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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Levels 1–2 · Science

13 curriculum codes

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Science

Astronomical systems

NZ-L12-SCI-PEB-AS — opens in a new tab

Astronomical systems
Students will share ideas and observations about the Sun and the Moon and their physical effects on the heat and light available to Earth.

3 resources

Chemistry and society

NZ-L12-SCI-MW-CAS — opens in a new tab

Chemistry and society
Students will find out about the uses of common materials and relate these to their observed properties.

5 resources

Changing States - Year 3 Science Unit Plan

$6.99

Forces at Work - Year 4

$6.99

Material Detectives – Foundation Science Unit

$6.99

Materials for a Purpose - Year 4 Science

$6.99

Our School Science Museum - Foundation

$6.99

Communicating in science

NZ-L12-SCI-NOS-CIS — opens in a new tab

Communicating in science
Students will build their language and develop their understandings of the many ways the natural world can be represented.

17 resources

Change It, Keep It? - Year 2 Science

$6.99

Changing States - Year 3 Science Unit Plan

$6.99

Design a Weather-wise Habitat - Year 1

$6.99

Earth’s Building Blocks - Year 3

$6.99

Forces at Work - Year 4

$6.99

Heat in Action - Year 3

$6.99

Homes for Living Things - Year 1

$6.99

Life Cycle Detectives - Year 3

$6.99

Living Things Around Us - Foundation

$6.99

Material Detectives – Foundation Science Unit

$6.99

Materials for a Purpose - Year 4 Science

$6.99

Move It! - Foundation Science Movement Unit

$6.99