English CONCEPT MAP Maths

Students will create and complete a short

presentation on how the water cycle works.
Religious Education / Spiritual Education
Students will look at the ways the symbolism of
water is used in the sacrament of Baptism.
As a whole class, students will be separated
into groups of four. They will create water
gauges for the group, label it with their names,
place measurements along the side to indicate
measurement using cm and mm.

Science / Technology & Enterprise
Through observing and recording, students
will explore how they water cycle by
watching the classroom teacher display the
elements by demonstration using hot
water, ice and homeware.
Concept: Water Cycle Term: 2 Health & Physical Education
Weeks: 1-5
Students will observe what water does to our
©The University of Notre Dame 2010 developed by C McGunnigle bodies and the importance of drinking water.
Students will also participate by doing whole
class meditation and Yoga.

History
Geography
The Arts
Students in groups will do taste
Students will complete a page each and talk about
testings of the different types of In groups, students will create a mini diorama
how water was created in the Dreamtime by
water (soda, mineral, tap, sparkling, using recycled materials and other decorative
scribing and illustrating their work piece which will objects/pieces to help develop their diorama.
salt).
be displayed into a class book.
Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 2)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard

Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030) By the end of Year 2, students describe
Biological sciences
changes to objects, materials, and
living things. They identify that certain
Chemical sciences Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose (ACSSU031) materials and resources have different
uses and describe examples of where
Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032) science is used in people’s daily lives.
Earth and space
sciences
Students pose questions about their
A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033) experiences and predict outcomes of
Physical sciences
investigations. They use informal
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE034)
Nature and measurements to make and compare
development of
science observations. They follow instructions

People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living to record and represent their
Use and influence of
science things (ACSHE035) observations and communicate their
ideas to others
Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS037)
Questioning and
predicting

Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions (ACSIS038)

Planning and
conducting Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as
appropriate (ACSIS039)

Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables and through discussion,
Processing and
analysing data and compare observations with predictions (ACSIS040)
information

Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS041)

Evaluating

Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways (ACSIS042)

Communicating