Concept-Based Question-Based Subject-Based (Science)

Kindergarten Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

NSW Curriculum Map

Year 2 · Question Based Investigations

	History NESA / History	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	The past in the present
•	The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past LINK		1
•	The impact of changing technology on people's lives LINK	1

Features of places

Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys

Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place

Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions

Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Features of places

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investigate features of places and how they can be cared for LINK

	People and places NESA / Geography / People and places	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Australian places
•	investigate places across a range of scales within Australia LINK		2
	People’s connections to places
•	investigate people’s connections and access to places LINK		1
	Local and global connections
•	investigate connections that people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have to local and global places LINK		1

	Personal Development, Health and Physical Education NESA / Personal Development, Health and Physical Education	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Health, Wellbeing and Relationships
•	describe physical and social changes that occur as children grow older and explore how these are acknowledged by family and community			1
•	describe and practise ways to develop caring and respectful relationships and include others to make them feel they belong	1		1
•	identify and practise physical and emotional responses that account for their own and others’ feelings			1
	Healthy, Safe and Active Lifestyles
•	practise strategies they can use to support their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing			1

	Design and Production NESA / Science and Technology / Design and Production	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Researching and planning
•	develop design ideas in response to defined brief LINK	1
•	record design ideas using labelled and annotated drawings including simple digital graphic representations LINK	1
	Testing and evaluating
•	evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions according to a scale of personal preference LINK				1

	Earth and Space NESA / Science and Technology / Earth and Space	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Earth's resources
•	identify and explore the use of a variety of Earth's resources including water and soil LINK				1
•	plan and implement strategies considering conservation of resources to address sustainability and to meet personal and/or community needs LINK				1

	Living World NESA / Science and Technology / Living World	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Living things live in different places
•	recognise that people use science and technology in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things LINK				1
	Living things change
•	explore how living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves LINK			1

	Material World NESA / Science and Technology / Material World	Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys	Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place	Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions	Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
	Materials can be combined and changed
•	investigate how materials can be changed by bending, twisting and stretching LINK				1
•	investigate how different materials can be combined LINK	1
	Materials are used for a specific purpose
•	identify a range of natural materials available locally or through trade used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples for a specific cultural purpose LINK	1
•	design and evaluate a product, demonstrating understanding of the suitability of materials for a purpose LINK	1

Understanding ethical concepts and issues

Question-Based Investigations: Together Through Toys

Question-Based Investigations: Connection to Place

Question-Based Investigations: Managing Emotions

Question-Based Investigations: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Recognise ethical concepts

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identify ethical concepts arising in familiar contexts, such as good and bad behaviours