Students analyse how biological systems function and respond to external changes with reference to the interdependencies between individual components, energy transfers and flows of matter.  They describe and analyse interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres.

Students understand how biological systems function and respond to external changes. They identify and interpret interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres.

Students identify and classify living things. They predict the effect of environmental changes on feeding relationships between organisms in a food web. They compare processes of rock formation and analyse how the sustainable use of resources depends on the way they are formed and cycle through Earth systems.

Students analyse the effect of environmental changes on individual living things. They identify rock formation and understand how the sustainable use of resources depends on the way they are formed and cycle through Earth systems.

Students analyse how structural and behavioural adaptations of living things enhance their survival, and predict and describe the effect of environmental changes on individual living things.

Students analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and explain their significance.

Students analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and identify their significance.

Students analyse the causes and effects of events and developments.

Students summarise the causes and effects of events and developments.

Students compare the different experiences and perspectives of people in the past.

Students predict changes in the characteristics of places over time and identify implications of change for the future.

Students understand changes in the characteristics of places over time and recognise implications of change for the future.

Students explain processes that influence the characteristics of places.

Students analyse characteristics of places from local to global scales.

Students describe and explain characteristics of places from local to global scales.