Free Science Teaching Packs
Everything for one topic in one PDF: the labeled diagram, a blank one to label, a reading passage, practice sheets, a vocabulary crossword and a quiz, in teaching order, with every answer key. 35 packs so far, all free to print.
- 1 Teach with the diagram
- 2 Label and practice
- 3 Read and review
- 4 Check with the quiz
Cells
Cells
Plant and animal cells: both diagrams, parts-and-jobs worksheets, a reading passage, a Venn sort, the cell city analogy, a crossword and a quiz.
The Microscope
The compound light microscope: the labeled and blank diagrams, a parts-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a how-to-view-a-slide ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Mitosis
How a cell divides: the labeled and blank diagrams, a stages worksheet, a reading passage, a which-stage-is-it table, a crossword and a quiz.
DNA
The structure of DNA: the labeled and blank diagrams, a parts-and-words worksheet, a reading passage, base-pairing practice, a crossword and a quiz.
Plants
Photosynthesis
How plants make food: the labeled and blank diagrams, a key-words worksheet, a reading passage, a what-goes-in-and-what-comes-out table, a crossword and a quiz.
Parts of a Plant and Flower
The parts of a plant and the parts of a flower: both diagrams, two parts-and-jobs worksheets, a reading passage, a which-part-do-we-eat table, a crossword and a quiz.
Life Cycle of a Plant
The life cycle of a flowering plant: the labeled and blank diagrams, a stages worksheet, a reading passage, a how-seeds-travel table, a crossword and a quiz.
Animals
Life Cycles of a Butterfly and a Frog
The life cycles of a butterfly and a frog: both diagrams, a stages worksheet, a reading passage, a butterfly-or-frog Venn diagram, a crossword and a quiz.
Ecosystems
Food Chains and Food Webs
Food chains and food webs: both diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a who-eats-what sorting table, a crossword and a quiz.
The Water Cycle
The water cycle: the labeled and blank diagrams, a stages worksheet, a reading passage, a journey-of-a-water-drop ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Carbon Cycle and Greenhouse Effect
The carbon cycle and the greenhouse effect: both diagrams, a carbon cycle vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a greenhouse effect ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
The Nitrogen Cycle
The nitrogen cycle: the labeled and blank diagrams, a steps-and-terms worksheet, a reading passage, a follow-one-nitrogen-atom ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Human Body
Skeletal System
The human skeleton: the labeled and blank diagrams, a bones-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a how-a-bone-heals ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Muscular System
The major muscles: the labeled and blank diagrams, a muscles-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a which-muscle-does-the-work table, a crossword and a quiz.
Digestive System
The digestive system: the labeled and blank diagrams, an organs-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a path-of-food ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Respiratory System
The respiratory system: the labeled and blank diagrams, a parts-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a path-of-a-breath ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Heart and Circulation
The heart and the circulatory system: both diagrams, two parts-and-jobs worksheets, a reading passage, a path-of-blood ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Excretory System
The excretory system: the diagram, a parts-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a path-of-urine ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Nervous System and Brain
The nervous system and the brain: both diagrams, two parts-and-jobs worksheets, a reading passage, a reflex sequencing sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Eye and Ear
The eye and the ear: both diagrams, two parts-and-jobs worksheets, a reading passage, a path-of-sound sequencing sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Endocrine System
Glands and hormones: the labeled and blank diagrams, a glands-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a hormone table, a crossword and a quiz.
Immune System
How the body fights germs: the labeled and blank diagrams, a parts-and-jobs worksheet, a reading passage, a put-the-steps-in-order sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Earth Science
Inside the Earth and Volcanoes
The layers of the Earth and the parts of a volcano: both diagrams, a layers vocabulary worksheet, a volcano parts worksheet, a reading passage, an eruption ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
The three types of rock and the rock cycle: both diagrams, a rock cycle worksheet, a reading passage, a which-type-of-rock sorting table, a crossword and a quiz.
Layers of the Atmosphere
The five layers of the atmosphere: the labeled and blank diagrams, a layers and vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a which-layer table, a crossword and a quiz.
Space
The Solar System
The Sun and the eight planets: the labeled and blank diagrams, a planets worksheet, a reading passage, an inner-and-outer-planets Venn diagram, a crossword and a quiz.
The Seasons
Why Earth has seasons: the labeled and blank diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a which-season table for both hemispheres, a crossword and a quiz.
Moon Phases and Eclipses
The phases of the Moon, solar eclipses and lunar eclipses: all three diagrams, a phases worksheet, an eclipse vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a solar-or-lunar Venn diagram, a crossword and a quiz.
Life Cycle of a Star
How stars are born, shine and die: the labeled and blank diagrams, a stages and vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a life-of-the-Sun ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Physical Science
Parts of an Atom
The parts of an atom: the labeled and blank diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a count-the-particles table, a crossword and a quiz.
States of Matter
Solids, liquids and gases: the labeled and blank diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, a changes-of-state table, a crossword and a quiz.
Forms of Energy
The eight forms of energy: the labeled and blank diagrams, a forms worksheet, a reading passage, an energy-changes table, a crossword and a quiz.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields
Magnets and magnetic fields: the labeled and blank diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, an attract-or-repel table, a crossword and a quiz.
Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The parts of a wave and the electromagnetic spectrum: both diagrams, two vocabulary worksheets, a reading passage, a longest-to-shortest ordering sheet, a crossword and a quiz.
Acids, Bases and the pH Scale
Acids, bases and the pH scale: the labeled and blank diagrams, a vocabulary worksheet, a reading passage, an acidic-neutral-or-basic table, a crossword and a quiz.
How the packs work
Each pack is one printable PDF for US Letter paper. The student pages come first, in a suggested teaching order, and the answer keys are together at the back. Use a whole pack over a week, or open a topic page and print single sheets. The packs are written for upper elementary and middle school science, about grades 4 to 8, and are free for classroom and home use with no signup.