Foundation Year · Science · Science understanding
AC9SFU01
observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features
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Taught alongside it
The rest of Science understanding in Foundation Year.
The same idea, year by year
Where AC9SFU01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Foundation Year.
- Year 1AC9S1U01identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
- Year 1AC9S1U02describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life
- Year 1AC9S1U03describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape
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