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Weather Forecasting
Weather & Climate
Know that meteorologists are scientists who study and forecast the weather using satellites, radar, weather balloons, and computer models, and that weather forecasts help people plan their activities and prepare for dangerous weather
Weather vs Climate
Weather & Climate
Distinguish between weather and climate: weather is what the atmosphere is doing right now or today (it can change hour to hour), while climate is the typical pattern of weather in a place over many years
What Causes Wind
Weather & Climate
Understand what causes wind: the Sun heats the Earth's surface unevenly, warm air rises because it is lighter, and cooler air rushes in to take its place — this movement of air is wind
What Plants Need to Thrive
Organisms & Life Processes
Explore and compare the requirements of plants for life and growth: air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow
Where water is found on Earth
Earth's Systems
Identify where water is found on Earth and understand that water can exist as solid (ice) or liquid, recognising water in oceans, rivers, glaciers, and underground
Why Earthquakes Happen
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Understand that earthquakes happen when rocks underground suddenly move or break, releasing energy that shakes the ground
Why Polar Seasons Are Extreme
Polar Regions
Understand why the poles have extreme seasons — Earth's axis is tilted at about 23.5°, so as it orbits the Sun, each pole spends half the year tilted toward the Sun (continuous daylight, warmer summer) and half tilted away (continuous darkness, bitter winter); this tilt also drives the annual cycle of sea ice expanding in winter and retreating in summer, and triggers animal behaviours like migration and breeding
Animal Groups & Survival
Ecosystems & Habitats
Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive, such as herds, packs, or colonies
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces
Forces & Motion
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object
Building a simple circuit
Energy
Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts: cells, wires, bulbs, switches, and buzzers
Changing Environments
Ecosystems & Habitats
Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers and challenges to living things
Classification Keys
Ecosystems & Habitats
Explore and use classification keys to identify, group, and name living things in local and wider environments
Comparing Possible Solutions
Scientific Inquiry
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints
Conductors and insulators
Energy
Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors of electricity
Correlation vs Causation
Scientific Inquiry
Two things happening together doesn't mean one caused the other — recognise the difference between correlation and causation before drawing conclusions
Designing for Weather Hazards
Weather & Climate
Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard such as flooding, wind damage, or extreme temperatures
Earth & Space Vocabulary
Space Systems & Earth's History
Use technical vocabulary for Earth's motion and the wider universe — rotation, revolution, axis, tilt, orbit, light year, gravitational force, atmosphere, lunar phases, waxing, waning, solstice, equinox, eclipse — and apply these when explaining day and night, the seasons, and the Moon's phases
Ecology Vocabulary
Ecosystems & Habitats
Use vocabulary for feeding relationships and ecological roles — producer, consumer, predator, prey, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer, food chain, food web, nutrient cycle — and describe how energy and matter flow through ecosystems using these terms
Evaporation & the Water Cycle
Matter & Materials
Identify the role of evaporation and condensation in the water cycle, and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature
Fair testing (age 8+)
Scientific Inquiry
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved
Food Chains & Energy Transfer
Ecosystems & Habitats
Construct and interpret food chains identifying producers, predators, and prey, and understand energy transfer between trophic levels
Fossils as Evidence
Dinosaurs & Paleontology
Analyse and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago
Grouping Living Things
Ecosystems & Habitats
Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways based on observable features
How animals adapt to environments
Organisms & Life Processes
Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment and understand that adaptation may lead to evolution over time