Second Grade Science
Concepts
and Principles
Grade
Level Standard:
The learner will begin to apply concepts of systems, form and function, change and
consistency, and models and explanations within the sciences.
Concepts
to be Taught:
 | HOW LIVING THINGS FUNCTION, ADAPT,
AND CHANGE
| Describe simple
life cycles of plants and animals and the similarities and differences in their offspring |
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| HOW LIVING THINGS INTERACT WITH THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
| Describe how
living things depend on one another for survival. |
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| PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND ENERGY AND
THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THEM
| Identify and
compare sources of energy. |
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| DESCRIBE FORCE AND MOTION AND THE
PRINCIPLES THAT THAT EXPLAIN THEM
| Demonstrate and
explain ways that forces cause actions and reactions. |
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| DESCRIBE FEATURES AND PROCESSES OF
EARTH AND ITS RESOURCES
| Identify and
explain natural cycles of the Earth's land, water, and atmospheric systems (Example: the
water cycle). |
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| EXPLAIN COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF
THE UNIVERSE AND EARTH'S PLACE IN IT
| Identify and
describe characteristics the sun and other stars. |
| Explain the
apparent motion of the sun and stars. |
| Identify daily
and annual patterns related to the Earth's rotation and revolution. |
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Science,Technology,
and Society
Grade
Level Standard:
The learner will begin to explain their understanding of the relationships among science,
technology, and society.
Concepts
to be Taught:
| KNOW ACCEPTED PRACTICES OF SCIENCE
 | Explain why
similar results are expected when procedures are done the same way. |
| Continue to use
basic safety practices. |
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| DESCRIBE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
| Identify and
describe ways that science and technology affects people's everyday lives
(Example: transportation, medicine, agriculture, sanitation, communication, and
occupations). |
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Science
Processes, Inquiry, and Technology
Grade
Level Standard:
The learner will begin to demonstrate the abilities necessary to solve scientific problems
in a variety of different ways.
Concepts
to be Taught:
| KNOW PRINCIPLES OF PROCESSES OF
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
| Describe an
observed event. |
| Develop
questions on scientific topics. |
| Collect data for
scientific investigations using measuring instruments and technologies. |
| Record and store
data using available technologies and skills. |
| Arrange data
into logical patterns and describe the patterns. |
| Compare
observations of individual and group results. |
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| KNOW PRINCIPLES OF PROCESSES OF
TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN
| Given a simple
design problem, formulate possible solutions. |
| Design a device
that will be useful in solving the problem. |
| Build the device
using the materials and tools provided. |
| Test the device
and record results using given instruments, techniques, and measurement methods. |
| Report the
design of the device, the test process, and the results in solving a given problem. |
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