Science Organisms & Life Processesusually ages 7–8

Animal Nutrition

Understand that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition, and that animals cannot make their own food

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Name the main food groups: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water
Explain that animals get energy from food they eat, unlike plants which make their own
Describe what happens with too much or too little of a food group (e.g. weak bones without calcium)

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Can your child explain why people need to eat different types of food like fruit, protein, and carbohydrates to stay healthy?

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What Living Things Needages 5–7Must know basic survival needs before learning about nutrition types and food groups

Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivoresages 5–6Carnivore/herbivore/omnivore classification supports understanding nutrition differences

Animal Nutritionthis skill · ages 7–8

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The Digestive Systemages 8–9Must understand nutrition before learning how the digestive system processes food

Diet, Exercise & Lifestyleages 10–11Must understand nutrition before evaluating impact of diet on health

Energy from Food & the Sunages 10–11Must understand nutrition and food before tracing energy from sun through food chains

Nutrients in a Healthy Dietages 11–13KS3 detailed diet components extend KS2 understanding that animals need the right nutrition

Balanced Diet & Food Groupsages 7–9Exploratory food groups complements curriculum nutrition topic (GB Y3)

Food Chains & Energy Transferages 8–9Nutrition knowledge supports understanding why animals occupy different trophic levels

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S1U01medium confidenceYear 1 · Science understanding

identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs

AC9S4U01low confidenceYear 4 · Science understanding

explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships

AC9TDE2K03low confidenceYear 1–2 · Knowledge and understanding

explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U02low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

VC2S4U03low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Understanding strand

VC2TDE2C02low confidenceDesign and Technologies · Foundation to Level 2 · Technologies Contexts 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.

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Animal Classification Vocabularyages 7–9 Drawing Life Cycle Diagramsages 7–8 How Plant Parts Workages 7–8 Life Cycles of Organismsages 7–9

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