LEARNING FIRST SCIENCE CURRICULUM
A world-class primary science curriculum that lifts the bar on learning, engagement and joy.
A complete, 7-year sequence from Foundation to Year 6 — built from what the world's highest-performing school systems teach, and designed for teachers to deliver with confidence.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything a school needs, nothing it doesn't
Four parts, designed to work together or separately, from Foundation to Year 6.
Teacher Guide
Everything you need to teach science with confidence, including lesson plans and activities with built-in ways to address student misconceptions, assessment tasks, answer keys & more.
Student Workbook
A complete package for your students to dive into investigations, run experiments, demonstrate their learning, with built-in assessment tasks.
Science Stories
Engaging texts matched to every topic, spanning a range of genres to build literacy skills alongside science understanding. Includes text questions & morphology.
Science a Home
Bring science home with the full set of Science Stories texts plus hands-on activities and experiments that connect directly to classroom learning, designed for families to enjoy together.
BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE WORLD’S BEST
Every other Australian science resource is built from the Australian Curriculum. Learning First Science is built from what the world's highest-performing systems teach.
The Australian Curriculum was compared item by item against seven high-performing systems, then validated by curriculum experts and science teachers.
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high-performing systems benchmarked against Australia's science curriculum
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the content, by Year 8 — less than half of the average benchmarked system
44 vs 74
science topics covered in the first nine years of school, against the benchmarked average
5 vs 22
topics taught in real depth, against an average of 22 in the benchmarked systems
THE FULL SEQUENCE
Seven years, mapped out in full
Every strand and topic from Foundation to Year 6, sequenced so knowledge builds year on year instead of being re-taught from scratch.
INSIDE A LESSON
A consistent, explicit lesson structure
Every lesson moves through five stages, so instruction is clear, active and checked for understanding — delivered without slides, teachers facing their students, not a screen.
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Review
5-10min
Activate relevant prior knowledge
2
Explain
15-25min
Clear, sequenced teacher scripts introduce new content
3
Catch
5mins
A whole-class check before moving on
4
Practice
20-35mins
Hands-on application with thinking prompts
5
Close
5-10mins
Consolidates key knowledge and skills
Rigorous
Consistent lesson structure
New learning built in small, connected steps
Constant feedback — affirming and correcting
Enough detail to teach with confidence, never a rigid script
Evidence-based classroom routines throughout
Joyful
Rhythm and energy shift across lessons
Science activities and experiments
Movement, demonstrations and hands-on discovery
Real practice, every time
Teacher curiosity sparks student curiosity
FROM THE CLASSROOM
What teachers and students are saying
“So excited by the solar system unit. The lesson on Jupiter blew their minds.
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“Science is now one of the most enjoyable experiences for our kids in class”
“That was the best lesson I’ve ever had”
“We have students talking about science at recess and lunch … we’ve never had that before.”
WHY WE FOCUS ON READING
Teaching students to think and write like scientists
Science has its own forms of expression — different from English, and not intuitive. Students need to learn the particular language of science - Defining and classifying, describing processes and sequences, explaining causation. Language scaffolds throughout units support students to express themselves scientifically with increasing complexity.
See it in your classroom
Book a demo with our team, or get in touch to talk through what Learning First Science could look like at your school.
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF
See exactly what your students would get
The Year 5 sample covers the sub-strands of Biological, Earth and space, Physical and Chemical sciences.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Connecting learning in school to the home
Science at Home brings the full set of Science Stories texts plus hands-on activities and experiments that connect directly to classroom learning — designed for families to enjoy together.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We offer a range of solutions designed to meet your needs—whether you're just getting started or scaling something bigger. Everything is tailored to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
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Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.
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We combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
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We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.
Built on Learning First's research and benchmarking work
— drawn from curriculum implementation across Australian schools and surveys of more than 30,000 educators.