Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 Year 2 Science Units Bundle

Physical Science:
– explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate AC9S2U02
Chemical Science:
– recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces AC9S2U03
Earth and Space Science:
– recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces AC9S2U03

Topics covered in this bundle include:
Sound Waves
– Identifying sounds
– Defining sound
– Observing vibrations
– Producing sound
– Sounds of the land
– Changing pitch
– Sound sources
– Assessment – simple assessment/reflection sheet

Changing Materials
– What are materials?
– Changing materials
– Materials from the land
– Changing shape
– Changing for a purpose
– Assessment – design a sculpture + assessment sheet

Patterns in our Sky
– Our place in space
– Observing how our sun changes in our sky
– Observing how our moon changes in our sky
– Observing how the stars change in our sky
– First Nations astronomy
– Assessment – patterns in our sky diagrams