Year 3 Science focuses on understanding how living things grow and how the physical world works. Students begin connecting concepts with real-life examples and structured thinking.

Key Topics Covered:

Life cycles, soil and rocks, heat and energy, states of matter (basic), and simple scientific investigations.

Parent Tip:

Simple home experiments like observing plants grow can significantly improve understanding.

Explain life cycles of plants and animals

Understand basic properties of soil and rocks

Recognise heat and how it affects objects

Identify solids and liquids

Record and explain simple observations

S.No	Topic	What We Cover
01	Living, Once Living & Non-living	Students classify objects into living, once living and non-living categories and explain their reasoning based on observable features.
02	Characteristics of Living Things	Explore features such as growth, reproduction, movement and response to environment using real-life examples.
03	Introduction to Life Cycles	Understand that all plants and animals go through life cycles and identify basic stages.
04	Plant Life Cycle	Study stages of plant growth from seed to mature plant using diagrams and simple experiments.
05	Animal Life Cycle	Explore life cycles of animals such as frogs, insects and humans and identify stages.
06	Metamorphic vs Non-metamorphic	Compare animals that undergo complete change (metamorphosis) and those that grow gradually.
07	Life Cycle Changes	Observe how physical characteristics and behaviour change across different life stages.
08	Representing Life Cycles	Create diagrams, models or charts to visually represent life cycle stages.
09	Indigenous Knowledge – Life Cycles	Understand how First Nations Australians use life cycle knowledge for survival and sustainability.
10	Life Cycle Applications	Explore how understanding life cycles helps in farming, pest control and environmental management.

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Student in a tutoring session with their tutor

Warm-up (5 min)

Quick review of the previous session to reinforce learning

Core Teaching (25 min)

New concept introduction with examples and guided practice

Guided Practice (15 min)

Student works through problems with tutor support

Independent Practice (10 min)

Student applies skills independently

Wrap-up (5 min)

Summary, homework assignment, and preview of next session

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