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Science Curriculum: Grade 2
Georgia Performance Standards: Year Curriculum Map
This document is part of a framework that was designed to support the major concepts addressed in the 2nd grade Science Curriculum of the
Georgia Performance Standards through the processes of inquiry. These units are written to be stand alone units that may be taught in any
sequence.
Second grade students apply ideas to things in the world. They push, pull, and manipulate things to see what will happen. They observe
changes to plants and animals as they grow and change. They observe the changing patterns of the moon and stars. As a result, second
grade students become aware of changes that take place. They form ideas as to whether the changes are natural or manipulated by humans.
Unit:
Properties of Matter
7 weeks
Unit:
Seasonal Changes
7 weeks
Unit:
Energy
5 weeks
Unit:
Pushes and Pulls
4 weeks
Unit:
Night Sky
5 weeks
Unit:
Life Cycles
8 weeks
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Investigate physical
changes in matter
including tearing,
melting, and
dissolving. Identify
states of matter (solid,
liquid, gas).
Introduce changes
related to each of the
four seasons.
Investigate seasonal
changes of trees, day
and night cycle,
shadows, and the
environment during the
fall, winter, spring, and
summer. These
concepts should be
revisited throughout
the year as seasons
change.
Identify sources of
light, heat, and motion
energy, and describe
how they are used.
Explore and
demonstrate pushing
and pulling of objects.
Demonstrate the effects
of changes of speed on
objects.
Observe and record
patterns in the night
sky including the moon
phases and stars.
Describe physical
attributes (size and
brightness) of stars.
Determine and
investigate the life
cycle of common
animals and plants.
Recognize the effect of
weather on plants and
animals. Identify fungi
as living organisms.
Georgia Department of Education
Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools
Curriculum Map  Grade 2
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