The second grade science curriculum is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students participate in science within the classroom and have an additional hour of science in the school’s science lab with Mrs. Johnson.
The 3 units are:
Fall: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
By the end of the unit students will be able to:
(1) Identify plant parts and know their purposes.
(2) Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
(3) Understand the relationship among plants and animals in dispersing seeds and pollinating plants.
Winter: States of Matter
By the end of the units students will be able to:
(1) Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
(2) Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for the intended purpose.
(3) Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
(4) Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Spring: Earth’s Systems
By the end of the unit students will be able to:
(1) Make observations from media to construct an evidence-based account that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
(2) Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
(3) Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
(4) Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be a solid or a liquid.