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AC9S5U01

examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Science understanding in Year 5.

AC9S5U02

describe how weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition cause slow or rapid change to Earth’s surface

AC9S5U03

identify sources of light, recognise that light travels in a straight path and describe how shadows are formed and light can be reflected and refracted

AC9S5U04

explain observable properties of solids, liquids and gases by modelling the motion and arrangement of particles

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9S5U01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 5.

  1. Year 4AC9S4U01explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships
  2. Year 4AC9S4U02identify 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
  3. Year 4AC9S4U03identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects
  4. Year 4AC9S4U04examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use
  5. Year 6AC9S6U01investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions
  6. Year 6AC9S6U02describe 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
  7. Year 6AC9S6U03investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors
  8. Year 6AC9S6U04compare reversible changes, including dissolving and changes of state, and irreversible changes, including cooking and rusting that produce new substances

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