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ScienceOcean Lifeusually ages 5–7

What Is the Ocean?

Know that oceans are huge bodies of salt water that cover most of Earth's surface, and that the ocean is home to an enormous number of living things

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If you asked your child to point to the oceans on a globe, could they show you and explain that most of our planet is covered by salty water where millions of creatures live?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Nothing on the map comes before this — it’s a starting point.
What Is the Ocean?this skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Ocean Depth Zonesages 7–9Ocean zones require knowing the ocean is deep and vast
The Five Oceansages 7–9Naming five oceans requires knowing what oceans are
The Ocean Floorages 7–9Ocean floor concept requires knowing the ocean is vast and deep
Tides, Waves & Currentsages 7–9Tides/waves/currents require basic ocean knowledge
What Ocean Animals Needages 5–7Ocean animal needs are contextualised by knowing what the ocean is

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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

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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