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ScienceWeather & Climateusually ages 5–7

Types of Weather

Identify and describe different types of weather — sunny, rainy, windy, snowy, cloudy, foggy, stormy — and describe what the weather is like today using simple vocabulary

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When your child looks out the window in the morning, can they describe the weather using words like sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy, and say whether it's a nice day or a wet day?

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Types of Weatherthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Geography & Local Weatherages 7–9Comparing world weather requires weather vocabulary
Using Weather Instrumentsages 7–9Measuring weather requires knowing the types of weather to measure
Weather vs Climateages 7–9Distinguishing weather from climate requires understanding weather first
Dressing for the Weatherages 5–7Dressing for weather benefits from knowing weather types
Rain & Puddlesages 5–7Rain concept benefits from knowing rain as a weather type
Seasons & Weather Patternsages 5–7Seasons benefit from weather vocabulary

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Curriculum alignment

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

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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

VC2S4U08low 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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