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Seeds & Plant Growth

Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants through stages of germination and growth

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Has your child planted a seed or bulb and been able to describe what happened as it grew — first a root, then a shoot, then leaves?

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Builds on
What Living Things Needages 5–7Must know basic plant needs before observing germination and growth
Seeds & Plant Growththis skill · ages 6–7
Unlocks
Pollination & Seed Dispersalages 7–8Must understand germination before learning full life cycle including seed dispersal

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9SFU01low confidenceFoundation · Science understanding

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

AC9S3U01low confidenceYear 3 · Science understanding

compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U03low 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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