Living world – ES1

Students learn about the characteristics and needs of living things

They recognise that living things have basic needs including air, food and water. Students apply their learning by investigating the growth of a living thing.

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Syllabus

Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2017) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017.

Living world – Stage 1

Stage 1 – focus is on the observable features of living things and their environment.

Living world – Stage 2

Stage 2 – identify characteristics of living things and distinguish living things from non-living things.

Living world – Stage 3

Stage 3 – identify and describe adaptations in living things and recognise them as existing structures or behaviours.

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Living world
Stage 1

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