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Living things, materials, forces and the body. 46 skills from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.

Senior Kindergarten

5 skills · ages 5 to 6. Everything in Senior Kindergarten

  • My Five SensesHow I find things out
  • Alive or NotLiving things grow
  • Day and NightLight and dark
  • Pushes and PullsMaking things move
  • Hot and ColdSafe and not safe
Try a question

The number of senses people usually talk about is?

  • 5
  • 2
  • 10
  • 3

Answer: 5

Grade 1

7 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1

  • Parts of My BodyName the pieces
  • Your Five SensesHow you meet the world
  • Alive or Not?Living things grow
  • Animal BabiesEvery baby has a name
  • Day and NightWhy the sky changes
  • WeatherWhat the sky is doing
  • Floating and SinkingWhat stays on top
Try a question

What holds your head up?

  • Neck
  • Heel
  • Ankle
  • Elbow

Answer: Neck

Grade 2

7 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2

  • MaterialsWhat things are made of
  • Animal HomesEveryone needs shelter
  • Weather WatchRead the sky
  • Life CyclesEgg to adult and round again
  • Push and PullForces move things
  • MagnetsPush and pull without touching
  • Light and ShadowWhere light cannot reach
Try a question

A jumper is usually made of?

  • glass fibre
  • wool
  • stone
  • metal

Answer: wool

Grade 3

7 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3

  • Animal GroupsFive big families
  • Parts of a PlantEvery part has a job
  • Light and ShadowStraight lines and blocks
  • Solid, Liquid, GasThree states of matter
  • Our Solar SystemEight planets, one star
  • Solid, Liquid, GasThree states of matter
  • SoundVibrations you can hear
Try a question

How many legs a spider has?

  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
  • 2

Answer: 8

Grade 4

8 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4

  • The Water CycleRound and round for ever
  • Body SystemsTeams of organs
  • Food ChainsWho eats whom
  • Electric CircuitsA loop for electrons
  • Rocks and FossilsEarth keeps records
  • MagnetsPull and push
  • Simple CircuitsMaking a lamp light
  • ForcesPushes and pulls
Try a question

What powers the whole water cycle is?

  • gravity alone
  • the Sun
  • the Moon
  • tides

Answer: the Sun

Grade 5

6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5

  • States of MatterSolid, liquid, gas
  • ForcesPushes and pulls
  • The Solar SystemEight planets, one star
  • MeasuringUnits that scale by ten
  • Earth in SpaceDays, years and seasons
  • Mixtures and SolutionsTogether but not joined
Try a question

Dry ice going straight to gas is?

  • boiling
  • sublimation
  • melting
  • condensation

Answer: sublimation

Grade 6

6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6

  • CellsThe smallest living unit
  • PhotosynthesisHow plants eat light
  • CircuitsElectricity in a loop
  • Light and SoundWaves that carry
  • Energy TransfersNever lost, only moved
  • InheritancePassing on features
Try a question

The parts that release energy from food are?

  • chloroplasts
  • walls
  • mitochondria
  • vacuoles

Answer: mitochondria

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