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Water Transport in Plants

Investigate how water is transported within plants, using observations such as coloured water being drawn up through a stem

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Has your child seen a white flower turn a different colour in coloured water and been able to explain that the stem carries water up to the petals?

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Builds on
How Plant Parts Workages 7–8Must know stem function before investigating water transport through stems
Water Transport in Plantsthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
Plants Grow from Air & Waterages 10–11Water transport investigation supports understanding water as a plant growth material

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S4U02medium confidenceYear 4 · Science understanding

identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S4U07low 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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