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Science Year 2 Science understanding Earth & Space Sciences

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

Code AC9S2U01

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36 resources

  • Unit Plan Year: 2

    v9 Our Moving Sky

    This flexible unit is designed to cover the Australian National Curriculum for Year 2 - Earth and Space Sciences. Throughout this unit, stud...

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  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    Patterns of Movement - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 5 - Patterns of Movement of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2....

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  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Moving Sun - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 4 - The Moving Sun of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 4. It al...

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  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Moving Sky - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 3 - The Moving Sky of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 3. It al...

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  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Solar System - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 - The Solar System of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2. It...

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  • Presentation Year: 2 3

    The Earth - Presentation

    This Earth and Space Science presentation has been created to support Lesson 1 - The Earth of the Our Moving Sky unit for Year 2. It allows...

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  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    Achievement Standards - Science

    This printable resource presents the full set of Science achievement standards from Foundation to Year 6, expressed in student-friendly “We...

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  • Worksheet Year: F 1 2 3 +1

    Science Observation Sheet - Blank Template

    This open-ended science observation sheet is ideal for any hands-on experiment, investigation, or nature study. Students are encouraged to r...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Moving Sky Quiz

    This worksheet is designed to be used as a piece of summative assessment for our Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit ‘Our Moving Sky’. In i...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Researching Our Neighbours

    In this worksheet, students pick one of the planets in our solar system (other than the Earth) and search the internet for some simple facts...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Our Moving Sky - Title Page

    This title page was designed for the Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences unit ‘Our Moving Sky’. It is a great front cover if you plan to coll...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2

    Globe Terms

    In this worksheet, students demonstrate their familiarity with parts of the globe, including the poles, equators and hemispheres. This is...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 5

    Sundials of Australia

    Sundials of Australia

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    The World's Hemispheres

    This poster shows the division of the earth into north and south hemispheres. The poster also shows the earth’s axis of rotation and give...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Moon's Orbit

    A poster that explains the moon’s orbit, and that it takes 27 days for the moon to orbit the earth.

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Lunar Eclipse

    Poster that visual explains how a lunar eclipse occurs.

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Solar Eclipse

    A poster that visually represents how a solar eclipse occurs.

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Solar Eclipse Prediction

    Students use their knowledge of how a total lunar eclipse occurs, and draw a diagram with annotations to illustrate their prediction of what...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Seasons Scientific Diagram

    Students draw a scientific diagram with annotations to show their understanding of how the earth’s rotation on it’s axis, and its orbit arou...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Seasons Average Temperature

    Students research the average temperature of their local area for each month, and plot on the line graph. They record the names of the seas...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Winter - Southern Hemisphere

    A poster that explains that for part of the year the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, this is when we are in indirect sunlig...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Summer - Southern Hemisphere

    A poster that explains how for part of the year the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, this is when we are in direct sunlight. W...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Southern Hemisphere's Seasons

    A poster that visually demonstrates how the seasons occur in the southern hemisphere.

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Sundial Observations

    This worksheet is used to record sundial observations and to draw a diagram of your sundial with labels. 

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Observing Shadows

    Students investigate/ observe the shadow of An object throughout the day. Students make predictions. They record length and direction of the...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Moving Shadows

    A poster that visually demonstrates how shadows occur, and how they move throughout the day.

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Sunlight and Shadows

    A poster that visually demonstrates how the sun causes shadows.

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  • Resource Year: 2 3

    Earth's Axis

    Poster explains how an axis is an imaginary straight line that runs through the North Pole, earth’s centre and the South Pole. The axis is t...

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Day and Night - Scientific Diagram

    Students draw a scientific diagram of the earth’s rotation on its axis and how this causes day and night. They include annotations.

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    Observation of the Sun, Moon and Earth

    Students record some things that they have observed in the day and night in relation to the sun, moon and earth.

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  • Worksheet Year: 2 3

    What I already know - Earth, Moon and Sun

    Students record what they already know about the earth, moon and sun. They draw and annotate a scientific diagram to show their  understandi...

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  • Resource Year: F 1 2 3 +3

    WALT, WILF & TIB - Space

    These space themed WALT, WILF, and TIB posters are perfect for earth and space sciences units.

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  • Resource Year: 1 2 3

    Seasons Timeline

    Coloured poster/ banner of timeline showing the seasons and months in the southern hemisphere. Display poster in class when looking at se...

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  • Resource Year: 2 3 H

    Earth's Tilt Poster

    The Earth's Tilt Poster was created by request and explores and graphically depicts the reasons we have seasons. It shows Earth's axis and w...

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  • Resource Year: 1 3

    Phases of the Moon Flashcards

    These flashcards depict each of the individual phases of the moon - a highly visual and useful resource.

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  • Resource Year: 1 3

    Phases of the Moon Chart

    This chart is a visual depiction of each of the phases of the moon.

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