2nd Grade Science Concepts

Earth and Space Science

  • Investigating and comparing multiple solutions to prevent changes in the land

  • Mapping types and shapes of landforms and bodies of water

  • Using information to explain where water is found on earth and that it may be liquid or solid

  • Observing how wind and water can change the shape of a landform

Life Science

  • Developing models of what animals and plants need to meet their needs

  • Using texts and media to compare living things in an area and in different types of geographic areas

Physical Science

  • Describing and classifying materials by observable properties

  • Testing materials to determine which are best suited for a certain purpose

  • Understanding that when a chunk of material is broken in to smaller pieces it is still the same material

  • Constructing an argument that some changes to materials can be reversed and some cannot

  • Experimenting to show the effects of friction on the temperature and speed of objects that rub against each other

Technology/Engineering

  • Analyzing data to compare two designs for the same problem