Students learn about the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals, and their importance as resources. They explore a way to sustainably use or reuse a resource that exists because of soils, rocks or minerals, in a design challenge adapted to their local context.

Students learn about the observable properties of solids and liquids and how adding or removing heat leads to a change of state. They apply this knowledge to design and create a sensory experience involving solids, liquids and the adding and removal of heat.

Students learn about the transfer of heat, resultant changes in temperature and the conductivity of materials. They explore real-life applications by designing a playground or piece of playground equipment that limits the impacts of heat.

Students are introduced to concepts about forces, including friction, gravity, magnetism and buoyancy, in a practical engineering challenge where they apply their learning to design or improve an accessibility vehicle that can traverse diverse terrains and weather conditions.

Students learn about the properties of natural and man-made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics. They explore how to test materials for different properties, and examine real-life applications by designing packaging suitable to store and transport food, justifying why each material has been chosen. 

Students learn about the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers with their local habitat and use food chains to represent the feeding relationships. They apply their knowledge to their school grounds and develop agency in their local environment.

Students learn about the structural and behavioural adaptations of living things that enable their survival in specific habitats. They explore the use of scientific models then create and share a model of a real or imaginary plant or animal.

Students learn about solids, liquids and gases, determine their properties and consider how their particulate arrangement relates to their properties and behaviour. They study science communication to communicate what they have learned.

Students learn about how light is transferred, how it helps them to see, and how reflections, shadows, and refraction occurs. They explore real-life applications by designing and/or making an artwork that utilises light in an artistic or celebratory capacity.