Students use their senses to explore the external features of plants and animals, and learn how to group plants and animals with similar characteristics. They apply this knowledge to design and make a digital or physical scientific model of a plant or animal. 

Students learn about movement, including how they can move, how they can make objects move and how the size, shape and material of an object can affect the way it moves.

Students make observations about the properties of materials through hands-on investigations and apply their knowledge to design a shelter for a storm.

Students identify daily and seasonal changes and describe ways these changes affect their everyday life. They explore this concept through the context of planning for a picnic or an open-air school-related event. 

Students learn about push and pull forces, exploring and describing how these forces make objects move, change direction, and change shape. They apply this understanding to design a hands-on activity that requires the use of push and pull forces.

Students learn about the basic needs of plants and animals including humans. They apply this knowledge to design and build a physical or digital diorama of a plant or animal habitat.

Students work as junior astronauts to make observations about planet Earth, including the patterns created by the apparent movement of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. They design a ‘golden record’ preserving and presenting what they have learned for others.

Students learn about sound energy and how different objects and actions can create different sounds. They apply this knowledge to design and create sound effects for a specific prompt. 

Students learn about the properties of materials and how materials can be physically changed without changing their inherent properties. They apply this knowledge to design and make a 3D sculpture using repurposed everyday materials.