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Errol St Campus
From Nick Sell, Senior School Science teacher
The units of work for the year levels are:
Grade 3: ‘Life Cycles’
Grade 4: ‘Circle of Life: Food Chains & Ecosystems
Grade 5: ‘Survival Adaptations’
Grade 6: ‘Growth’
Year 3
| Week 1 | Expectations in Biology |
| Week 2 | Human Development |
| Week 3 | Human Development |
| Week 4 | Plant Life Cycles |
| Week 5 | Germination |
| Week 6 | Habitats |
| Week 7 | Habitats |
| Week 8 | Animal Survival |
| Week 9 | Symbiosis |
| Week 10 | Ecosystems |
Year 4
| Week 1 | Plant Function |
| Week 2 | Flower Anatomy |
| Week 3 | Seeds and Germination |
| Week 4 | Food chains |
| Week 5 | Physical Features |
| Week 6 | Symbiosis |
| Week 7 | Ecosystems |
| Week 8 | Urban Ecosystems |
| Week 9 | Interacting with our Ecosystem |
| Week 10 | Changing Ecosystems |
Year 5
| Week 1 | Animal Observations |
| Week 2 | Plant Anatomy and Function |
| Week 3 | Plant Adaptations |
| Week 4 | Plants in Extreme Conditions |
| Week 5 | Animal Survival |
| Week 6 | Animal Adaptations |
| Week 7 | Animal Creations |
| Week 8 | Animal Creations |
| Week 9 | Endangered Animals |
| Week 10 | Zoo programs |
Year 6
| Week 1 | Plant Anatomy Revision |
| Week 2 | Plant Growth Experiment |
| Week 3 | Fungi |
| Week 4 | Seed Dispersion |
| Week 5 | Photosynthises |
| Week 6 | Fungi and Plant Relationship |
| Week 7 | Biotechnology |
| Week 8 | Yeast and its uses |
| Week 9 | Plant Growth Results |
| Week 10 | Breadmaking |
Science at Home
Here is a fun science activity you could try at home….
