Grade 2
Science
Earth and Space
Natural Resources
(rocks and soil)
Life Science
Fossils
Animals –Habitats, Classification
Frog/Butterfly Life Cycles
Heredity
Physical Science
States of Matter
Technology
Simple Machines-Force and Motion
Body parts as tools
Grade 2 Teacher Guide
Natural Resources / Rocks and Soil
Strand-Earth and Space Science
Resources
Scott Foresman Science Unit B Chapter 5: Lessons 1&2
Chapter 7: Lessons 1&2
Foss Kit Pebbles, Sand and Silt
Essential Questions
- What are the natural resources that make up our Earth?
- Learning Standard 1
- Chapter 5 - Lesson 1
- Vocabulary – natural resource
- What are the properties of rocks?
- Learning Standard 1
- Chapter 5 - Lesson 2
- Foss Kit
- Vocabulary – boulder, sand, minerals
- What is soil made of?
- Learning Standard 1
- Chapter 5 - Lesson 2
- Foss Kit
- Vocabulary – erosion, weathering
Strand-Life Science
- How do fossils give us information about life long ago?
- Learning Standard 1
- Chapter 7- Lesson 1
- Vocabulary – fossil, paleontologist
- How are fossils formed?
- Learning Standard 1
- Chapter 7- Lesson 2
- Vocabulary – extinct
Assessment
Chapter 5 Test pp.31 - 32 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Chapter 7 Test pp.39 - 40 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web sites
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Soil / Underground Activities
Breaking News
Silt
Grade 2 Teacher Guide
Simple Machines
Strand-Technology and Engineering
Resources
Scott Foresman Science Unit C
Chapter 10: Lessons 1, 2 & 4
Grade 1 Leveled Readers (SF Reading Street Series)
Simple Machines at Work (on level)
Simple Machines in Compound Machines (advanced level)
The Inclined Plane (below level)
Grade 2 Science Leveled Readers:
Exploring Forces and Motion (on level)
Forces and Motion (below level)
Essential Questions
- What is work?
- Learning Standard 2.1
- Chapter 10 - Lessons 1 and 2
- Vocabulary: motion, force, gravity, work
- How can simple machines help you do work?
- Learning Standard 2.1
- Chapter 10 - Lesson 4
- United Streaming Video: “How to Make a Playground”
- Vocabulary: simple machine
- How do human beings and animals use parts of body as tools?
- Learning Standard 2.2
- United Streaming Videos
- Evan Moore Simple Machines Teacher Resource book
Assessment
Teacher Adapted Version of Chapter 10 Test pp. 65 - 68
in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web Sites
Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt
Gadget Anatomy
Move Our Principal
Simple Machines
How to Make a Playground/Simple Machines
Grade 2 Teacher Guide
States of Matter
Strand-Physical Science
Resources
Scott Foresman Science Unit C
Chapter 8: Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4
Grade 1 Leveled Reader (SF Reading Street Series)
Matter by Kim Fields
Grade 2 Leveled Readers (Scott Foresman Science)
Properties of Matter (below level)
Matter (on level)
Essential Questions
- What is matter?
Learning Standard 1
- Lesson 1
- Vocabulary: mass, property
- What are the states of matter and their properties?
Learning Standard 2
- Lesson 2
- Vocabulary: states of matter, solid, liquid, gas
- How can matter be changed?
Learning Standard 2
- Lesson 3
- Vocabulary: mixture
- How can cooling and heating change matter?
- Lesson 4
Assessment
Chapter 8 Test pp. 57- 60 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web Sites
States of Matter
States of Matter
Grade 2 Teacher Guide
Animals
Strand-Life Science
Resources
Scott Foresman Science Unit A
Chapter 2: Lessons 1-7 and Chapter 4: Lesson 4
Grade 2 Scott Foresman Reading Street Anthology
Grade 2 Leveled Readers
Essential Questions
1. How are animals classified?
- Chapter 2, Building Background pp.34-35
- Learning Standard 2
- Vocabulary: mammal, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian
2. What are the characteristics of each of the six classifications?
- Learning Standard 2
3. What are the animals with backbones?
- Learning Standard 2
- Chapter 2 – Lesson 1
4. What are the animals without backbones?
- Learning Standard 2
- Chapter 2 – Lesson 7
5. How are animals adapted to survive in their habitat?
- Learning Standards 7 & 8
- Lessons 3, 4, 5, 6
- SF Reading Street Series: Unit 2 pp. 276 – 279
- Vocabulary: camouflage, gills, insect
6. What is the life cycle of a frog?
- Learning Standard 3
- SF Reading Street Series “Frogs” by Gail Gibbons
- Leveled Readers:
A Frog’s Life
Frog Friends
- Vocabulary: life cycle, nymph
7. What is the life cycle of a butterfly?
- Learning Standard 3
- Butterfly Kits
- Scott Foresman Reading Anthology, Guided Inquiry pp. 122 - 123
- Scott Foresman Reading Anthology, Measuring Time pp. 124 - 125
8. How are young animals like their parents?
- Learning Standard 4
- Chapter 4: Lesson 4
Assessment
Chapter 2 Test pp. 5 - 8 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Chapter 4 Test pp. 13 -16 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web Sites
Animal Adaptation
Butterfly Website
Classifying Critters
Additional Assessments
Lesson Checkpoints for each chapter listed in Science Flip Book
Test Prep for each chapter located in Science Flip Book
Writing Prompts/Rubrics in Assessment Book
Informal teacher observations during hands-on investigations
Class discussion
Scaffolded questions for each chapter located in the Teacher Edition
Diagnostic Checks for assessment and adjustment located in the Teacher Edition
Teacher developed differentiated activities
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