Year 2 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU032

Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU032 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSHE035

recognising that many living things rely on resources that may be threatened, and that science understanding can contribute to the preservation of such resources

Elaboration (4) | ACSHE035 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU032

identifying actions at school such as turning off dripping taps, that can conserve resources

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU032 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU032

considering how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples live in regions with scarce resources or in sensitive environments (OI.2, OI.5)

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU032 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU032

identifying the Earth’s resources including water, soil and minerals, and describing how they are used in the school

Elaboration | ACSSU032 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSHE035

monitoring information about the environment and Earth’s resources, such as rainfall, water levels and temperature

Elaboration | ACSHE035 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSHE035

identifying the ways humans manage and protect resources, such as reducing waste and caring for water supplies

Elaboration (3) | ACSHE035 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSHE034

recognising how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples observe and describe developmental changes in living organisms and answer questions about when to harvest certain resources (OI.5)

Elaboration (3) | ACSHE034 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum