How the World Works

An inquiry into the natural worlds and its laws; the

interaction between the natural world (physical and
biological) and human societies; how humans
use their understanding of scientic principles; the
impact of scientic and technological advances on
society and on the environments.
Central Idea
Humans use and change materials to suit their needs.
Lines of Inquiry
Properties of materials
How materials behave and change
How do we use materials
Key Concepts: Form, Change, Function
Related Concepts: Changes of state and properties,
behaviour and transformation
Subject Focus: Social Studies, Science
Learner Prole and Attitudes: Inquirer, Curiosity,
Knowledgeable, Thinkers
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Transdiscplinary Skills Focus
Research Skills - Observation, Collecting Data, Analysing Data, Interpreting Data, Collecting Research Findings
Thinking Skills - Analysis
Summative Assessment
Students will choose the best materials for a particular challenge. For example, making a boat of suitable materials to
get across the water or make a shelter with suitable materials to protect from the rain. Students will write a scientic
report to record this.
How you can help your child at home?
Assist your child with some cooking tasks at home. Document these and bring them to school. (Paper,
photographic or movie record)
Experiment with the different materials.
Check the water proof capabilities of various materials.
Conduct a fair test of water absorbency of different materials.
Take a selection of materials or cooking ingredients and see what happens when they are heated or cooled.
Bring any books or websites that we can use at school.
English Language Focus:
The focus will be on creating and interpreting visual texts - diagrams
The vocabulary focus is the terminology associated with writing cause and effect accounts and procedures.
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Vocabulary:
materials ! ingredients! heating! ! cooling! ! change
science ! properties! buoyancy! procedure! melt
cooking!! absorbency! experiments ! water proof
solid ! ! liquid ! ! gas! ! !
Indonesian Language Focus:
Intermediate/Advanced
Integration to UoI: Students will identify the original materials used for the objects in the classroom or from
home. They also will explore the vocabulary to describe the materials.
Grammar focus: Kalimat tanya , comma in a list, adverb of place
Speaking and Listening skills:
- Listen to the story and respond with increasing condence and detail
- Express thought, ideas, and opinions, and discuss them , respecting contributions from others
Reading skills:
- Predicting skills
- Reading the story with expression
- Answer the questions based on the story
Writing skills:
- writing legibly and in a consistent style
- use accurate grammatical constructs
- publish writing in digital format
- adding details to their writing
- create a poem
Text type: Procedure (how to do and make something)
Viewing and Presenting Skills: create a digital story using the Keynote aplication
Vocabulary:
halus! ! padat! ! tembus pandang! menyusut! benda! ! memadat
kasar! ! cair! ! ciri-ciri! ! ! licin! ! tahan air! mengapung
bergerigi! gas! ! mencair!! mengkilap! memuai! jernih!
Visual Arts
In Art the Grade 2 students will explore how Textile materials go through changes. The
students will experiment how different fabrics and materials change. They will look at the
changes that occur to materials when they are heated, making observations of change and
recording the observations through a photo essay of the material type and the changes that
happen.
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Music
The Grade 2 students will sing age-appropriate songs from a variety of cultures in unison, with
an emphasis on proper tone quality, posture and diction. They will also hear and describe
music and instruments of diverse cultures and styles. They will begin to discuss the feelings
and moods created by music. In addition, they will use rhythm cards to explore note values
and rests.
PE
Students in Grade 2 will develop basic game-playing skills with a focus on throwing and
catching. They will play games using nets, such as tennis and badminton. They will be
introduced into the general history of the game of badminton and general sportsmanship
involved in this sport.
Chinese Language Focus:
Students will learn about how Cai Lun of Donghan Dynasty used varies of materials to invent
paper.
Vocabulary:
Beginner: ; (zh) paper, ] (sh) tree,
(co) grass, 7(b) cloth, | (zh) (zi)
bamboo, ; (zh) (jing) paper pulp,
(sh) book
Beginner+: ; (zh) paper, ] (sh) tree,
(co) grass, 7 (b) cloth, | (zh) (zi)
bamboo, ; (zh) (jing) paper pulp,
(sh) book, l (s), 9(d), (f), | (mng)
Four Great Inventions
Intermediate: ; (zh) paper, ] (sh) tree,
(co) grass, 7 (b) cloth, |(zh)(zi)
bamboo, ; (zh) (jing), paper pulp,
(sh) book, l(s) 9(d) (f) |(mng)
Four Great Inventions, |(ci), | (lio)
materials, ](zu) make
Advanced: (g) |( di) ancient times,
(ju) (xn) determine, ; (zh) paper,|(d)
stir, ;( zh) (jing) paper pulp, ) (fng)
j (bin) convenient, ](sh) j(p)tree bark,