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,
materials and living things. They
Chemical  Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose identify that certain materials
sciences
Science understanding

(ACSSU031) and resources have different

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
sciences people’s daily lives.

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

science
follow instructions to record
and represent their
observations and communicate
Use and  People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and their ideas to others.
influence of living things (ACSHE022)
science
(Year 1-2)
Science


Scienc

Questioning Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
and predicting (ACSIS024)
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 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,
conducting such 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)
inquiry skills (Year 1-2)

Processing and  Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables
analysing data (ACSIS027)
and  Through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS212)
information
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
 Numeracy
Islander 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