Science
In Prep - Year 2 approximately 10 hours of teaching time is allocated to Science per term.
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Prep
Staying alive
Biological sciences Students learn about the basic needs of living creatures. They respond to questions and engage in discussions and use drawings to represent their ideas. |
Weather in my world
Earth & space sciences Students link changes in the weather to the ways we modify our behaviour and dress. They learn how people from different cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use changes in weather to predict other changes. |
What's it made of?
Chemical Sciences Through investigations, students develop skills of observing, describing, comparing and communicating. The unit provides opportunities for students to explore, through hands-on activities, what things are made of in the school environment and the properties of the materials used to make them. |
On the Move
Physical sciences Chemical sciences Students observe the way different shaped objects such as balls, blocks and tubes move. They develop an understanding of how size and shape affect the motion of objects through play and exploration. |
Year 1
Schoolyard Safari
Biological sciences By observing the features and behaviour of small animals, students glimpse the diversity of animal life. Students explore small animals leading to a better understanding of how their adaptations help them survive in their habitats. Through investigations, students learn how animals move, feed and protect themselves. (ACSSU211) (ACSSU017) |
Look! Listen!
Physical sciences Students investigate sources of light and sound, how they are produced and how light and sound travel. Students’ understanding of the role of light and sound in our lives and our community will be developed through hands-on activities. Through investigations, students explore why we have two eyes instead of one. (ACSSU020) |
Up, Down and All Around
Earth & space sciences Students explore natural, made and managed features that undergo change. Through outdoor observations and photographic records, students investigate the daily, weekly and seasonal changes in their local environment. (ACSSU019) |
Spot the Difference
Chemical sciences By observing change, students glimpse the diversity of materials in their world. Students explore change through the context of food including spaghetti, chocolate and popcorn. Students learn about how heating or cooling a food can change its properties and whether that change can be reversed or not. An investigation about which type of chocolate melts the fastest will help students draw conclusions about how fast or slow changes can happen and the consequences of change. (ACSSU018) |
Year 2
Watch it Grow
Biological sciences Students ‘adopt’ their own mealworms and learn to care for and respect living creatures as they discover more about the lifecycles and habits of these tiny creatures. They explore the lifecycles of other animals and plants and present their findings to the class. |
All Mixed Up
Chemical sciences Students investigate the ways that mixtures are used in everyday life for different purposes. They observe how the properties of materials change when they are combined and consider the difference between combining and mixing. Informal measurements are used in collecting and recording observations. Through the picture book Show Day, students use concept maps to group ideas and apply this in other areas such as history and science. |
Earth's Resources
Earth & space sciences Students learn how the Earth's resources (including water) are used in a variety of ways. They recognise how resources such as sand, soil, coal, plants, and animals are used in different ways around the home and school, especially when caring for the environment and living things. |
Push and Pull
Physical sciences Students investigate how toys move using a pushes and pulls which change the shape and motion of objects. The historical enquiry about the development of toys, past and present, provides a context for this unit. |