Learning Map
ScienceWeather & Climateusually ages 7–9

Using Weather Instruments

Use weather instruments to measure and record weather data: thermometers for temperature in °C, rain gauges for rainfall, wind vanes for direction, and anemometers for wind speed — and keep a weather diary over time

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If your child had a thermometer, rain gauge, and wind vane at school, could they take daily readings, record them in a table, and spot patterns over a week or month?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Temperature & Thermometersages 5–7Using thermometers builds on understanding temperature concept
Types of Weatherages 5–7Measuring weather requires knowing the types of weather to measure
Local weather patternsages 5–6Measuring weather parallels curriculum observing/recording local weather
What Is Wind?ages 5–7Measuring wind benefits from knowing what wind is
Using Weather Instrumentsthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Weather Forecastingages 7–9Forecasting builds on knowing how weather is measured
Reading Weather Mapsages 9–11Interpreting weather data builds on knowing how to measure weather

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S4I03medium confidenceYear 4 · Science inquiry

follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S3I03medium confidenceYear 3 · Science inquiry

follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

AC9S5I03low confidenceYear 5 · Science inquiry

use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools as appropriate

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S4I03low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S6I03low confidenceScience · Levels 5 and 6 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S2U07low 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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