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Science // Polar Regions
Why Polar Seasons Are ExtremeUnderstand 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…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
What Is a Rainforest?Know that a rainforest is a thick, tall forest found in hot, wet places near the Equator where it rains almost every day, creating a warm, damp environment…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest LayersKnow that a rainforest has four layers from ground to sky — the forest floor (dark, damp, full of decomposing leaves), the understory (small trees and shrubs in…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest AnimalsName and recognise iconic rainforest animals — jaguars, toucans, sloths, poison dart frogs, howler monkeys, macaws, and butterflies — and know which layer of…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest PlantsKnow that rainforests contain an enormous variety of plants — towering kapok and Brazil nut trees, climbing vines called lianas, colourful orchids that grow on…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Where Rainforests AreKnow that rainforests are found in a belt around the middle of the Earth — in South America (the Amazon), Central Africa (the Congo), and Southeast Asia — and…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Indigenous Rainforest PeoplesKnow that indigenous peoples such as the Yanomami have lived in rainforests for thousands of years, building homes from forest materials, finding food by…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest InsectsKnow that rainforests are home to millions of insects — leaf-cutter ants that farm fungus, giant beetles, jewel-coloured butterflies, enormous spiders, and…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Everyday Foods from RainforestsKnow that many everyday foods come from rainforests — chocolate is made from cacao beans, bananas grow in tropical forests, coffee berries ripen in forest…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Inside a RainforestDescribe 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest Food WebsUnderstand how energy and nutrients flow through a rainforest food web — from plants (producers) to herbivores (primary consumers) to predators (secondary…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Classifying Rainforest OrganismsClassify rainforest organisms into major groups — mammals (jaguars, monkeys, bats), birds (toucans, macaws, hummingbirds), reptiles (snakes, lizards, caimans)…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest Water CycleUnderstand how the water cycle works in a rainforest — trees absorb water through their roots and release it through their leaves (transpiration), this moisture…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Tropical Rainforest ClimateUnderstand that rainforests have a tropical climate — consistently hot (25–30°C) with over 2000 mm of rainfall per year — and that this combination of heat and…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
The Amazon RainforestKnow that the Amazon is Earth's greatest rainforest — spanning nine countries across South America, containing the world's largest river by water volume, and…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Indigenous Ecological KnowledgeUnderstand that indigenous peoples of the rainforest have developed deep ecological knowledge over thousands of years — using plants for medicine, food, and…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest Plant AdaptationsKnow how rainforest plants are adapted to their environment — drip-tip leaves channel water off quickly to prevent rot, buttress roots spread wide to support…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Rainforests
Rainforest Animal Survival TricksKnow how rainforest animals are adapted to their environment — camouflage helps leaf insects and tree frogs hide, bright warning colours (aposematism) signal…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Space Exploration
Sun, Moon & StarsIdentify 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Space Exploration
Our Solar SystemKnow 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Space Exploration
What Astronauts DoKnow 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Space Exploration
Moon PhasesObserve 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Space Exploration
Spotting ConstellationsRecognise 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…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Space Exploration
The Sun is a starKnow that the Sun is a star — the closest star to Earth — and that it is at the centre of our solar system, with all eight planets orbiting around it
Ages 7 to 9Concept