The solar system (age 11+)
Your child can describe the solar system in detail. They know a planet, a moon, an asteroid, and a comet apart. Planets nearer the Sun take less time to go round it.
In curriculum terms
Describe the detailed structure of the solar system, including moons, asteroids, and comets, compare orbital periods and distances of the planets, and distinguish between planets, dwarf planets, and other bodies
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How to tell they’ve got it
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If your child was making a model of the solar system, could they describe the difference between a planet, a moon, an asteroid, and a comet — and explain why planets closest to the Sun take less time to complete an orbit?
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Curriculum alignment
Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.
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Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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