United Kingdom · National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Year 2 Science
An inquiry based exploration of biological and physical sciences designed for seven year olds. Students investigate life cycles, material properties, and environmental dependencies through hands-on experimentation and observation.
Living Things and Their Habitats
Students explore the differences between things that are living, dead, and never alive while investigating how habitats provide for basic needs.
Distinguishing between living organisms, things that have died, and objects that have never been alive.
Investigating how different habitats provide the basic needs of specific plants and animals.
Identifying how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals using simple food chains.
Plants: From Seed to Sunflower
Observing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants and identifying the requirements for healthy growth.
Discovering how plants begin their lives and the differences between seeds and bulbs.
Setting up investigations to see what plants need to thrive, including water, light, and temperature.
Mapping the journey of a plant from germination to seed dispersal.
Animals and Humans
Exploring the life cycles of animals and understanding the basic needs for survival and health in humans.
Learning that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults.
Identifying the basic needs of animals for survival: water, food, and air.
Understanding the importance of exercise, hygiene, and a balanced diet for human health.
Uses of Everyday Materials
Identifying and comparing the suitability of a variety of everyday materials for particular uses.
Testing materials to see if they are wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, or cardboard.
Investigating how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting, and stretching.
Evaluating which materials are best for specific construction or design tasks.
Working Scientifically
Developing the skills to ask questions, perform simple tests, and record data to answer scientific inquiries.
Learning how to turn curiosity into a scientific question that can be tested.
Understanding that to get a reliable result, we must keep some things the same.
Using drawings, tally charts, and tables to communicate what has been discovered.
Our Changing World
Observing seasonal changes and the impact of weather and environment on living things over time.
Tracking how the environment changes as we move through the four seasons.
Measuring and recording weather data to identify patterns and trends.
Exploring how humans can look after their local environment and the creatures in it.