Year 2 Australian Science, History and Geography Curriculum Links 2014

UNITS OF INQUIRY
Strands

Science
Understanding

Sub-strands
Earth and Space
Sciences
Chemical
Sciences
Physical
Sciences

Science

Biological
Sciences

Science as a
Human Endeavour

Nature and
development of
science
Use and
influence of
science
Questioning and
predicting
Planning and
conducting

Science Inquiry
Skills
Processing and
analysing

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ACSSU03
2
ACSSU03
1
ACSSU03
3

History

Perspectives and
interpretations

Geograph
y

Explanation and
communication

ACSHE03
5

People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for
their environment and living things

Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar

objects and events
Participate in different types of guided investigations to explore
and answer questions, such as manipulating materials, testing
ideas, and accessing information sources
Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of
observations, with the assistance of digital technologies as
appropriate
Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and
provided tables
Through discussion, compare observations with predictions

Compare observations with those of others

Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of

ways such as oral and written language, drawing and role play
The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the
natural environment in the local community and what it reveals
about the past
The importance today of an historical site of cultural or
spiritual significance; for example, a community building, a
landmark, a war memorial
The impact of changing technology on peoples lives (at home and
in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated and played in the
past)
Sequence familiar objects and events

Distinguish between the past, present and future

ACSIS03
8

ACSIS03
9

ACSIS04
0
ACSIS21
4

ACHHK04
5

ACHHS04
7
ACHHS04
8
ACHHS04
9
ACHHS05
0
ACHHS05
1
ACHHS05
2
ACHHS05
3
ACHHS05
4
ACHGK00
9

Geographical
Knowledge and
Understandings

Knowledge and
Understandings

ACSIS04
2

Analysis and use

of sources

ACHHK04
6

Historical
Skills

Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a

particular purpose
A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape

ACSIS03
7

ACHGK01
0

ACHGK01
1

Pose questions about the past using sources provided

Explore a range of sources about the past

Stand Alone

Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in

objects and events

Communicating

Historical
questions and
research

All living
things have a
life story!

ACSHE03
4

Evaluating

Chronology,
terms and
concepts

Forces are at
work in
everything we
do!

Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to

themselves

ACSIS04
1

Knowledge and
understandings

Earths resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways

We are
surrounded by
mixtures!

ACSSU03
0

ACHHK04
4

Historical
Knowledge

Content Descriptors

Water is
essential to
life!

Identify and compare features of objects from the past and present
Explore a point of view

Develop a narrative about the past

Use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role

play) and digital technologies
The location of the major geographical divisions of the world in
relation to Australia
The definition of places as parts of the Earths surface that have
been given meaning by people and how places can be defined at a
variety of scales
The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
maintain special connections to particular Country/Place

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ACHGK01
2
ACHGK01
3

Observing,
questioning and
planning
Collecting,
recording,
evaluating and
representing
Geographical
Inquiry Skills

ACHGS01
3

ACHGS01
4

ACHGS01
5

Interpreting,
analysing and
concluding

ACHGS01
6

Communicating

ACHGS01
7

Reflecting and
responding

ACHGS01
8

The connections of people in Australia to other places in

Australia, the countries of the Asia region and across the world
The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the
frequency with which people visit places
Pose questions about familiar and unfamiliar places
Collect and record geographical data and information, for example,
by observing, by interviewing, or from sources such as
photographs, plans, satellite images, story books and films
Represent data and the location of places and their features by
constructing tables, plans and labelled maps
Draw conclusions based on the interpretation of geographical
information sorted into categories
Present findings in a range of communication forms, for example,
written, oral, digital and visual, and describe the direction and
location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite,
near, far
Reflect on their learning and suggest responses to their findings

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Year 2s Inquiry Focus, Knowledge and Understandings 2014

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
STRANDS

INQUIRY UNITS
Water is essential
to life!

Water is an
essential resource
for life
Water is used in a
variety of ways
Science
Water can be
1. How do scientists
collected from a
make sense of the
source and
world?
transferred to a
2. How do people use
point of use
science in their
daily lives?

We are surrounded
by mixtures!
Different
materials can be
combined
Different
materials can be
mixed together for
different purposes
Materials have
properties

Forces are at work

All living things
in everything we
have a life story!
do!
A push or a pull
affects how objects
move or change
shape
The upward push of
water or air on
objects causes them
to float in water
or air
The downward pull
of gravity on
objects causes them
to sink or fall to
the ground

Living things grow

and change over
time
Living things have
offspring similar
to themselves
Different types of
living things
experience
different stages
in their life
stages
Different factors
can affect the
growth of living
things

Stand Alone

History

The Yarra River was

chosen as a place
1. What aspects of
to start a colony
the past can you see
(Melbourne) because
today? What do they
of its access to
tell us?
water
2. What remains of
Indigenous stories
the past are
involve water, with
important to the
people often
local community? Why?
gathering food or
3. How have changes
fishing
in technology shaped
our daily life?

The tools used to

separate and sort
solids have
changed over time
Indigenous people
used traditional
tools to separate
mixtures

Transport has
changed over time
The Australian
Indigenous
scientist and
inventor, David
Unaipon,
anticipated the
helicopter in early
drawings based on
the principle of
the boomerang

Living things have

a past, present
and future
Some living things
in our local area
can provide
insights into the
past

Water is found
nearly everywhere
on Earth in the
Geography
Oceans, rivers,
1. What is a place?
lakes, dams,
2. How are people
streams and
connected to
underwater rivers
their place and other
Freshwater is only
places?
found in a few
3. What factors
places on Earth
affect my connections
to places?

Different tools
were needed by
Indigenous people
depending on their
location and
environment

Our understanding
of forces and
invention of
transport has
connected us to
distant places

Different places
are given meaning
by people because
of their living
and non-living
features
Indigenous
Australians
maintain special
connections to
particular
Country/places and
the living things
found in those
places

Significant
buildings in our
community can help
us understand the
past

The world is
divided into
continents and
oceans
We can look at
different
geographical
regions at
different scales