How can you tell they’ve got it: Our Solar System?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too; Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it; Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are. Or just try it together: Does your child know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?

Science Space Exploration Ages 5–7

Our Solar System

Your child knows Earth is one of several planets that circle the Sun. This whole group is called the solar system. Space is everything beyond our sky.

In curriculum terms

Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky

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How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

State that Earth is a planet and there are other planets too
Use the term 'solar system' to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit it
Explain that space is the area beyond the Earth's sky, where the planets and stars are

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Try this together

Does your child know that Earth is one of several planets that go around the Sun, and that this group is called the solar system?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on

Sun, Moon & Starsages 5–7Must know the Sun and stars before learning about planets and the solar system

Our Solar Systemthis skill · ages 5–7

Unlocks

The Eight Planetsages 7–9Must know planets exist before listing them in order

The Sun is a starages 7–9Must know about the solar system before learning the Sun is at its centre

What Astronauts Doages 5–7Knowing about space and planets provides context for understanding astronauts

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 NSW · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S2U01medium confidenceYear 2 · Science understanding

recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ST2-SCI-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U08high 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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Moon Phasesages 5–7 Spotting Constellationsages 5–7 Sun, Moon & Starsages 5–7 What Astronauts Doages 5–7

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