Living and Non-Living Flip Activity
Living and non-living — a concept students need, in a format they'll actually enjoy.
This Living and Non-Living Flip Activity is a hands-on and engaging printable science resource for Australian primary school students in Years 1–3. Students build an interactive flip book that explores the key characteristics of living and non-living things — making it concrete and memorable in a way that a worksheet alone simply can't achieve. It's the kind of tactile activity that helps young learners anchor science vocabulary to real understanding.
Aligned to the Biological Sciences strand of the Australian Curriculum and available as a no-prep instant download.
Why teachers love it:
- Hands-on learning — the flip format makes abstract science concepts concrete and memorable
- Curriculum-aligned — directly supports the Biological Sciences strand of the Australian Curriculum
- Vocabulary building — reinforces key science terminology in a student-friendly context
- Easy to assemble — students can help put their own flip activity together
Perfect for:
- Years 1–3 Australian primary classrooms
- Biological Sciences lessons on living and non-living things
- Australian Curriculum Science concept lessons
- Science rotations, science week and hands-on inquiry activities
What's included:
A printable flip activity exploring the characteristics of living and non-living things. Students cut and assemble their own interactive flip book. Designed for individual student use on A4 paper.
Print and go — your science lesson is sorted. 🖨️
Planning National Science Week?
Our Science Week ideas guide has experiments, virtual tours and freebies to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
