Free Australian primary science resources
Free Year 1 and Year 2 Science Worksheets Australia
Looking for a useful science worksheet should not take longer than the lesson itself. This guide brings together free Year 1 and Year 2 science worksheets and learning activities for Australian primary students. Resources are grouped by topic, so you can move directly from a curriculum idea to an explanation, investigation or printable activity.
Use the worksheets for classroom practice, homework, tutoring or homeschool learning. Choose the child's year level below, then select the topic that matches what they are learning now.
Year 1 Science Worksheets
Explore living things, seasons, pushes and pulls, everyday science and investigation skills.
Free-first learning
Try the free resources first
Before committing to another monthly or yearly learning subscription, use the free curriculum-linked resources available for the student’s current topic. Start with the Topic Guide, use Practice, review mistakes and then take the separate Test.
A larger paid question bank or learning program can be useful, but paying for more volume does not guarantee that a student will use it consistently. If the learner is already working through the free resources and still needs extra tutoring, marking, adaptive practice, reporting or more question volume, compare paid options for that specific need.
Free-first check: establish a consistent Learn → Practice → Test routine before deciding whether an additional paid service offers something the learner will genuinely use.
Year 2 Science Worksheets
Explore Earth and space, sound, changing materials, everyday science and investigation skills.
Why Choose Curriculum-Linked Science Worksheets?
A random worksheet may keep a child busy, but a topic-based worksheet has a clearer purpose. It can introduce vocabulary, help a learner record an observation, check understanding after a demonstration or provide a prompt for explaining an idea. When the activity connects to the topic being taught, it is easier for the student to understand why they are doing it.
Science in the early primary years is also more than remembering facts. Children learn to ask questions, notice patterns, make predictions, follow safe procedures, sort information and communicate what they found. A strong lesson may begin with a short explanation, continue with a real observation or investigation, and finish with a worksheet that helps the child organise their thinking.
SkillrHub's science pages are organised around Australian Curriculum Version 9 topics. That structure lets teachers and families select a specific learning goal rather than download a large pack of unrelated activities.
Free Year 1 Science Worksheets by Topic
Year 1 science builds curiosity about familiar plants, animals, weather, movement and everyday experiences. The best activities use examples children can see and discuss. Start with one of these core topic areas.
Needs of Plants and Animals
Children compare what living things need to survive, including water, air, food, shelter and suitable conditions. Try sorting examples, matching animals to habitats or recording the needs of a classroom plant.
Daily and Seasonal Changes
Students identify changes in daylight, temperature, weather and the environment. A simple weather diary or season comparison encourages careful observation and connects science to daily life.
Pushes and Pulls
Young learners investigate how a push or pull can start, stop or change an object's movement. Use toys, balls or classroom objects, then ask children to predict and record what will happen.
Science in Daily Life
Science helps people make decisions and solve everyday problems. Students can identify examples at home or school, such as choosing clothing for the weather or caring for a plant.
Year 1 Science Inquiry Skills
Content knowledge becomes more meaningful when children practise thinking like scientists. Use the inquiry pages to support questions, patterns and predictions, safe investigation procedures and making and recording observations. Learners can then practise sorting data and representing patterns, comparing observations with predictions and communicating scientific ideas.
These skills do not need complicated equipment. A child can predict which classroom object will roll, observe the result, place the objects into groups and explain the pattern using a labelled drawing or sentence.
Free Year 2 Science Worksheets by Topic
Year 2 students extend their observations and explanations. They examine Earth and the sky, investigate how sounds are produced, explore physical changes to materials and consider how people use science. The following links provide the correct starting point for each topic.
Earth and the Solar System
Students recognise Earth as a planet and identify examples of changes in the sky and landscape. Activities can include recording sky observations, identifying day and night features or comparing natural landforms.
Sound and Vibration
Children explore different actions that make sounds and investigate ways to change a sound. They might pluck, tap, shake or blow safe objects, then describe what they hear and feel.
Physical Changes to Materials
Students observe that materials can be bent, stretched, folded, cut or combined without becoming a different substance. Worksheets can help them name the action, describe the result and compare materials.
Science in Everyday Life
Students consider how science is used in daily activities, including using patterns to make predictions. Familiar examples help children connect classroom ideas with decisions made at home and in the community.
Year 2 Science Inquiry Skills
Year 2 learners can build investigations from questions about patterns and relationships. They learn to plan and follow safe procedures, record observations and informal measurements, and sort data and represent patterns. Follow-up work can ask them to compare observations and predictions and communicate findings and ideas.
How to Choose the Right Science Worksheet
Begin with the learning goal, not the number of pages. A worksheet is most useful when it asks the learner to do one clear thing well. Before printing, check these five points:
- Match the year level and topic. Choose Year 1 or Year 2, then open the relevant curriculum topic rather than relying only on a broad label such as “primary science”.
- Decide the purpose. Is the activity introducing vocabulary, guiding an observation, recording an investigation or checking what the student understands?
- Check the reading demand. The science idea should be the challenge. Read instructions aloud when decoding the text would prevent the child from showing their science knowledge.
- Look for active thinking. Useful prompts ask learners to predict, observe, sort, label, compare or explain—not only copy words.
- Plan a short discussion. Ask the child to explain one answer and the evidence behind it. Their explanation often reveals more than the completed sheet.
How to Use Printable Science Worksheets Effectively
In the classroom
Use a worksheet after students have handled objects, watched a demonstration or discussed a real example. For pushes and pulls, children might first test how objects move on different surfaces. For sound, they might compare tapping and plucking. The worksheet then becomes a record of evidence rather than an isolated literacy exercise.
Pair work is helpful when students need to explain an observation. Partners can compare predictions, identify a pattern or agree on vocabulary before recording an individual answer. A brief class share at the end gives students another opportunity to communicate scientific ideas.
At home or in homeschool learning
Keep activities short and use familiar materials. Observe a plant, compare today's weather with yesterday's, test which toy moves after a gentle push, listen for vibrations or explore how paper and foil change when folded. Ask open questions such as “What did you notice?”, “What changed?” and “How do you know?”
There is no need to complete a large worksheet pack in one sitting. One focused page plus a real observation is usually more valuable than several pages completed without discussion. Revisit the topic later and ask the learner to explain the idea in their own words.
For revision and assessment
A worksheet can be a quick check before, during or after teaching. Before a topic, it can reveal what the child already thinks. During learning, it can expose vocabulary or reasoning that needs clarification. At the end, it can provide evidence of whether the learner can apply the idea to a new example.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Choosing by age alone: confirm the year level and the exact topic currently being taught.
- Using worksheets without experience: early science should include observation, talk and safe hands-on exploration whenever possible.
- Focusing only on correct words: ask for the learner's reasoning, prediction or evidence.
- Printing an entire pack: select the page that serves today's learning goal and save the rest for later.
- Skipping inquiry skills: questions, observations, data and communication are central parts of learning science.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these Year 1 and Year 2 science worksheets free?
Yes. You can access SkillrHub's science topic pages, activities and available practice resources for free. Begin at the Year 1 Science hub or Year 2 Science hub.
Do the worksheets follow the Australian Curriculum?
The science resources are organised around Australian Curriculum Version 9 content and inquiry topics. Each topic link identifies the specific area it supports, making it easier to select relevant work.
Can parents and homeschool families use the resources?
Yes. The topic pages work as starting points for home learning, tutoring and revision. Use household objects for safe investigations, supervise activities and encourage the child to describe what they observe.
What do Year 1 students learn in science?
Key Year 1 areas include the needs of plants and animals, daily and seasonal changes, pushes and pulls, science in daily life, and foundational inquiry skills such as predicting, observing and communicating.
What do Year 2 students learn in science?
Key Year 2 areas include Earth as a planet, changes in the sky and landscape, actions that produce sound, physical changes to materials, uses of science in daily life and increasingly structured inquiry skills.
Start with the Right Science Topic
Choose the year level below, open the topic that matches your lesson and select a focused activity. A clear question, a real observation and a short recording task are enough to turn a printable worksheet into meaningful science learning.