Science: A Stem Approach Year 2

DESCRIPTION

Prepare your students for the roles of the future! Minds will be challenged and imaginations unleashed as students develop skills such as innovation, creativity, reasoning and problem-solving; and technical science skills such as questioning, observing, systematic experimentation, and analysis and interpretation of data.

Feel confident delivering a comprehensive and contemporary science program, and ease your way into STEM projects with Science: A STEM approach Year 2 for ages 7—8.

Each book in this fantastic new series features:

• four units with four STEM projects, organised by sub-strand—Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Earth and space sciences and Physical sciences
• easy-to-follow lesson plan format, with term overview at the start of each unit
• ideas for incorporating technology in the classroom
• background information for the teacher
• resource sheets, if required
• assessment sheets provided for science knowledge
• STEM project for the remainder of the term (2–4 weeks)

Each STEM project includes:

• a design brief
• STEM curriculum links
• alternative project ideas
• a group rubric
• self-assessment
• resource sheets, if required

Science Understanding

• Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030)
• Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose (ACSSU031)
• Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032)
• A push or pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)

Science as a Human Endeavour

• Science involves observing, 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 about familiar objects and events (ACSIS037)
• Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions (ACSIS038)
• Use informal measurements to collect and records observations, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS039)
• Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS040)
• Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS041)
• Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways (ACSIS042)