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ScienceDinosaurs & Paleontologyusually ages 5–7

Dinosaurs Were Real

Understand that dinosaurs were real animals that lived on Earth a very long time ago and are now extinct — none are alive today

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If your child sees a dinosaur toy, can they tell you that real dinosaurs lived long ago but aren't alive any more?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
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Dinosaurs Were Realthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Famous Dinosaur Speciesages 5–7Must understand dinosaurs existed before learning to name species
Fossils & Palaeontologistsages 5–7Must understand dinosaurs are extinct before learning fossils are how we know about them
Plant-Eaters vs Meat-Eatersages 5–7Must understand dinosaurs existed before classifying their diets
Dinosaurs Around the Worldages 7–9Must understand dinosaurs existed before learning about their global distribution
The Mesozoic Eraages 7–9Must understand dinosaurs existed long ago before placing them in geological periods
The K-Pg Extinction Eventages 9–11Must understand extinction concept before learning about the K-Pg extinction event

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Curriculum alignment

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

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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

VC2S4U01medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · 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

Dinosaur Sizesages 5–7 Famous Dinosaur Speciesages 5–7 Fossils & Palaeontologistsages 5–7 Plant-Eaters vs Meat-Eatersages 5–7

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