Big questions. Real discoveries.

Suggested ages 6–7

1. 1Noticing like a scientistPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Separate an observation from a guess
   • Sort familiar objects by an observable property
   • Record a comparison with a drawing and label

   Planned application: Make a safe observation tray and explain a sorting rule

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Living things and their partsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Identify basic needs of familiar plants and animals
   • Link a body part to a function
   • Compare an offspring with its parent without expecting an exact copy

   Planned application: Design an imaginary creature whose parts meet stated needs

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Light and soundPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Explain that sound begins with vibration
   • Compare how materials let light pass or block it
   • Use observations to explain a simple shadow

   Planned application: Build a paper shadow scene using a cool light source

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Materials and movementPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Describe materials without confusing material with object
   • Compare pushes and pulls on the same toy
   • Choose a material for a purpose using evidence

   Planned application: Design a paper ramp and compare two toy journeys

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Sky and weather patternsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Record daily weather using symbols
   • Describe repeating day and night observations
   • Compare seasonal observations from a supplied dataset

   Planned application: Create a weather and sky picture journal without looking at the Sun

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Design test improvePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Identify a simple problem and a design constraint
   • Compare two designs using the same test
   • Use evidence to suggest one improvement

   Planned application: Improve a paper shelter for a toy using a fan and no heat

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 7–8

1. 1Questions and evidencePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Turn a wonder into an observable question
   • Choose what to keep the same in a simple comparison
   • Record a result honestly when it differs from a prediction

   Planned application: Compare paper shapes using a safe repeatable test

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Materials can changePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare strength flexibility and absorbency
   • Distinguish reversible shape changes from other changes
   • Explain why a material suits a particular task

   Planned application: Design a reusable model package from safe classroom materials

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Plants and habitatsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Use observations to describe what a plant needs
   • Explain how animals can move seeds or pollen
   • Compare the living things found in two supplied habitat scenes

   Planned application: Build a habitat model with justified plant and animal choices

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Land and waterPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Represent landforms and bodies of water on a model
   • Describe how moving water can change loose ground
   • Compare ways to slow model erosion

   Planned application: Test a shallow soil tray model under adult supervision

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Forces and useful structuresPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare motion after different gentle pushes
   • Relate a structure shape to its stability
   • Use a fair comparison to select a bridge design

   Planned application: Build a paper bridge and record its safe lightweight load

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Our changing environmentPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish a short observation from a long-term pattern
   • Read a simple environmental picture chart
   • Suggest an action supported by observations

   Planned application: Create an evidence-based plan to reduce classroom material waste

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 8–9

1. 1Planning an investigationPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Identify the changed measured and controlled features
   • Repeat a measurement and compare results
   • Use a table to support a simple conclusion

   Planned application: Investigate how ramp height affects a toy journey

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Life cycles and variationPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare life cycles of two organisms
   • Distinguish inherited features from learned behaviours using simple cases
   • Explain how surroundings can influence growth

   Planned application: Make a life-cycle exhibit that includes differences within a species

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Habitats and survivalPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Link a feature to survival in a particular habitat
   • Use fossil observations to describe an earlier environment
   • Predict how an environmental change could affect organisms

   Planned application: Choose a habitat-restoration action from a supplied evidence pack

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Forces and magnetsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Explain motion changes with balanced or unbalanced pushes
   • Show that magnets can act without touching
   • Compare magnetic interactions without using loose small magnets

   Planned application: Design a teacher-demonstrated magnetic motion model

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Weather and climatePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Read weather measurements over time
   • Distinguish daily weather from a regional pattern
   • Compare ways to reduce damage from a weather hazard

   Planned application: Design a model wind-resistant shelter and justify its features

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Matter and designPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Measure familiar solids and liquids using suitable units
   • Distinguish a material property from the amount present
   • Select materials against several design constraints

   Planned application: Design a safe container using a test-and-improve record

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 9–10

1. 1Measurement and modelsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Choose a tool and unit for a question
   • Identify what a model shows and leaves out
   • Use repeated results to evaluate a claim

   Planned application: Compare two measurement methods on the same safe object

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Energy and circuitsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Trace energy transfers in a familiar device
   • Build a model of a complete low-voltage circuit
   • Compare conductors and insulators with a supervised battery kit

   Planned application: Design a low-voltage warning-light model without mains electricity

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Waves and communicationPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Represent a repeating wave pattern
   • Explain how reflected light helps us see an object
   • Compare simple ways to encode and send a message

   Planned application: Create a light-pattern code and test whether it can be decoded

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Structures and sensesPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Link plant structures to survival
   • Explain a sense-to-response pathway with a model
   • Use evidence to compare animal structures

   Planned application: Design an animal model and justify two survival features

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Earth through evidencePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Use rock and fossil patterns to infer past change
   • Explain erosion and deposition with a model
   • Compare hazard-reduction designs using evidence

   Planned application: Create an evidence-based safer-landscape model

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Testing an engineering solutionPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Define success criteria and constraints
   • Compare designs using a shared test
   • Revise a design after an unexpected result

   Planned application: Develop a protective paper package for a nonbreakable object

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 10–11

1. 1Evidence and uncertaintyPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Select a fair test or observation for a question
   • Recognise variation in repeated measurements
   • State a conclusion and a limitation

   Planned application: Write a short investigation report using supplied repeat measurements

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Matter and particlesPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Model matter as particles too small to see individually
   • Use measurements to track matter in a closed physical change
   • Distinguish evidence of a new substance from a change of shape

   Planned application: Explain safe supplied before-and-after observations with particle drawings

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Energy in living systemsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Explain that plants build material using air and water
   • Trace food matter through an ecosystem
   • Describe decomposers as part of a cycle

   Planned application: Build an ecosystem matter-and-energy diagram with separate arrows

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Earth systems and waterPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Connect atmosphere land water and living things
   • Represent how water moves between stores
   • Interpret data about freshwater availability

   Planned application: Propose a water-saving action supported by a small dataset

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Space and patternsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Explain apparent Sun movement using Earth rotation
   • Distinguish apparent star brightness from distance alone
   • Use observations to explain recurring sky patterns

   Planned application: Make a day-night model and identify its limitations

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Designing for a needPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare alternatives with a weighted set of criteria
   • Use test evidence to improve one design feature
   • Explain a trade-off rather than claiming a perfect solution

   Planned application: Design a model water transport system without treating water as drinkable

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 11–12

1. 1Scientific explanationsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Write a testable question with measurable variables
   • Construct a graph with labels and units
   • Separate evidence from the reasoning that links it to a claim

   Planned application: Analyse a toy-motion dataset and write a bounded conclusion

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Particles and thermal changePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare particle models of solids liquids and gases
   • Explain diffusion and changes of state with a model
   • Distinguish temperature from the amount of thermal energy

   Planned application: Explain a heating-and-cooling dataset without a home heating experiment

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Cells and organisationPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Identify shared features of plant and animal cell models
   • Link specialised cell structure to function
   • Explain levels from cells to interacting body systems

   Planned application: Create a labelled cell-to-system model with scale cautions

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Forces motion and energyPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Measure distance and elapsed time with consistent units
   • Calculate average speed and distinguish it from a momentary speed
   • Represent forces on a stationary or moving object with arrows
   • Predict a motion change from a nonzero resultant force qualitatively
   • Trace energy transfers between parts of a familiar system
   • Explain why an energy transfer model does not mean energy disappears

   Planned application: Analyse two moving-toy designs using measurements

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Earth Sun and MoonPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish Earth rotation from its orbit using a model
   • Explain day and night using rotation and a light source
   • Explain seasons using axial tilt rather than changing Sun distance
   • Explain Moon phases using relative positions and reflected sunlight
   • Identify limitations of scale and speed in a space model

   Planned application: Build an annotated Earth-system model and state its limits

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Rocks and a changing EarthPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Compare observable features of selected rock samples in photographs
   • Explain cooling compaction and heating as different rock-forming processes
   • Trace more than one possible pathway through a rock-cycle model
   • Use observations to justify a rock-history explanation and a limitation

   Planned application: Build an evidence-labelled rock-history model

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

7. 7Ecosystems and resourcesPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Interpret feeding relationships and population data
   • Distinguish matter cycling from energy transfer
   • Evaluate competing resource-use proposals

   Planned application: Recommend an ecosystem action with evidence and a trade-off

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 12–13

1. 1Reliable investigationsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Identify an uncontrolled variable in a claim
   • Compare repeatability and measurement precision
   • Evaluate whether a graph supports a conclusion

   Planned application: Repair a flawed investigation plan and justify each change

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Elements compounds and reactionsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish atoms molecules elements and compounds
   • Model a reaction as rearrangement rather than disappearance of atoms
   • Use mass data to reason about an open or closed system

   Planned application: Balance simple particle diagrams using supplied safe reaction evidence

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Body systems and reproductionPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Trace the movement and breakdown of food through a simplified digestive system
   • Distinguish breathing from cellular respiration
   • Explain transport by circulation and links with digestion and respiration
   • Compare sexual and asexual reproduction using plant and organism examples
   • Describe inherited variation without ranking human value or ability

   Planned application: Build an age-appropriate life-process model with privacy-respecting prompts

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Electricity and wavesPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish current from potential difference in simple models
   • Compare series and parallel low-voltage circuits
   • Relate wave frequency and amplitude to observable effects

   Planned application: Troubleshoot a simulated circuit and explain the fault

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Changing EarthPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Use multiple evidence types for plate movement
   • Explain rock formation across different timescales
   • Compare earthquake and volcanic hazard evidence

   Planned application: Create a hazard-information brief without predicting exact events

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Populations and adaptationPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish an individual change from population-level selection
   • Explain how inherited variation can affect reproduction
   • Interpret a food-web disturbance with uncertainty

   Planned application: Model population change across generations with counters

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 13–14

1. 1Data and scientific claimsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish association from a tested causal explanation
   • Compare uncertainty and systematic measurement error
   • Evaluate competing models against the same evidence

   Planned application: Write a claim review that identifies missing evidence

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Chemical systemsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Model conservation of atoms in a simple reaction
   • Interpret a supplied acid-base indicator chart without handling unknown substances
   • Distinguish a measured reaction rate from how much product eventually forms
   • Explain a temperature effect using a simple collision model
   • Compare concentration or surface-area effects while holding other factors constant
   • Evaluate a simulated rate investigation for confounding variables

   Planned application: Analyse a simulated reaction-rate investigation without home chemicals

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Genes inheritance and evolutionPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish a gene from a visible characteristic
   • Use a simple inheritance model and explain its limits
   • Explain natural selection without purposeful change claims

   Planned application: Compare model inheritance predictions with a supplied dataset

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Motion pressure and energyPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Apply speed and force relationships in simple cases
   • Explain pressure using force and area
   • Compare energy transfers and efficiency qualitatively and numerically

   Planned application: Recommend a safer model design using force and energy evidence

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Climate and Earth historyPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Distinguish weather variability from a long-term climate trend
   • Explain a greenhouse-effect model and its limitations
   • Combine geological and fossil evidence in a timeline

   Planned application: Evaluate a climate claim using a supplied multi-year dataset

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Engineering and sustainabilityPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Translate a need into measurable criteria
   • Compare solutions across environmental and practical constraints
   • Revise a recommendation after a sensitivity test

   Planned application: Design and evaluate a low-energy model building

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

Suggested ages 14–15 · A transition level; Grade 9 is high school in some systems.

1. 1Models evidence and uncertaintyPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Choose an investigation design for a stated question
   • Use units significant figures and uncertainty appropriately
   • Evaluate whether evidence justifies a generalisation

   Planned application: Complete a reproducible analysis of a supplied experimental dataset

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

2. 2Atomic structure and chemical patternsPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Connect a simple atomic model to element identity
   • Use periodic patterns to make a limited prediction
   • Represent simple reactions while conserving atoms

   Planned application: Create a particle-level explanation for a simulated reaction

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

3. 3Cells energy and inheritancePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Describe the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis
   • Describe the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration
   • Compare matter changes and energy transfers in the two processes
   • Explain the role of cell division in growth with a simplified model
   • Distinguish growth-related division from production of reproductive cells at an introductory level
   • Use a simple inheritance probability model and state why it is limited

   Planned application: Build a cell-process concept map supported by evidence

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

4. 4Forces electricity and wavesPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Interpret motion graphs and simple force relationships
   • Use voltage current and resistance in a simple circuit model
   • Compare wave interactions using diagrams and evidence

   Planned application: Investigate a virtual sensor system and evaluate its measurements

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

5. 5Earth space and human impactPlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Explain evidence for Earth history across timescales
   • Use models of gravitational systems within stated assumptions
   • Evaluate environmental decisions using several evidence types

   Planned application: Prepare a resource-management brief with uncertainty and trade-offs

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.

6. 6Scientific inquiry capstonePlanned＋

   Learning goals

   • Form a feasible question and risk-assessed method
   • Analyse results without hiding anomalies
   • Defend a conclusion and propose a better follow-up test

   Planned application: Complete an original simulation or safe data-based investigation

   This is a curriculum outline, not a released video or activity.