Grade 2 Science Curriculum

Butterflies and Changes

• Understand what scientists do.

• Engage in scientific observation and recording.

• Observe the life cycle stages of a butterfly.

• Create and care for the habitat of a butterfly.

• Make claims about caterpillar food preference.

• Recognize change in natural and physical systems.

• Describe the change to objects caused by heat, cold, or light.

• Recognize basic concepts about the structure and properties of matter

• Describe properties of matter.

• Know that combining two or more substances can make new materials with different properties.

• Know different materials characteristics.

• Recognize the earth’s different water sources.

• Identify examples of water in the form of solid, liquid, and gas on or near the surface of the water.

Magnets

• Scientific vocabulary is needed to understand and articulate concepts related to magnets.

• Magnets have specific characteristics.

• The scientific process is used to study and understand scientific principles like magnetism.

• Magnets have different strengths.

• Magnets impact the strength of other magnets.

• Magnets attract through different types of materials.

• How experiments are designed to test wonderings.

Our Wetlands

• Build understanding of what a wetland is.

• Establish a purpose to study wetlands as students become scientists.

• Understand the characteristics of wetlands, habitats, and ecosystems.

• Understand that ecosystems are interdependent.

• Understand the impact of pollution on wetlands.

• Understand that persuasive writing and speeches can cause others to make changes.