Year 2 Technologies – Term 1 (WA Curriculum): Digital Systems and Data Patterns

What this unit covers

In Term 1, Year 2 Technologies in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Digital Systems and Data Patterns”.

Students explore how data can be represented in different ways, understand basic privacy and security concepts, and learn to safely share information using digital systems.

Lesson sequence (8 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. What is Data? Exploring Information Around Us
2. Picture Patterns: Creating Simple Data Graphs
3. Numbers in Pairs: Finding Patterns in Data
4. Symbols and Diagrams: Different Ways to Show Information
5. My Digital Identity: Usernames and Avatars
6. Safe Sharing: Who Can See My Information Online?
7. Trusted Platforms: Using School Apps Safely
8. Digital Detectives: Recognizing Data Patterns in Our Digital World

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 1

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 1 runs from Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April — 9 weeks for WA public schools. With 8 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.