Concept-Based Question-Based Subject-Based (Science)

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NSW Curriculum Map

Year 1 · Subject-Based (Science) Learning Sequences

Science and Technology

Tangents: Materials that Change Shape

Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape

Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound

Physical World

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describes common forms of energy and explores some characteristics of sound energy ST1-8PW-S

	Earth and Space NESA / Science and Technology / Earth and Space	Tangents: Materials that Change Shape Tangents: Materials that Change Shape	Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape	Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound
	Changes in the sky and on the land
•	observe, ask questions about and describe changes in objects and events LINK		8
•	record the observable changes that occur in the sky and on the land LINK		8
•	identify how seasonal changes in our daily lives affect living things LINK		3

Material World

Tangents: Materials that Change Shape

Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape

Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound

Materials can be combined and changed

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investigate how materials can be changed by bending, twisting and stretching LINK

	Physical World NESA / Science and Technology / Physical World	Tangents: Materials that Change Shape Tangents: Materials that Change Shape	Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape Tangents: Changes in the Sky and Landscape	Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound Tangents: Sources of Light and Sound
	Energy comes in different forms that can be detected
•	produce and describe different sounds LINK			5
•	explore how the volume and pitch of a sound can be changed LINK			4
•	explore sound, light and heat from various sources, using the senses LINK			5