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ScienceAnimals of the Worldusually ages 7–9

Desert Animals

Explore animals of the desert — camels, fennec foxes, scorpions, rattlesnakes, meerkats — and understand how desert animals survive extreme heat and lack of water through being active at night, storing water or fat, burrowing underground during the day, and having large ears to lose heat

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If your child reads about camels in a desert, can they explain at least two ways desert animals cope with the heat and lack of water — like being active at night or having special body features?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Animals Everywhereages 5–7Desert animals builds on knowing animals live in diverse environments
Nocturnal Animalsages 5–7Desert nocturnal behaviour builds on understanding nocturnal concept
Desert Animalsthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Structural Adaptationsages 9–11Desert adaptations are key examples for understanding adaptation categories
Polar Animalsages 7–9Arctic and desert are contrasting extreme environments, each enriches understanding of the other

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S1U01low 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

AC9S5U01low confidenceYear 5 · Science understanding

examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2TDE2C02low confidenceDesign and Technologies · Foundation to Level 2 · Technologies Contexts strand
VC2S2U02low 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.

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

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