AC9S2I04 Year 2 Science

AC9S2I04 – Year 2 Science: Processing, modelling and analysing

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Processing, modelling and analysing

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

sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models

Elaborations

• adding labels to a drawing or digital photograph to indicate key features, such as properties of materials that stay the same when changed physically, or to indicate how sound is produced by an instrument
• ordering images of the changing appearance of the moon to show a monthly cycle
• using a graphic organiser to sort images of musical instruments and the actions used to produce their sound
• constructing simple column graphs and picture graphs with guidance to represent class investigations, such as recording objects that produce or do not produce sound
• completing a table to record the number of ways different materials can be changed physically

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.