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AC9S2I05: Year 2 Science Content Descriptor – Evaluating
AC9S2I05 Year 2 Science

AC9S2I05 – Year 2 Science: Evaluating

Strand
Science inquiry
Substrand
Evaluating

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

compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance

Elaborations

  • • comparing their observations of changing shadow length across the day with their predictions and the patterns observed by others
  • • comparing observations of sounds with those of others and considering if we all sense sound in the same way
  • • proposing ways to ensure that the same sound is produced in an investigation in order to keep the investigation fair
  • • comparing findings from investigations about physically changing a material, such as cutting and folding, and exploring questions that investigate similar changes to different materials

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.