise →Predict and Check
4Make predictions and compare them with what really happened.
Practise →Share Your Findings
4Share questions, predictions and observations with others.
Practise →Predict What Happens Next
3Make a prediction about what will happen next in a situation.
Practise →What Comes Next in the Sequence?
3Predict what comes next in a natural sequence or pattern.
Practise →Spot the Difference
3Find what is different between two scenes or descriptions.
Practise →