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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Level 3

36 curriculum codes

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Science

Ecology

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Ecology
Students will explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes, both natural and human-induced.

2 resources

Built to Survive — Year 5 Science

$6.99

Life Cycle Detectives - Year 3

$6.99

Evolution

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Evolution
Students will:
begin to group plants, animals, and other living things into science-based classifications
explore how the groups of living things we have in the world have changed over long periods of time and appreciate that some living things in New Zealand are quite different from living things in other areas of the world.

2 resources

Built to Survive — Year 5 Science

$6.99

Life Cycle Detectives - Year 3

$6.99

Interacting systems

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Interacting systems
Students will investigate the water cycle and its effect on climate, landforms, and life.

3 resources

Investigating in science

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Investigating in science
Students will:
build on prior experiences, working together to share and examine their own and others’ knowledge
ask questions, find evidence, explore simple models, and carry out appropriate investigations to develop simple explanations.

8 resources

Built to Survive — Year 5 Science

$6.99

Changing States - Year 3 Science Unit Plan

$6.99

Circuit Makers - Year 6

$6.99

Earth’s Building Blocks - Year 3

$6.99

Forces at Work - Year 4

$6.99

Heat in Action - Year 3

$6.99

Life Cycle Detectives - Year 3

$6.99

Materials for a Purpose - Year 4 Science

$6.99

Life processes

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Life processes
Students will recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways.

2 resources

Built to Survive — Year 5 Science

$6.99

Life Cycle Detectives - Year 3

$6.99

Participating and contributing

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Participating and contributing
Students will:
use their growing science knowledge when considering issues of concern to them
explore various aspects of an issue and make decisions about possible actions.

8 resources