Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas — Year 5 Suggested Term Planners
Year 5 Term 1
Unit: Australian colonies
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
First Australian colonies
37
29
68–69
4–5
Colonial settlement
38
30, 2,
19
70–71
6–8
Gold rush
39
5, 31,
24
72–73
9–10
Exploration
40
32, 8
74–75
Year 5
G The influence of the environment on the human characteristics of a place
H Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after
1800
Year 5
G The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the
environmental characteristics of Australian places
H The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of
development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres
Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 5
G The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the
environmental characteristics of Australian places
H The impact of a significant development or event on a colony; for example, frontier conflict, the
gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, internal exploration, the advent of rail, the expansion of farming,
drought
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 5
H The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony; for example, explorers,
farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders and
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
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Year 5 Term 2
Unit: Changing states
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–2
Changing states of water
17
12, 3,
13, 8
28–29
3–5
The water cycle
18
14
30–31
6–8
Rainbows, light and colour
19
14
32–33
9–10
Water in oceans
20
14
34–35
Year 5
S Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways
S Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible,
such as burning and rusting
Year 5
S Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways
S Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible,
such as burning and rusting
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 5
S Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted
Year 5
S Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways
S Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible,
such as burning and rusting
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 5 Term 3
Unit: Living in Australia
Week
s
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Where do we live?
25
2
44–45
4–6
How have places grown?
26
19, 20
46–47
7–9
Living in communities
27
21
48–49
10
Caring for places
28
22
50–51
Year 5
G The influence of the environment on the human characteristics of a place
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 5
G The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the
environmental characteristics of Australian places
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 5
G The influence people have on the human characteristics of places and the management of
spaces within them
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 5
G The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the
environmental characteristics of Australian places
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
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Year 5 Term 4
Unit: Surviving in different environments
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–2
Animals and their habitats
21
11, 15,
2, 8, 4,
16
36–37
3–5
People adapting to
environments
22
11, 15,
8, 9, 17
38–39
6–7
Australia’s climate and
vegetation
23
11, 14
40–41
8–10
Survival in Australia’s
deserts
24
2, 6, 5
42–43
Year 5
S Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their
environment
Year 6
S The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their
environment
Year 5
G The influence of the environment on the human characteristics of a place
Year 6
G The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples
Year 6
S The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their
environment
Year 5
S Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their
environment
Year 6
S The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their
environment
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Oxford Australian Curriculum Atlas — Year 6 Suggested Term Planners
Year 6 Term 1
Unit: Australia as a nation
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Federation
41
33
76–77
4–5
Population and migration
42
34, 8, 35
78–79
6–7
Indigenous rights
43
36
80–81
8–10
Government
44
2, 35
82–83
Year 6
H Key figures and events that led to Australia’s Federation, including British and American influences
on Australia’s system of law and government
Year 5
H The reasons people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the experiences and
contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
Year 6
G The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change
people and places
G The effects that people’s connections with, and proximity to, places throughout the world have on
shaping their awareness and opinion of those places
H Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia (including from ONE Asian country) and the
reasons they migrated, such as World War II and Australian migration programs since the war
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 6
H Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal
people and/or Torres Strait Islanders, migrants, women and children
H The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait
Islanders and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the
economy, education, science, the arts, sport
Cross curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Year 6
H The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait
Islanders and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the
economy, education, science, the arts, sport
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Year 6 Term 2
Unit: Using and conserving resources
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS
Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Australia’s minerals and
energy
29
5, 3,
15, 17,
8
52–53
4–5
Renewable energy
30
15, 23,
8, 24,
14
54–55
6–8
Making electricity
31
8, 14, 3
56–57
9–10
Power in the home
32
Year 6
G The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change people and
places
S Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 6
S Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 6
S Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 6
S Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
58–59
Year 6 Term 3
Unit: Australia in the world
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS
Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–3
Australia and Asia
33
25
60–61
4–5
World population
34
62–63
6–8
Contrasts in living conditions
35
64–65
9–10
Refugees
36
Year 6
G The location of the major countries of the Asia region in relation to Australia and the geographical
diversity within the region
G The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change people
and places
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 6
G Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Year 6
G Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world
Year 6
G Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world
G Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world
Cross curriculum priorities
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
27, 28
66–67
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Year 6 Term 4
Unit: Our changing Earth
Weeks
Interactive Topic Introduction
and teaching focus
PS Page
Activity
Sheets
SB
Pages
Australian Curriculum links
1–2
Earth in space
13
1, 2, 3,
4
20–21
3–5
Volcanoes and earthquakes
14
22–23
6–7
Managing natural disasters
15
5, 6, 3,
7
5, 8, 9,
7, 10
8–10
Natural disasters in
Australia
16
5, 8, 7,
11
26–27
Year 5
S The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun)
Year 6
S The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment
Year 6
S Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface
Year 5
G The impact of bushfires and floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond
Year 6
G Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world
S Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
Year 5
G The impact of bushfires and floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond
Year 6
S Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface
Cross curriculum priorities
Sustainability
24–25
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