Science - 2nd grade
Earth and Science
- Recognize that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count. - Stars
- Observe and describe how the Sun, Moon and stars all appear to move slowly across the sky - Sun, Moon & Stars
- Observe and describe how the Moon appears a little different every day but looks nearly the same again about every four weeks. - Moon Phases
- Observe and describe that some weather changes occur throughout the day and some changes occur in a repeating seasonal pattern. - Weather
- Describe weather by measurable quantities such as temperature and precipitation - Weather
Life Science
- Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food, living space and shelter, and plants need air, water, nutrients (e.g., minerals), living space and light to survive. - Animal Needs to Survive
- Identify that there are many distinct environments that support different kinds of organisms.- Ecosystems
- Explain why organisms can survive only in environments that meet their needs (e.g., organisms that once lived on Earth have disappeared for different reasons such as natural forces or human-caused effects). - Survival and Extinction of Organisms
- Compare similarities and differences among individuals of the same kind of plants and animals, including people. - Plant/ Animal Similarities and Differences
- . Explain that food is a basic need of plants and animals (e.g., plants need sunlight to make food and to grow, animals eat plants and/or other animals for food, food chain) and is important because it is a source of energy (e.g., energy used to play, ride bicycles, read, etc.).- Food Chain, Plants
- Investigate the different structures of plants and animals that help them live in different environments (e.g., lungs, gills, leaves and roots).- Plant and Animal Structures
- Compare the habitats of many different kinds of Ohio plants and animals and some of the ways animals depend on plants and each other.See Ohio Plants and Ohio Animals
- Compare the activities of Ohio's common animals (e.g., squirrels, chipmunks, deer, butterflies, bees, ants, bats and frogs) during the different seasons by describing changes in their behaviors and body covering - Ohio's Animal
- Compare Ohio plants during the different seasons by describing changes in their appearance - Ohio Plants
Physical Science
- Explore how things make sound (e.g., rubber bands, tuning fork, strings). Sound
- Explore and describe sounds (e.g., high, low, soft, loud) produced by vibrating objects. Sound
- Explore and describe sounds (e.g., high, low, soft, loud) produced by vibrating objects. Light
Science and Technology
- Explain that developing and using technology involves benefits and risks.Technology Benefits and Risks
- Investigate why people make new products or invent new ways to meet their individual wants and needs Inventions
- Predict how building or trying something new might affect other people and the environment. New Productsd and their affects
- Communicate orally, pictorially, or in written form the design process used to make something.
Science Inquiry
- Ask "how can I/we" questions.
- Ask "how do you know" questions (not "why" questions) in appropriate situations and attempt to give reasonable answers when others ask questions.
- Explore and pursue student-generated "how" questions.
- Use appropriate safety procedures when completing scientific investigations. Safety Procedures
- Use evidence to develop explanations of scientific investigations. (What do you think? How do you know?)
- Recognize that explanations are generated in response to observations, events and phenomena.
- Use appropriate tools and simple equipment/instruments to safely gather scientific data (e.g., magnifiers, non-breakable thermometers, timers, rulers, balances, calculators and other appropriate tools). Science Tools
- Measure properties of objects using tools such as rulers, balances and thermometers. Science Tools
- Use whole numbers to order, count, identify, measure and describe things and experiences. Numbers
- Share explanations with others to provide opportunities to ask questions, examine evidence and suggest alternative explanations.
Science Ways of Knowing
- Describe that scientific investigations generally work the same way under the same conditions. Scientific Method
- Explain why scientists review and ask questions about the results of other scientists' work. Scientists
- Describe ways in which using the solution to a problem might affect other people and the environment.
- Demonstrate that in science it is helpful to work with a team and share findings with others. Scientific Teamwork