Year 5 Science

Australian Curriculum–Aligned Science Videos & Teaching Resources

Welcome to the Year 5 Science hub for Critter Quest Education — a growing collection of Australian Curriculum–aligned science videos, classroom resources, and learning materials designed to support Australian primary classrooms.

This Year 5 Science hub focuses on Australian Curriculum (ACARA) Biological Sciences and Earth and Space Sciences content descriptions, with a strong emphasis on animal adaptations, structural features, behavioural survival strategies, habitats, ecosystems, weathering, erosion, and changes to Earth’s surface. Resources are designed to support inquiry learning, classroom discussion, scientific vocabulary development, and engaging science exploration in Australian primary classrooms.

Each section is aligned to specific Australian Curriculum (ACARA) content descriptions to support structured Year 5 science teaching.

All resources are designed to be:

✅ Curriculum-linked
✅ Student-safe
✅ Classroom-friendly
✅ Short and engaging
✅ Easy to use for busy teachers

Browse Year 5 Science by Content Description

Resources are organised by Australian Curriculum (ACARA) content descriptions to help teachers quickly find curriculum-linked science materials for Year 5 classrooms.

Biological Sciences (AC9S5U01)

Animal Adaptations | Structural Features, Behaviours & Habitats

Content Descriptor: 🔗 AC9S5U01

Examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats.

Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 5, students explain how the form and behaviour of living things enables survival.

🎥 Videos

🦎 AC9S5U01: Animal Adaptations | Structural Features, Behaviours & Habitats

Students explore how structural features and behaviours help living things survive in different habitats and ecosystems.

Topics explored include:

  • animal adaptations
  • structural features and behavioural adaptations
  • camouflage and defence mechanisms
  • nocturnal behaviour
  • habitats and ecosystems
  • predator avoidance and survival strategies
  • Australian animals and desert survival
  • specialised body structures for feeding and movement
  • environmental adaptation and survival

Designed to support:

  • understanding structural and behavioural adaptations
  • comparing adaptations across habitats
  • recognising relationships between environment and survival
  • introducing adaptation and habitat vocabulary
  • scientific vocabulary development
  • observation and inquiry skills
  • whole-class discussion and inquiry learning

📚 Classroom Resources Coming Soon (Biological Sciences)

Year 5 Biological Sciences classroom resources aligned with AC9S5U01 are currently in development.

Future resources will explore animal adaptations, camouflage, habitats, structural features, behavioural adaptations, Australian animals, and survival strategies through curriculum-linked classroom activities and reading materials.

Earth and Space Sciences (AC9S5U02)

Weathering, Erosion & Changes to Earth’s Surface

Content Descriptor: 🔗 AC9S5U02

Describe how weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition cause slow or rapid change to Earth’s surface.

Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 5, students describe key processes that change Earth’s surface.

🎥📚 Coming Soon (Earth and Space Sciences)

Year 5 Earth and Space Sciences videos and classroom resources aligned with AC9S5U02 are currently in development.

Future resources will explore weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition, landforms, natural processes, and changes to Earth’s surface through curriculum-linked science explanations and inquiry activities.

Why Teachers Use Critter Quest Education

✅ Australian Curriculum–aligned science videos
✅ Organised by ACARA content descriptions
✅ Engaging Biological Sciences and Earth and Space Sciences content
✅ Short, classroom-friendly explainer videos
✅ Student-safe educational resources for Australian classrooms
✅ Designed to support busy teachers with curriculum-linked learning
✅ Ideal for lesson introductions, revision, inquiry learning, and science discussions
✅ Suitable for whole-class teaching, science rotations, revision activities, and inquiry-based learning

More Year 5 Science Resources Coming Soon

Future resources will include printable worksheets, inquiry activities, lesson ideas, vocabulary supports, observation tasks, and Biological Sciences and Earth and Space Sciences learning materials.

New curriculum-linked resources are added regularly as Critter Quest Education continues to grow.

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About Mr. Greenly

W. A. Greenly is an environmental science graduate and science communicator creating Australian Curriculum–aligned educational resources for Australian primary classrooms. His work focuses on biodiversity, ecology, Earth and Space Sciences, and engaging science communication for children and educators.