Second Grade Science

2nd Grade Science	Fall	Winter	Spring

Content	Animal Communities Animal Collectives Food Chains/Webs Animal Habitats Animal Protection Farm Animals Weather Observations Plants Classification Scientific Method How to think like a scientist	Weather The Water Cycle Seasonal Changes Objects in the Sky The Solar System Scientific Inventions	Properties of Matter Mass, Volume Physical Changes Chemical Changes Seeds Parts of a Plant Gardening
Skills	Observe/Question Predict/Plan Investigate Record Data/Draw Conclusions Use Scientific Methods for Inquiry Experiment Analyze	Observe/Question Predict/Plan Investigate Record Data/Draw Conclusions Use Scientific Methods for Inquiry	Observe/Question Predict/Plan Investigate Record Data/Draw Conclusions Use Scientific Methods for Inquiry
Portfolio Artifacts	Life Cycle books Pumpkin Worksheets	Weather Worksheets Lightning Safety Storm Mobile	Seed Journals My Planet Earth Books Space from A to Z How does my sunflower grow?
Integrated Units	LA:Animal Tales LA:Charlotte's Web SS:Animal Communities Math: Investigating Pumpkins	Math: Graphing Temperatures SS: Symbols, recognizing symbols on maps and in weather prediction	Math: Measuring plants Art: Space Pastels Art: Space watercolors
Field Trips & Speakers	Carrigan Farms	Fox News Charlotte: Tour & QA with meteorologist	TBD
Resources	Charlotte's Web Animal Babies Website Kids Farm Website	Gardening Website	Gardening Journal

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