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ScienceEarth's Systemsusually ages 8–9

Seasonal changes (age 8+)

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season

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Can your child collect weather data over several weeks, put it in a chart, and use it to describe what weather is typical for that time of year?

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Builds on
Local weather patternsages 5–6Must record weather observations before organising data in tables and graphs for seasonal patterns
Evaporation and condensationages 7–9Representing seasonal weather data draws on precipitation and evaporation vocabulary
Bar graphsages 8–9Representing weather data in graphical displays requires the bar chart and time graph skills taught in Math
Representing numbers with objects (age 8+)ages 8–9Weather data graphing builds on maths scaled bar chart skills
Seasonal changes (age 8+)this skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Weather vs climateages 8–9Must understand seasonal weather patterns before distinguishing weather from climate across regions
Reading Weather Mapsages 9–11Weather data interpretation parallels curriculum weather data tables/graphs

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S3I04medium confidenceYear 3 · Science inquiry

construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns

AC9S5I04low confidenceYear 5 · Science inquiry

construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual or physical models, to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships

AC9S2I04low confidenceYear 2 · Science inquiry

sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ST2-DAT-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 2
ST1-DAT-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S6I04medium confidenceScience · Levels 5 and 6 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S4I04medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S2I04medium confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Inquiry 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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