Science Animals of the Worldusually ages 7–9

Animal Communication

Understand that animals communicate in many different ways — birds sing to attract mates and defend territory, whales call across vast ocean distances, bees dance to show other bees where food is, wolves howl to keep the pack together, and fireflies flash light signals — and that communication is essential for survival

How to tell they’ve got it

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Describes at least 4 different methods of animal communication (sound, dance, light, scent, body language)
Gives a specific animal example for each method
Explains that animals communicate to find mates, warn of danger, or share food locations

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Try this together

If your child hears birds singing in the morning, can they explain that birdsong is a way of communicating — and describe at least two other ways different animals send messages to each other?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Animals Everywhereages 5–7Communication needs awareness of animal diversity

The World of Minibeastsages 7–9Bee dance is a key communication example; insect knowledge enriches it

Animal Communicationthis skill · ages 7–9

Unlocks

Animal Intelligenceages 9–11Animal intelligence builds on understanding of communication as complex behaviour

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1).

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U01low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

VC2S2U03low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Animal Migrationages 7–9 Desert Animalsages 7–9 Polar Animalsages 7–9 Predator Hunting Strategiesages 7–9

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