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  • Science // Earth's Systems

    Salt Water vs Fresh Water

    Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Earth's Systems

    Rock layers and Earth's history

    Interpret cross-section diagrams of the Earth's interior, geological strata, and rock cycle; read and label layers (crust, mantle, outer core, inner core)…

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Human impact on environments

    Use vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable…

    Ages 8 to 11Language
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Ecology Vocabulary

    Use vocabulary for feeding relationships and ecological roles — producer, consumer, predator, prey, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer, food chain, food…

    Ages 8 to 10Language
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Animal Life Cycles

    Describe differences in the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects, and birds, comparing metamorphosis with direct development

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Plant & Animal Reproduction

    Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals, including sexual and asexual reproduction in plants

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Matter Cycling in Ecosystems

    Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment in an ecosystem

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Evidence-Based Classification

    Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics, using evidence to justify classification decisions

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Classifying Organisms

    Describe how living things are classified into broad groups (micro-organisms, plants, animals) according to common observable characteristics, similarities, and…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Communities Protecting Resources

    Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Food Webs & Interdependence

    Construct and interpret food webs showing the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, explaining how a change in one population affects others

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Pollination & Pollinator Decline

    Explain the importance of insect pollination for plant reproduction and human food security, and discuss the consequences of pollinator decline

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    Energy Loss Between Levels

    Explain how energy is transferred between trophic levels in a food chain, why energy is lost at each stage, and use pyramids of biomass/numbers to represent…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Science // Ecosystems & Habitats

    The Water Cycle

    Describe the water cycle, tracing water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface runoff, and transpiration in plants, explaining how the sun…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Science // Energy

    How energy travels around

    Observe and provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Science // Energy

    Reading and drawing circuit diagrams

    Draw and read simple circuit diagrams using standard symbols for cells, bulbs, switches, buzzers, and wires; identify whether a circuit is complete or broken…

    Ages 9 to 10Representation
  • Science // Energy

    Speed and energy

    Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Science // Energy

    Circuit vocabulary

    Use technical vocabulary for electrical circuits — circuit, component, cell, battery, current, voltage, resistance, conductor, insulator, switch, series…

    Ages 9 to 11Language
  • Science // Energy

    Building an energy-converting device

    Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Science // Energy

    What happens when things collide

    Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Science // Energy

    Drawing circuits with proper symbols

    Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram, including cell, wire, bulb, switch, buzzer, and motor

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Science // Energy

    More batteries, brighter bulb

    Associate the brightness of a lamp or volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in a series circuit

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Energy

    Why circuit components behave differently

    Compare and give reasons for variations in how circuit components function, including brightness of bulbs, loudness of buzzers, and switch positions

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Science // Energy

    Energy stores and transfers

    Identify the main energy stores (kinetic, gravitational potential, elastic potential, thermal, chemical, nuclear, electromagnetic) and the pathways by which…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept