Australian Curriculum Version 8.4 Year 2 Science Units Bundle

Biological Science:
– Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030)
Physical Science:
– A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)
Chemical Science:
– Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose (ACSSU031)
Earth and Space Science:
– Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032)

Topics covered in this bundle include:
Growth and Change
– Human Stages of Life
– Plants Grow and Change: Experiment
– Plants Grow and Change: Life cycle
– Animals Grow and Change: Metamorphosis
– Animals Grow and Change: From egg to adult
– Animals Grow and Change: Mammals

Push and Pull
– Making objects move
– Push or Pull?
– Push and Pull Investigation
– Changing Direction
– Changing Shape
– Assessment: Water Toy Design Challenge and/or Push and Pull Assessment sheet

Everyday Materials
– Exploring what things are made of
– Combining Materials for a purpose
– Drawing diagrams
– Mixing Materials
– Mixing Ochre
– Combining Natural Materials – explore how First Nations Australians combine materials to make utensils
– Assessment: Musical Instrument Challenge and/or Everyday Materials Assessment sheet

Earth’s Resources
– Identifying Natural Resources
– Natural Vs Manmade Resources
– How Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Use the Land
– How we Use Natural Resources
– How we Use Water
– The Water Cycle
– How we Use Rocks and Minerals
– How we Use Soil
– Assessment: Earth’s Resources Mini Book