Year 5
Year 5 is the year the work starts to resemble secondary school. Fractions, decimals and percentages are treated as three views of the same thing; data is collected, displayed and then interpreted; and in English a text is analysed for how it was built, not only what it says. Independent research tasks usually begin here.
Mathematics
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Add and subtract decimals, and multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10.
Data and Probability
Collect data, create graphs and understand chance.
Science
Light, Shadows and Reflection
Identify sources of light, see how light travels in straight lines, and explain shadows, reflection and refraction.
Weathering and Erosion
Describe how weathering, erosion, transport and deposition change Earth's surface slowly or rapidly.
English
Figurative Language
Identify and use similes, metaphors and other figurative language.
HASS
Australian History
Understand the key events that shaped modern Australia.
Digital Technologies
Data Representation
Years 5-6 band: understand how data is represented in binary and other forms.