Aligning with the NSW curriculum

Learning Outcomes

ST1-SCI-01: measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky (NESA, 2024).

ST1-DAT-01: collects, represents and uses data to identify patterns and relationships (NESA, 2024).

ST1-PQU-01: poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect (NESA, 2024).

Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding (NESA, 2024).

Planet Earth is our home

• Observe and record daily weather to identify changes and patterns

• Investigate how seasonal patterns influence the behaviour and appearance of living things

• Describe the ways in which Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use seasonal indicators

Other Curriculum areas:

Literacy - 

EN1-RECOM-01: comprehends independently read texts that require sustained reading by activating background and word knowledge, connecting and understanding sentences and whole text, and monitoring for meaning (NESA, 2022).  

EN1-UARL-01: understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose (NESA, 2022).

Mathematics - 

MA1-DATA-02: reasons about representations of data to describe and interpret the results (NESA, 2022).

Design Technologies - 

AC9TDI2K01: identify and explore digital systems and their components for a purpose (ACARA, 2026). 

Cross-Curriculum Priority-  

AC9E1LA08: compare how images in different types of texts contribute to meaning (ACARA, 2026).