Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 2)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard

Biological  Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030) By the end of Year 2, students
sciences describe changes to objects,
Science understanding

materials and living things. They

Chemical  Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose identify that certain materials
sciences and resources have different
(ACSSU031)
uses and describe examples of
Earth and space  Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032) where science is used in people’s
sciences daily lives.

Students pose questions about

Physical  A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)
their experiences and predict
sciences
outcomes of investigations. They
use informal measurements to
Nature and  Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events make and compare
development of (ACSHE021) observations. They follow
endeavour (Year 1-2)

science
Science as a human

instructions to record and

represent their observations and
communicate their ideas to
Use and  People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and others.
influence of living things (ACSHE022)
science

 Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
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skills

Questioning and
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predicting (ACSIS024)
 Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 2)
Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard
Planning and  Participate in different types of guided investigations to explore and answer questions, such
conducting as manipulating materials, testing ideas, and accessing information sources (ACSIS025)
 Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations, with the
assistance of digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS026)
Processing and  Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables
analysing data (ACSIS027)
and information  Through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS212)
Evaluating  Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS213)

Communicating  Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and
written language, drawing and role play (ACSIS029)

General Capabilities Cross Curriculum Priorities Notes:

 Literacy  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
 Numeracy
histories and cultures
 Information and communication
technology (ICT) competence  Asia and Australia’s engagement
 Critical and creative thinking
with Asia
 Ethical behaviour
 Personal and social competence  Sustainability
 Intercultural understanding