Year 2 Science - Earth and Science Unit - Australian Curriculum

Includes version 9 of the Australian Curriculum in addition to a planner for the WA curriculum. ✓ Editable Unit Planner ✓ Grading Guide ✓ Editable PowerPoint ✓ Worksheets ✓ Success Criteria/Learning Intentions

In this Year 2 Science unit, students explore Earth and Space Sciences as they recognise that Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing positions of celestial objects. This engaging 10-lesson unit, designed to be taught over a term, includes all lesson resources, making it a complete, ready-to-teach science unit aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

This unit has been carefully designed to save teachers time while maximising student engagement. Each lesson follows a simple, clear structure with five to six steps, allowing you to focus on your students and make the most of every learning opportunity. Clear instructions highlight the key teaching points, ensuring lessons are easy to follow and highly effective.

An editable unit planner is included, featuring relevant Australian Curriculum links and a resources-needed column to support efficient planning and organisation.

To further streamline your teaching, the unit includes an editable PowerPoint presentation to be displayed during each lesson. The presentation contains learning intentions and success criteria, key discussion points, worksheets, and display resources, making it ideal for classrooms with a TV or interactive whiteboard.

Created by Mrs Amy123, this unit is known for its fun, engaging, and hands-on learning experiences. A wide range of cooperative learning strategies are used throughout the unit, with many opportunities for class and small-group experiments. While many lessons include worksheets, some are designed to be entirely interactive to support active learning.

The unit also includes an editable grading guide, clearly outlining what achievement looks like for grades A–E, based on two activities from the unit. This guide is directly linked to the Year 2 Science Achievement Standard, supporting consistent and confident assessment.

Included Resources

♦ Editable Unit Planner – 6 pages
♦ Worksheets and Resources (including answer keys) – 51 pages
♦ Editable PowerPoint Presentation – 100+ slides
♦ Editable Grading Guide – 1 page
♦ Editable Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Outcomes Covered

Earth and Space Sciences:
Recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky (AC9S2U01) (Version 9)

Earth is a planet in the solar system that orbits a star (the Sun) (WA2SSUE1) (WA curriculum)

Science as a Human Endeavour:
Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE034)

People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE035)

Science Inquiry Skills:
Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS024)

Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions (ACSIS025)

Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS026)

Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS027)

Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS041)

Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways (ACSIS029)

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