Learning Map
SciencePolar Regionsusually ages 5–7

Ice & Snow

Know that water can be solid (ice and snow) or liquid, that snow is made of tiny frozen ice crystals, that icebergs are huge chunks of ice floating in the ocean with most of their bulk hidden underwater, and that ice floats because it is lighter than liquid water

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Does your child know that icebergs are like floating ice mountains with most of the ice hidden under the water — and that the polar regions are covered in ice because it's so cold the water stays frozen?

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Builds on
Where Are the Poles?ages 5–7Must know about polar regions before learning about ice and snow there
Ice & Snowthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Ice & States of Matterages 7–9Basic ice and snow knowledge is prerequisite to understanding states of matter and ice types

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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