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Life Skills // Money & Finance
Financial PlanningSetting longer-term financial goals; planning and prioritising spending; how saving regularly adds up over time; the value of thinking ahead with money
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Borrowing & DebtWhat borrowing money means; that loans must be repaid with interest; what credit is; why too much debt can be risky; responsible borrowing
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Taxes & Public ServicesWhat taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLearning to Learn // Learning to Learn
Choosing a StrategyBefore starting a study task, choose a deliberate strategy; after finishing, evaluate honestly whether that strategy actually helped
Ages 9 to 10Thinking skillLearning to Learn // Learning to Learn
Reflecting After LearningAfter completing a piece of learning, reflect on the process: what helped most, what was confusing, and what would you do differently next time?
Ages 9 to 10Thinking skillLearning to Learn // Learning to Learn
Finding Knowledge GapsSurvey your own understanding of a whole topic — identify where your knowledge is solid, where it is shaky, and what still needs work
Ages 10 to 11Thinking skillLearning to Learn // Learning to Learn
Setting Learning GoalsSet a specific learning goal, work towards it with a deliberate plan, then honestly assess whether you achieved it and what you would change
Ages 10 to 11Thinking skillElectronics // Circuits
Complete circuitsElectricity flows only around an unbroken loop from one side of a power source, through components, and back to the other side. A switch works by opening and…
Ages 8 to 11ConceptElectronics // Circuits
Current, voltage and resistanceVoltage is the push from the source, current is how much charge flows each second, and resistance is how strongly a component limits that flow. Turning up the…
Ages 11 to 14ConceptElectronics // Components
Light-emitting diodesAn LED lights when current flows through it one way, from the longer leg to the shorter. It needs a resistor in series so the current stays small enough not to…
Ages 11 to 14Method