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  YEAR 2 - EARTH'S RESOURCES
  

  • Year 2 PALMS Book

    The entire Year 2 PALMS book can be downloaded by clicking here (please note the loading time may be long).

  • PALMS 2 STEM Project
    

    The PALMS 2 STEM Project explores the concept of resources. Students work through introductory activities on resource identification, water source mapping, growing vegetables from cuttings, recycling, making paper and bees wax wraps, before taking this knowledge into a presentation on resources they use. This project comes with comprehensive notes in the Teacher's Guide (click here to download). Students are provided guidance and support in the Student Booklet (click here to download). We recommend introducing STEM and what STEM skills look like using our thought provoking activities (click here to download).  

  • Year 2 PALMS Package - by activity
    

    Activities can be accessed individually below.

  • Teacher Introduction File

    An introduction to the Year 2 package and its links to the Australian Curriculum.

  • Essential Resources - Teacher's Notes File

    Students are asked to consider essential and non-essential resources.

  • Essential Resources - Student Worksheet File
  • Above Ground Water Sources - Teacher's Notes File

    Students consider above ground water sources by observing you 'making rain', testing whether water always flows downhill, considering man-made and natural water collectors and collecting rainfall.

  • Above Ground Water Sources - Student Worksheet File
  • Underground Water - Teacher's Notes File

    Students examine how water level varies, how water moves, what aquifers look like and how they are recharged.

  • Underground Water - Student Worksheet File
  • Transfer of Water to Point of Use - Teacher's Notes File

    Discussion around water transport in Perth, with a demonstration, as well as an examination of how height increases water pressure.

  • Transfer of Water to Point of Use - Student Worksheet File
  • Small Scale Water Treatment - Teacher's Notes File

    Students discuss the history of water treatment and have a go at decantation.

  • Small Scale Water Treatment - Student Activity File
  • To find out more about water treatment click here.

  • Large Scale Water Treatment - Teacher's Notes File

    Students view a sand filtration demonstration and have a go at basic filtration themselves.

  • Precious Water - Teacher's Notes File

    Students consider how much water is needed for a range of purposes and how important water has been over time. They finish with a heartwarming story from WA.

  • Precious Water - Student Activity File
  • Saving School Water - Teacher's Notes File

    Ideas for saving water at school.

  • Water Saving at Home - PPP File

    The first PALMS Parent Power (PPP) activity for this series. This take home sheet updates parents and guardians on what their child has been doing in Science and suggests activities they may like to complete at home.

  • Aboriginal Perspective on Water - Teacher's Notes File

    Students learn Australia's water history and how Aboriginal people sourced water. They also have a go at creating their own symbol for water after learning about the significance of pteroglyphs.

  • Aboriginal Perspective on Water - Student Activity File
  • Introduction to Soils - Teacher's Notes File

    Students learn some interesting facts about soils, help to create 'soil', use their senses (except taste) to examine soils and consider what we use soils for.

  • Introduction to Soils - Student Worksheet File
  • Humus in Soils - Teacher's Notes File

    Students examine relative proportions of humus in soils and consider the purpose of mulch.

  • Humus in Soils - Student Worksheet File
  • Soils and Worms - Teacher's Notes File

    Students find out all that goes into soils by following Willie the worm's story.

  • Soil and Worms - Student worksheet File
  • Save our Soil Poster - Teacher's Notes File

    Students produce a poster around a soil related topic of their choice (suggestions provided).

  • Save our Soil Poster - Student Worksheet File
  • Fishbone - Teacher's Notes File

    Students undertake revision using the fishbone graphic organiser.

  • Fishbone - Student Worksheet File
  • Good Soil and Bad Soil - PPP File

    The second PALMS Parent Power (PPP) activity for this series. This take home sheet updates parents and guardians on what their child has been doing in Science and suggests activities they may like to complete at home.

  • Clean Air - Teacher's Notes File

    Students consider clean air as a resource, observe dust in the air, consider the issues associated with polluted air and test air quality around the school.

  • Clean Air - Student Worksheet File
  • Minerals - Teacher's Notes File

    Suggested activities and a source of minerals for students to examine.