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Science // Ecosystems & Habitats
Plants and animals in their habitatsUse a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals and the places they live, connecting organism needs to habitat…
Ages 5 to 6ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Reducing Human ImpactCommunicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment
Ages 5 to 6ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Living, Dead & Never AliveExplore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive
Ages 6 to 7ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Habitats & Basic NeedsIdentify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how habitats provide for basic needs and how organisms depend on each…
Ages 6 to 8ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Simple Food ChainsDescribe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify different sources of food
Ages 6 to 7ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Habitat VocabularyName and use vocabulary for where living things are found — habitat, environment, microhabitat, conditions, woodland, ocean, desert, rainforest, pond — and use…
Ages 6 to 8LanguageScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Local Plants & AnimalsIdentify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats such as under a log or in a pond
Ages 6 to 8ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Changing EnvironmentsRecognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers and challenges to living things
Ages 8 to 9ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Food Chains & Energy TransferConstruct and interpret food chains identifying producers, predators, and prey, and understand energy transfer between trophic levels
Ages 8 to 9ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Grouping Living ThingsRecognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways based on observable features
Ages 8 to 9ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Classification KeysExplore and use classification keys to identify, group, and name living things in local and wider environments
Ages 8 to 9MethodScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Human impact on environmentsUse vocabulary for human impact on the environment — pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, biodiversity, conservation, renewable energy, non-renewable…
Ages 8 to 11LanguageScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Animal Groups & SurvivalConstruct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive, such as herds, packs, or colonies
Ages 8 to 9ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Ecology VocabularyUse vocabulary for feeding relationships and ecological roles — producer, consumer, predator, prey, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, decomposer, food chain, food…
Ages 8 to 10LanguageScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Reading Food Web DiagramsRead and interpret food web diagrams — identify producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers; trace energy flow along food chains within the web…
Ages 8 to 9RepresentationScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Animal Life CyclesDescribe differences in the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects, and birds, comparing metamorphosis with direct development
Ages 9 to 10ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Plant & Animal ReproductionDescribe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals, including sexual and asexual reproduction in plants
Ages 9 to 10ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Matter Cycling in EcosystemsDevelop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment in an ecosystem
Ages 10 to 11ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Evidence-Based ClassificationGive reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics, using evidence to justify classification decisions
Ages 10 to 11MethodScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Classifying OrganismsDescribe how living things are classified into broad groups (micro-organisms, plants, animals) according to common observable characteristics, similarities, and…
Ages 10 to 11ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Communities Protecting ResourcesObtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment
Ages 10 to 11ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Food Webs & InterdependenceConstruct and interpret food webs showing the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, explaining how a change in one population affects others
Ages 11 to 12ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Pollination & Pollinator DeclineExplain the importance of insect pollination for plant reproduction and human food security, and discuss the consequences of pollinator decline
Ages 11 to 12ConceptScience // Ecosystems & Habitats
Energy Loss Between LevelsExplain 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