Space Systems & Earth's History

Day and night, seasons, the Moon and deep time — 16 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science16 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Naming the Planetsages 5–8AC ✓ Why seasons changeages 5–7AC ✓

Around age 6

Sun, Moon, and starsages 6–7AC ✓

Around age 7

Rapid earth changesages 7–8

Around age 8

Earth & Space Vocabularyages 8–11AC ✓

Around age 9

Earth's rotation and day/nightages 9–11AC ✓ How fossils formages 9–10 The solar systemages 9–10AC ✓

Around age 10

Shadowsages 10–11AC ✓ Star Brightness & Distanceages 10–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Phases of the Moonages 11–12AC ✓ The solar system (age 11+)ages 11–12AC ✓ Why We Have Seasonsages 11–12AC ✓

Around age 12

Galaxies and the universeages 12–13 Universal Gravitationages 12–13

Around age 13

Life Cycle of a Starages 13–14

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