Year 2
The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding strand for the relevant year level to ensure that these two strands are addressed over the two-year period. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. The order and detail in which the content descriptions are organised into teaching and learning programs are decisions to be made by the teacher.
Incorporating the key ideas of science
From Foundation to Year 2, students learn that observations can be organised to reveal patterns, and that these patterns can be used to make predictions about phenomena.
In Year 2, students describe the components of simple systems, such as stationary objects subjected to pushes or pulls, or combinations of materials, and show how objects and materials interact through direct manipulation. They observe patterns of growth and change in living things, and describe patterns and make predictions. They explore the use of resources from Earth and are introduced to the idea of the flow of matter when considering how water is used. They use counting and informal measurements to make and compare observations and begin to recognise that organising these observations in tables makes it easier to show patterns.
(source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)
Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives.
Students pose and respond to questions about their experiences and predict outcomes of investigations. They use informal measurements to make and compare observations. They record and represent observations and communicate ideas in a variety of ways.
(source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)
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All About Sloths Teaching PowerPoint
Learn about the world of sloths with this educational PowerPoint presentation.
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How Does Water Get to Our Taps? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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My Life Stages 'Lift the Flap' Template
A template to use when learning about human life stages.
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Nature Walk Senses Worksheet
Use this worksheet during a nature walk to encourage children to listen, smell, look and feel!
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Push and Pull Sorting Worksheet
Use this push and pull sorting worksheet when exploring forces and motion with your early years students.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Science Experiment - Will It Change?
A science investigation in which the students observe changes that occur to various objects over time.
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Soil Vocabulary Worksheet
Teach your students the subject-specific vocabulary related to soil and its properties with this vocabulary worksheet perfect for primary school science lessons.
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The Importance of Soil Task Cards
Have your students explore why healthy soil is so important for plants, animals and humans with this set of 32 student task cards.
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Seasonal Change Display Banner Lettering
Create a science display board for your Seasons unit, beginning with this visually engaging Seasonal Changes banner.
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The Importance of Soil Posters
Show your students how plants, animals and humans need soil to survive with this set of three informative classroom posters to accompany your science lessons.
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Observing Soil Worksheet
Transform your students into soil detectives as they explore the colour, texture and particle size of various soil types.
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Properties of Soil Task Cards
Review the properties of the most common soil types with this set of 24 multiple-choice task cards.
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How Soil Is Created – Teaching Presentation
Learn about how soil is made with this 15-slide teaching presentation.
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Tree Observation Worksheets
Record observations of trees in the local environment with a printable graphic organiser.
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Material World Resource Pack
Learn about natural and manmade materials with a printable resource pack.
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Garbage Bin Posters - Rubbish, Recycling and Compost
Posters outlining what can be put in the different types of bins.
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Water Cycle Mini-Book (In Depth)
Use this 8-page mini-book when learning about the water cycle.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Water – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
Observe and record observations of the world around you with a printable Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser.
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Sequencing Life Cycles Worksheet
An activity for students to use when learning about life cycles.
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Material World Cut-Out Decorations
Cut-out decorations to use on your materials display board.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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Water is Life Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of Water is Life teaching resources including posters, worksheets and activities for teaching about how we use water and where it comes from.
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Mothers, Fathers and Babies
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare observable features of adults and offspring and identify the proper names of adults and their offspring.
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How Do Living Things Change?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will activate prior knowledge about how living things change as they grow.
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Changes, Changes Everywhere!
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of how living things grow and change.
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This is Your Life
A 60 minute lesson in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the stages of the human life cycle.
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Going Through Stages
A 60 minute lesson in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of simple life cycles.
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Let's Think Like a Scientist
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of the procedures scientists use and design one segment of an experiment.
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Growth and Change Unit Plan
This Biological Sciences unit explores how living things grow and change. Animal offspring (including humans) are compared with their parents and plants are grown from seed in order to observe change over a period of weeks.
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Big Changes!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop their understanding of the concept of metamorphosis.