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ScienceWeather & Climateusually ages 5–7

Rain & Puddles

Know that rain falls from clouds in the sky, that puddles disappear because water goes back into the air, and that this is part of how water moves around — up into the sky and back down again

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If your child notices a puddle has disappeared on a sunny afternoon, can they explain that the water went up into the air, and that it will come back down again as rain from a cloud?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Types of Weatherages 5–7Rain concept benefits from knowing rain as a weather type
Rain & Puddlesthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Cloud Typesages 7–9Cloud types build on knowing rain comes from clouds
The Water Cycleages 7–9Full water cycle builds on basic rain/puddle/evaporation concept

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 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

VC2S4U07low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · 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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