Second Grade Curriculum Science Resources

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Second Grade Science Jeopardy:  http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/soljeopardy/Science2/jeopardy.htm

 

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Life Science

Cell Structure and Function:
2.1.1 Recognize that living things are made up of smaller parts.
Accomplishment:     Use magnifiers to study smaller parts of animals and identify their functions.
Resources: Magnify It! Lesson Plan, http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=3&DocID=298
2.1.2 Recognize that smaller parts of living things contribute to the operation and well being of entire organisms.
Accomplishment:  Use magnifiers to observe and describe what occurs when a plant or an animal loses a specific part.
Resources:  Uses of Plant Parts, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2F1.shtml; Magnify It! Lesson Plan, http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=3&DocID=298

Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment:
2.2.1 Recognize the distinction between living and non-living things.
Accomplishment:     Categorize objects as living or non-living.
Resources: Living or Non-Living Online Activity, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/ourselves.shtml; Living and Non-Living, http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/scienceforohio/Living_Nonliving/L.html; Living v. Non-living Activity, http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/quiz/livingqu.htm; BBC's Living v. Non-living, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/plants_animals_env.shtml

2.2.2 Realize that organisms use their senses to interact with their environment.
Accomplishment:     Determine how animals interact with the living and non-living elements in their environment through the senses.
Resources:  The Senses, http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html

2.2.3 Examine interrelationships among plants, animals, and their environment.
Accomplishment:   Determine how organisms interact with the non-living elements of their environment.
Resources: 
2.2.4 Recognize that the environment and the organisms that live in it can be affected by pollution.
Accomplishment:   Recognize different types of pollutants.
Resources:  Environment, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2I1.shtml;Safe Use of Pesticides, http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/kidsQuizPesticides.cfm; Water Treatment Plant in Miniature, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/water_treatmen.htm

Food Production and Energy for Life:

2.3.1 Recognize the basic requirements of all living things.
Accomplishment:    Compare how plants and animals satisfy their basic requirements for life.
Resources: Plant Unit, http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/plants.htm; Create a Food Chain, http://www.sd5.k12.mt.us/glaciereft/foodchk2.htm; BBC's Health and Growth, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/health_growth.shtml; BBC's Helping Plants Grow Well, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/plants_grow.shtml; Basic Needs of Plants, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/basicneed_plants.htm  

Heredity and Reproduction:
2.4.1 Recognize that living things reproduce.
Accomplishment:     Recognize that all living things come from other living things.
Resources:  Where Do Butterflies Come From? http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/butterfly/

2.4.2 Recognize that offspring tend to resemble their parents.
Accomplishment:    Match offspring with their parents.
Resources:  Animals and Their Babies, http://www.manythings.org/wbg/animal_babies-jw.html; Baby Animal Videos from the San Diego Zoo, http://www.sandiegozoo.org/videos/indexbaby.html; What Will I Grow Up To Be? http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/STEPS/STUDENTS/1-2Years/life/what.htm; Are You My Mother? http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/STEPS/STUDENTS/1-2Years/life/mother.htm; Online Story Picture Book of Baby Animals, http://cgcreations.org/babyanimals/index.html; 
2.4.3 Recognize that the appearance of plants and animals changes as they mature.
Accomplishment:    Recognize that as an organism grows, its appearance may change.
Resources: Life Cycle, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2G1.shtml; Stages in Life Cycles, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2G2.shtml; Life Slide Shows, http://www.edu.pe.ca/qees/animal_life_cycles/slideshows.htm; The Circle of Life, http://www.springboardmagazine.com/science/lifecircle.htm

Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things:
2.5.1 Recognize the differences among plants and animals of the same kind.
Accomplishment:     Provide specific examples of differences among animals of the same kind.
Resources: Insects and Spiders, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2E1.shtml; Online Field Journal, http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/cp/cp_menu.html; Classifying Activities with Kidspiration, http://216.229.182.97/tech_integration/second/science.html; Classifying Vertebrates, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/classifying_vertebrates.htm 

2.5.2 Recognize that living things have features that help them to survive in different environments.

Accomplishment:    Classify an organism according to the environment in which it can best survive.
Resources:  Variation Online Activity, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/variation.shtml; Classifying Critters, http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html; Animal Homes, http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=1003&category=0&level=0; Habitats Unit, http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/programs/cipd/science/2/2habitats.html; Classifying Vertebrates, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/classifying_vertebrates.htm  

Biological Change:

2.6.1 Recognize that some plants and animals that once lived are no longer found on earth.
Accomplishment:    Recognize that some plants and animals that formerly inhabited the earth are no longer present on earth.
Resources: Extinction, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2E2.shtml; Endangered Animals from E Patrol, http://www.epatrol.org/
 

Earth and Space Science

Earth and Its Place in the Universe:

2.7.1 Recognize that different objects appear in the day and nighttime sky.
Accomplishment:     Recognize there are innumerable stars in the nighttime sky that vary in brightness, color, and location.
Resources:   Star Stuff for Second Grade, http://www.icsrc.org/ICSRC/TILT/starstuff/2unit.html
Accomplishment:     Recognize that the sun is the brightest object in the sky and earth’s closest star.
Resources:  The Sun, http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/shadow/solar_system_level2/sun.html; The Sun from Eye on the Sky, http://www.eyeonthesky.org/lessonplans/02sun_intro.html 
2.7.2 Recognize that there are predictable patterns which occur within the universe.
Accomplishment:  Determine the approximate time of day, from the position of the sun in the sky.
Resources:   Model of Solar System, http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/soljeopardy/Science2/jeopardy.htm; Construct a Paper Sundial, http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/science/sundial_e.html; Waht Makes Shadows? http://www.eyeonthesky.org/lessonplans/04sun_shadows.html
Accomplishment:  Recognize that the phases of the moon occur in a predictable pattern.
Resources:  Phases of the Moon Video, http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/phases/phases.html; Model of Solar System, http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/soljeopardy/Science2/jeopardy.htm; The Moon Movie, http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/moon_phases_000114.html; The Moon Unit, http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/scienceforohio/Moon/L.html; Harcourt's Phases of the Moon, http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/index.html

Earth Features:
2.9.1 Identify the earth’s major geological features.
Accomplishment: Recognize the earth’s major geological features (e.g., continents, oceans, lakes).
Resources: The Image Gallery of Landforms, http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/landform/landform.html; Illustrated Glossary of Landforms, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/landforms/glossaryprintable.shtml

Earth Resources:
2.10.1 Recognize that there are a variety of earth materials that have basic observable and measurable properties.
Accomplishment: Recognize the components of soil and sand.
Resources: Rocks and Soil Online Activity, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml; Lesson Plan, http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/lessons/science/grade_2_soil.html; SK Worm, http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skworm.html 
Accomplishment: Observe the properties of sand and soil.
Resources: Soil Science Education, http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html; Unit on Soil, http://www.carolina.com/STC/acrobat/PART4.PDF; Lesson Plan, http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/lessons/science/grade_2_soil.html; The Dirt on Soil, http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/down_dirty.html; Sand Grains: Chips off the Old Rock, http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0704b.htm

2.10.2 Realize that earth materials can be recycled or conserved.

Accomplishment: Identify various methods to conserve earth resources (e.g. soil, trees, water)..
Resources:   What a Waste! http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/education/Kids/waste.aspx; Woodsy Owl, http://symbols.gov/woodsy/

Physical Science

Forces and Motion:
2.11.1 Realize the basic concept that forces can move objects (push/pull).
Accomplishment:  Recognize that objects fall unless supported.
Resources:   What Does Gravity Do? http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/gravity/pages/gravitydo.htm
Accomplishment:  Identify materials that are attracted to magnets.
Resources:  Fundamentals of Magnetism, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2B2.shtml; Magnets and Springs, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/magnets_springs.shtml; About Magnets Lesson, http://www.iit.edu/~smile/chbi9905.htm; Magnetism, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/magnetism.htm 

2.11.2 Observe and predict how the weight of an object and its position affect balance.
Accomplishment: Observe how changing the amount of weight affects a balanced system.
Resources:    Pan Balance Game from Illuminations, http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=33

Structure and Properties of Matter:

2.12.1 Recognize that objects have observable properties that can change over time and under different conditions.
Accomplishment:  Identify physical properties that can be used to describe a material.
Resources:  Properties of Matter, http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/sciencek7/23phypro.htm; Characteristics of Materials Game, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml; Properties of Matter Song, http://www.gardenofpraise.com/matter.htm; Classifying Matter, http://www.richlandclicks.org/Teacher/connections/grade2/classifying_matter.htm 
Accomplishment:  Describe ways in which a material can be changed.
Resources:  Making Chocolate Crispies, http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resource/pdfs/machocri.pdf; Grouping and Changing Materials, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials.shtml; BBC's Solids and Liquids, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml

Interactions of Matter:
2.13.1 Investigate the kinds of changes that occur when different types of matter interact.
Accomplishment:  Recognize that when substances combine they may retain their individual properties (e.g., salt and pepper).
Resources:  
Accomplishment:  Recognize that when substances combine they may lose their individual properties (e.g., powdered drink mix with water).
Resources: Dissolving Activity, http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resource/pdfs/dissolvi.pdf

Energy:

2.14.1 Realize that the sun is the main source of earth’s heat and light energy.
Accomplishment:  Compare the heating and cooling rates of land, air, and water.
Resources:  Meaning of Temperature, http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/second/2C3.shtml

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