Australia · ACARA Content Descriptions
Year 2 Science
Students develop their understanding of how living things grow, how materials can be changed, and how the Earth resources are used. They engage in hands-on inquiry to observe patterns and make predictions about the physical and natural world.
Life Cycles and Growth
An exploration of how living things grow, change, and have offspring that resemble them through various stages of development.
Comparing the growth of different animals and plants from birth or germination to adulthood.
Investigating how offspring resemble their parents while maintaining unique individual characteristics.
Identifying the essential requirements for living things to thrive in their specific environments.
Mixing and Moving Materials
Investigating how different materials can be combined, mixed, and changed for specific purposes in everyday life.
Exploring what happens when different solids and liquids are mixed together.
Observing how adding or removing heat can change the physical properties of common substances.
Using physical force such as bending, stretching, and twisting to change the shapes of objects.
Earth's Precious Resources
Identifying Earth's natural resources and exploring how they are used and conserved in the local community.
Understanding where water comes from and how it is used by humans and nature.
Investigating different types of soil and how they support life and construction.
Examining how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle Earth's resources to protect the environment.
Forces in Motion
Exploring how pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects and how these forces are used in daily life.
Identifying different types of forces and how they start or stop movement.
Observing the invisible force that pulls objects toward the Earth.
Discovering how tools like ramps and wheels make it easier to move things.
The Changing Sky
Observing and recording short-term and long-term changes in the sky and the landscape.
Tracking the movement of the sun and the appearance of the moon over time.
Measuring and recording weather conditions and identifying seasonal changes.
Investigating how significant weather events affect the Earth's surface and living things.
The Science of Sound
Exploring how sound is produced through vibrations and how it travels to our ears.
Investigating the physical source of sound by observing vibrations in different objects.
Experimenting with ways to change how high, low, loud, or quiet a sound is.
Exploring how humans and animals use sound to share information and survive.