Year 2 Books 17-24
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ISBN: 978-0-6482243-3-4

This 8-book set contains the last eight books of Suzie the Scientist home reader series. Spanning PM reading levels 17-24 and Fountas & Pinnell levels J-O this 8-book set addresses learning outcomes from the Australian Curriculum: Science across Year 2. The title and summary of each book can be found below.

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Book 17: Life Cycles
ISBN: 978-0-6481833-6-5

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about life cycles. We learn that different types of animals have different types of life cycles and explore characteristics of these life cycles in animals such as insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves” from the Biological Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 18: Tools and Weapons
ISBN: 978-0-6481833-7-2

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about materials that were used to make tools and weapons. We learn that different materials were used during different times in history.  Suzie also shows us how combining different material can change their properties to produce more effective tools and weapons.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose” from the Chemical Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 19: Water on Earth
ISBN: 978-0-6481833-8-9

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about the water cycle and the uses and importance of water in our everyday lives. She shows us the different ways people use water at home, at work, to make electricity and for fun. Suzie also discusses the importance of looking after water on our planet.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways” from the Earth and Space Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 20: Push and Pull Forces
ISBN: 978-0-6481833-9-6

In this book Suzie the scientist helps us learn about Push and Pull Forces. We explore how a push or a pull force affects how an object moves. Suzie also helps us understand gravity and friction by discussing forces that can be observed in our everyday lives.

This book addresses the learning outcome “A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape” from the Physical Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 21: Baby Animals
ISBN: 978-0-9924582-6-3

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about baby animals. We learn that some baby animals look like their parents while others look nothing like their parents. Suzie also shows us how all baby animals eventually grow up to look like their parents.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves” from the Biological Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 22: Materials in Our House
ISBN: 978-0-9924582-7-0

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about materials used to build our houses. We learn that different materials are used for different purposes depending on the properties of the material. Suzie also shows us how the same material can be used for lots of different objects around our house.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose” from the Chemical Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 23: Where Water Comes From
ISBN: 978-0-9924582-8-7

In this book Suzie the Scientist helps us learn about where our water comes from. We learn that people in Australia get their water from a range of different sources depending on where they live. Suzie also shows us how we get water from unusual places such as the sea and from underground.

This book addresses the learning outcome “Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways” from the Earth and Space Sciences sub-strand of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

Book 24: Experiments
ISBN: 978-0-9924582-9-4

In this book Suzie the scientist helps us learn about experiments. She assists Luke to work out which ramp will result in the fastest speed when he races his car down it. Luke carries out a guided experiment where he controls, measures and changes variables.

This book addresses several learning outcomes from the Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills strands using the Physical Sciences sub-strand as the context of the Australian Curriculum: Science.

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