Australian Curriculum • Year 2 • Science
Year 2 Science Curriculum Australia: What Students Learn and How to Practise
Year 2 Science builds on observation by asking students to identify relationships and patterns, compare evidence and describe changes using increasingly precise language.
What students learn
Topics can include living things and environments, materials and changes, Earth and space observations, forces in familiar situations and investigation skills. Rather than relying on a generic science workbook, use the Year 2 Science curriculum units to find the exact concept.
Connect facts with evidence
Encourage students to answer with both a claim and a reason. “This material is better because…” or “I noticed that…” starts the habit of evidence-based explanation. Simple tables, labelled drawings and comparisons help students record what they observe.
Use practice after the concept is visible
Introduce the idea with an example or demonstration, then use a worksheet to classify, label, predict or explain. Online Practice can present the same concept in new examples, while the Test provides a later checkpoint. This sequence reduces the chance of students memorising a single worksheet pattern without understanding the science.
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Australian Curriculum v9
Year 2 Science curriculum codes at a glance
This guide is linked to the exact Australian Curriculum v9 content descriptions used by SkillrHub. There are 10 Year 2 Science curriculum codes in this subject. Use the code list below to move from the broad year-level overview to the exact skill a student is learning.
Earth and space sciences
AC9S2U01 — Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify...
recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky.
Physical sciences
AC9S2U02 — Different actions to make sounds and how to make a...
explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate.
Chemical sciences
AC9S2U03 — That materials can be changed physically without changing their material...
recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces.
Use and influence of science
AC9S2H01 — How people use science in their daily lives, including using...
describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions.
Questioning and predicting
AC9S2I01 — Questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make...
pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences.
Planning and conducting
AC9S2I02 — And follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions.
AC9S2I03 — And record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as...
make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate.
Processing, modelling and analysing
AC9S2I04 — And order data and information and represent patterns, including with...
sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models.
Evaluating
AC9S2I05 — Observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are...
compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance.
Communicating
AC9S2I06 — And create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using...
write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using everyday and scientific vocabulary.
Curriculum descriptions are reproduced from the curriculum data used to organise SkillrHub resources. The Australian Curriculum remains the authority for official wording and scope.
Free-first learning
Try the free resources first
Before committing to another monthly or yearly learning subscription, use the free curriculum-linked resources available for the student’s current topic. Start with the Topic Guide, use Practice, review mistakes and then take the separate Test.
A larger paid question bank or learning program can be useful, but paying for more volume does not guarantee that a student will use it consistently. If the learner is already working through the free resources and still needs extra tutoring, marking, adaptive practice, reporting or more question volume, compare paid options for that specific need.
Free-first check: establish a consistent Learn → Practice → Test routine before deciding whether an additional paid service offers something the learner will genuinely use.