Learning Map
ScienceWeather & Climateusually ages 7–9

Geography & Local Weather

Know that different places around the world have very different typical weather — tropical places are hot and wet all year, deserts are very dry, polar regions are freezing cold — and that geography (distance from the equator, altitude, nearness to the sea) affects local weather

How to tell they’ve got it

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Try this together

If your child compared weather in a tropical rainforest, a desert, and the Arctic, could they describe how different each is and explain why — like distance from the equator?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Seasons & Weather Patternsages 5–7Understanding global weather differences requires knowing seasons
Types of Weatherages 5–7Comparing world weather requires weather vocabulary
Geography & Local Weatherthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Weather vs Climateages 7–9Climate concept requires knowing that different places have different typical weather
Climate Zonesages 9–11Climate zones formalize the concept of different weather around the world
Tropical Rainforest Climateages 7–9Understanding world weather patterns helps understand tropical climate (Weather 7-9 -> Rainforests 7-9)
Polar Climate Zoneages 9–11World weather patterns help understand polar climate zone (Weather 7-9 -> Polar 9-11)

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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

VC2S4U08medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Understanding strand
VC2S2U07low 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

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