Second Grade Science
Second Grade Science
Second Grade Science
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Curriculum Map Teachers: Bartkowicz, Tarpey, De Astis, Rabinowitz <strong>Grade</strong>: 2 Subject: <strong>Science</strong><br />
Month Content Skills Assessment Standards<br />
September • Living and nonliving<br />
• Classify<br />
Observation Labs 12.B.1b<br />
things • Observe<br />
Test<br />
Unit A: A World of • Animals’ needs • Predict<br />
Living Things • Plants’ needs • Compare<br />
Ch. 1: Living and<br />
Non-living<br />
Ch. 2: Animals<br />
• Mammals, birds,<br />
reptiles,<br />
amphibians, fish<br />
• Sequence<br />
• Animal life<br />
cycles<br />
October<br />
Unit A: A World of<br />
Living Things<br />
Ch. 3: Plants<br />
• Parts of a plant<br />
• Differences in<br />
plants<br />
• Plant life cycles<br />
• Observe<br />
• Classify<br />
• Communicate<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
12.B.1b<br />
November<br />
Unit B: Homes for<br />
Living Things<br />
Ch. 4: Environments<br />
• Environments<br />
• Survival in<br />
different<br />
habitats<br />
• Food chain/food<br />
webs<br />
• Make model<br />
• Infer<br />
• Communicate<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
12.B.1b
Month Content Skills Assessment Standards<br />
December • Environments • Make model Observation Labs 12.B.1b<br />
• Survival in<br />
• Infer<br />
Test<br />
Continued…<br />
different<br />
habitats<br />
• Communicate<br />
Unit B: Homes for<br />
Living Things<br />
Ch. 4: Environments<br />
• Food chain/food<br />
webs<br />
January<br />
Unit E: Exploring<br />
Matter<br />
Ch. 9: Classifying<br />
and Observing<br />
Matter<br />
• Matter<br />
• Solids<br />
• Liquids<br />
• Gases<br />
• Compare<br />
• Measure<br />
• Infer<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
11.A.1a<br />
12.C.1b<br />
February<br />
Unit E: Exploring<br />
Matter<br />
Ch. 10: Changes in<br />
Matter<br />
• How matter<br />
changes<br />
• Changes in<br />
water<br />
• Other changes<br />
to matter<br />
• Energy<br />
• Communicate<br />
• Predict<br />
• Draw<br />
conclusions<br />
• Plan<br />
investigation<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
11.A.1a<br />
12.C.1b<br />
Unit F: Energy and<br />
Motion<br />
Ch. 11: Light and<br />
Heat
Month Content Skills Assessment Standards<br />
March<br />
• Light<br />
• Measure<br />
Observation Labs<br />
11.A.1a<br />
• Heat<br />
• Communicate<br />
Test<br />
12.C.1b<br />
Continued… • Cause of sound • Predict<br />
• Sound travel • Hypothesize<br />
Unit F: Energy and<br />
Motion<br />
Ch. 11: Light and<br />
Heat<br />
• What makes<br />
different<br />
sounds<br />
Unit C: Our Earth<br />
Natural Resources<br />
Unit D: Weather and<br />
Space<br />
Ch. 7: Weather<br />
*Covered in Social<br />
Studies<br />
11.A.1b<br />
12.F.1b<br />
April<br />
Unit E: Physical<br />
<strong>Science</strong><br />
Ch. 13: Motion<br />
• Ways things<br />
move<br />
• What makes<br />
things move<br />
• Magnets<br />
• Plan<br />
investigation<br />
• Make model<br />
• Hypothesize<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
11.A.1a<br />
12.C.1b<br />
May<br />
Unit C: Our Earth<br />
Ch. 5: Exploring<br />
Earth’s Surface<br />
• Changes to<br />
Earth’s<br />
surface<br />
• Rocks, sand<br />
and soil<br />
• Fossils<br />
• Observe<br />
• Draw<br />
Conclusions<br />
• Communicate<br />
Observation Labs<br />
Test<br />
12.E.1c
March – May<br />
Unit D: Weather and<br />
Space<br />
Ch. 8: The Solar<br />
System<br />
*Covered in<br />
Exploritory<br />
• Stars and<br />
planets<br />
• What causes<br />
day and night<br />
• Changes in the<br />
moon<br />
• What causes<br />
seasons<br />
• Infer<br />
• Observe<br />
• Make a model<br />
• Communicate<br />
11.A.1b<br />
12.F.1b
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