AC9S2H01 Year 2 Science

AC9S2H01 – Year 2 Science: Use and influence of science

Strand

Science as a human endeavour

Substrand

Use and influence of science

This Content Descriptor from Year 2 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions

Elaborations

• learning how First Nations Australians use observations of the night sky to assist with navigation
• recognising that astronomers use patterns of movement of celestial bodies in the sky, such as stars and comets, to make predictions about future appearances
• listening to music and learning from musicians about how music can be understood as patterns of sounds and how they use their body or instruments to create music
• discussing how we manage sound at home to ensure that we do not disturb each other or our neighbours, such as quietly closing doors, turning down the volume, taking off shoes on wooden floors or using headphones
• investigating toys and digital tools that are voice activated, and engaging in guided discussion about how some devices use voice patterns to recognise the unique features of an individual’s voice
• exploring how sound-activated and voice-activated tools help people manage daily activities such as turning on lights and communicating with others
• learning from people who work with materials, such as woodworkers, product designers or artists such as fibre artists or sculptors, about how they learn about properties of materials and how they use creativity when manipulating materials

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• exploring how physically changing materials helps us to re-use them in a variety of ways, and decrease waste
• considering how First Nations Australians use scientific practices such as sorting, classification and estimation to make predictions

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 2 ASSCIY2

Year 2 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2 students identify celestial objects and describe patterns they observe in the sky. They demonstrate how different sounds can be produced and describe the effect of sound energy on objects. They identify ways to change materials without changing their material composition. They describe how people use science in their daily lives and how people use patterns to make scientific predictions. Students pose questions to explore observed patterns or relationships and make predictions based on experience. They suggest steps to be followed in an investigation and follow safe procedures to make and record observations. They use provided tables and organisers to sort and order data and represent patterns in data. With guidance, they compare their observations with those of others, identify whether their investigation was fair and identify further questions. They use everyday and scientific vocabulary to communicate observations, findings and ideas.