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Science // Rainforests

Know that indigenous peoples such as the Yanomami have lived in rainforests for thousands of years, building homes from forest materials, finding food by…

Science // Rainforests

Know that rainforests are home to millions of insects — leaf-cutter ants that farm fungus, giant beetles, jewel-coloured butterflies, enormous spiders, and…

Science // Rainforests

Know that many everyday foods come from rainforests — chocolate is made from cacao beans, bananas grow in tropical forests, coffee berries ripen in forest…

Science // Rainforests

Describe what it feels like inside a rainforest — hot and sticky (humid), dark on the ground because the treetops block the light, loud with animal calls and…

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Ask simple scientific questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways including observation, testing, and research

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Observe closely using simple equipment such as hand lenses, and use observations to describe, compare, and identify things

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Perform simple tests and use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Gather and record data using simple methods such as tables, tally charts, and drawings to help answer questions

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Analyse data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of each design

Science // Scientific Inquiry

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem

Science // Space Exploration

Identify the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky and describe basic differences: the Sun gives light and heat during the day, stars are tiny points of…

Science // Space Exploration

Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area…

Science // Space Exploration

Know that astronauts are people who travel to space in rockets, that humans have walked on the Moon (Apollo missions), and that astronauts today live and work…

Science // Space Exploration

Observe and describe the Moon's changing shape over about a month, recognising that it goes through a repeating cycle of phases from new moon (invisible) to…

Science // Space Exploration

Recognise a few star patterns (constellations) in the night sky, starting with the Big Dipper (the Plough), and understand that the North Star (Polaris) can be…

Science // Space Systems & Earth's History

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year, noticing longer days in summer and shorter days in winter

Science // Space Systems & Earth's History

Name the planets in our solar system in order from the Sun and use vocabulary for space — planet, star, sun, moon, satellite, orbit, solar system, galaxy…

Science // The Human Body

Know that we breathe air into our lungs through the nose and mouth, that our lungs take in oxygen from the air which our body needs to stay alive, and that we…

Science // The Human Body

Understand that the heart is a muscle that pumps blood around the body through tubes called blood vessels, and that we can feel our heartbeat by placing a hand…

Science // The Human Body

Understand that the brain is the body’s control centre: it receives messages from the senses, thinks and makes decisions, and sends messages through nerves to…

Science // The Human Body

Know that the body needs food for energy, water to stay hydrated, sleep to rest and grow, and exercise to keep muscles and the heart strong — and that these are…

Science // The Human Body

Know that the body has a skeleton made of bones inside it that gives the body its shape and protects important organs like the brain (skull) and heart…

Science // The Human Body

Explore the five senses in detail: sight uses eyes to detect light, hearing uses ears to detect sound, touch uses skin to feel pressure and temperature, taste…

Science // Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Know what a volcano is: an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock (lava) comes out