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ScienceOcean Lifeusually ages 5–7

Ocean Animal Variety

Recognise that the ocean is home to an amazing variety of animals — from tiny seahorses and colourful clownfish to enormous whales and sharks — and that ocean animals come in many shapes and sizes

How to tell they’ve got it

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If your child visited an aquarium or watched an ocean documentary, could they name at least five different ocean animals and describe how different they are from each other?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Nothing on the map comes before this — it’s a starting point.
Ocean Animal Varietythis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Classifying Ocean Animalsages 7–9Classifying ocean animals builds on knowing the variety exists
Coral Reefsages 7–9Coral reefs as habitat requires knowing ocean has diverse life
Ocean Animal Adaptationsages 7–9Adaptations concept requires knowing the variety of ocean animals
Ocean Depth Zonesages 7–9Understanding zones requires knowing ocean has diverse life at different depths
Ocean Food Chainsages 5–7Food chains benefit from knowing the variety of animals that eat each other
Rock Pool Habitatsages 5–7Rock pool exploration benefits from knowing ocean animals are diverse

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Curriculum alignment

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

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).

Nearby on the map

Coasts & Beachesages 5–7 Ocean Food Chainsages 5–7 Rock Pool Habitatsages 5–7 Whales & Dolphins Are Mammalsages 5–7

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