Science Ecosystems & Habitatsusually ages 5–6

Plants and animals in their habitats

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals and the places they live, connecting organism needs to habitat features

How to tell they’ve got it

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Use a simple model (drawing, diagram) to show how a habitat provides what an organism needs
Match at least three organisms to their habitats and explain why each needs that specific place
Describe what would happen if an organism were placed in a habitat that doesn't meet its needs

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Can your child explain why a fish needs to live in water but a cactus can live in a desert, by matching what each living thing needs to where it lives?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

What Living Things Needages 5–7Must understand organism needs before modelling needs-habitat relationships

Plants and animals in their habitatsthis skill · ages 5–6

Unlocks

Reducing Human Impactages 5–6Understanding organism-habitat relationships supports understanding human impact on environments

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S1U01high confidenceYear 1 · Science understanding

identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs

AC9SFU01high confidenceFoundation · Science understanding

observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features

AC9TDE2K03medium confidenceYear 1–2 · Knowledge and understanding

explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U01medium confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

VC2S2U02medium confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

VC2S2U03medium 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

Reducing Human Impactages 5–6 Habitat Vocabularyages 6–8 Habitats & Basic Needsages 6–8 Living, Dead & Never Aliveages 6–7

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