Science Understanding
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Science Understanding in Science Year 2 includes:
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Animal Coverings Teaching Slides
Discover animals with scales, shells, fur, and other body coverings with an interactive teaching slide deck.
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Pushes and Pulls Mini-Book
Explore pushes and pulls with your students with this printable mini-book perfect for early years science lessons.
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Push or Pull? Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use these push and pull cut and paste worksheets when exploring forces and motion in your science lessons.
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Life Cycle of a Numbat Poster
A poster showing the life cycle of a numbat.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Push or Pull? Interactive Activity
Get students to determine whether a force is a push or a pull with this engaging digital game for early years science lessons.
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Push and Pull Examples – Matching Game
Have students explore examples of push and pull forces with this matching game to use during your forces and motion science unit.
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Types of Soil Chart
Remind your students about the four main types of soil with this soil chart for your classroom.
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Water Cycle Words - Illustrated Word Wall
Boost vocabulary skills and understanding with an illustrated water cycle word wall.
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Frog Life Cycle Sort
Help your students concrete their understanding of the frog life cycle with this interactive game.
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Push and Pull Sorting Worksheet
Use this push and pull sorting worksheet when exploring forces and motion with your early years students.
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Animals and Their Babies Memory Game
Play an animal game for kids to learn about animals and their babies.
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Push or Pull? Colouring Worksheet
Use this push and pull colour-coding worksheet when exploring forces and motion with your early years students.
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Push and Pull Venn Diagram
Use this push and pull Venn diagram to help your students answer the question: Push, pull or both?
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Water Cycle Mini-Book (In Depth)
Use this 8-page mini-book when learning about the water cycle.
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Object Movement Investigation Worksheets
Get students to push or pull on an object with this forces investigation for early years science lessons.
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Label a Soil Profile – Worksheet
Identify and label different layers with this soil profile worksheet.
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How Soil Is Created – Teaching Presentation
Learn about how soil is made with this 15-slide teaching presentation.
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Water Cycle Sort – Sorting Activity
Use knowledge of the steps in the water cycle to categorise examples with this sorting activity.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Water – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Animal Families Worksheet
Identify the names of female animals, male animals and their babies with an Animal Family Worksheet.
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Types of Soils – Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the properties of sand, silt, loam and clay with a set of 4 reading passages with accompanying comprehension questions.
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Rubbish Bin Sorting Activity
Learn about recycling, composting, and sustainable practices for waste management with a fun sorting activity.
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Life Cycle of a Frog
A poster showing the life cycle of a frog.
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Why Is Soil Important? Teaching Slides
Explain to your students how living things depend on soil with this informative teaching presentation perfect for primary school science lessons.
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Nature Walk Brochure Template
Have your students explore their natural surroundings with this nature walk brochure template.
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Silkworm Life Cycle - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Help your students concrete their understanding of silkworm life cycles with this interactive game.
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Identifying Insects Poster
Help your students differentiate between insects and arachnids, plus other creepy crawlies, with a printable Insect Identification chart.
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Features of Insects Mini Book
Learn about the features of insects with a printable decodable book for kids.
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Soil Use in Our School Worksheets
Have students explore how soil is used around the school with this set of four differentiated worksheets.
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The Importance of Soil – Comprehension Worksheets
Teach your students about the importance of soil to plants, animals and humans with this differentiated reading comprehension passage with accompanying questions.
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Plant Growth in Soils – Science Experiment
Explore how plants grow in different types of soil with this science experiment perfect for primary school science lessons.