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
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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
1. What are the natural resources that make up our Earth?
 Learning Standard 1
 Chapter 5 - Lesson 1
 Vocabulary – natural resource
2. What are the properties of rocks?
 Learning Standard 1
 Chapter 5 - Lesson 2
 Foss Kit
 Vocabulary – boulder, sand, minerals
3. What is soil made of?
 Learning Standard 1
 Chapter 5 - Lesson 2
 Foss Kit
 Vocabulary – erosion, weathering
Strand-Life Science
4. How do fossils give us information about life long ago?
 Learning Standard 1
 Chapter 7- Lesson 1
 Vocabulary – fossil, paleontologist
5. How are fossils formed?
 Learning Standard 1
 Chapter 7- Lesson 2
 Vocabulary – extinct
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Assessment
Chapter 5 Test
Chapter 7 Test
pp.31 - 32 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
pp.39 - 40 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web sites
www.internetclassrooms.com
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Soil / Underground Activities
Breaking News
www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2PebblesSandand Silt
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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
Forces and Motion
(on level)
(below level)
Essential Questions
1. What is work?
 Learning Standard 2.1
 Chapter 10 - Lessons 1 and 2
 Vocabulary: motion, force, gravity, work
2. 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
3. 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
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Web Sites
www.internet4classrooms.com
Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt
Gadget Anatomy
Move Our Principal
www.Edheads.com
Simple Machines
www.unitedstreaming.com
How to Make a Playground/Simple Machines
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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
1. What is matter?
Learning Standard 1
 Lesson 1
 Vocabulary: mass, property
2. What are the states of matter and their properties?
Learning Standard 2
 Lesson 2
 Vocabulary: states of matter, solid, liquid, gas
3. How can matter be changed?
Learning Standard 2
 Lesson 3
 Vocabulary: mixture
4. How can cooling and heating change matter?
 Lesson 4
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Assessment
Chapter 8 Test
pp. 57- 60 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web Sites
www.enchantedlearning.com
States of Matter
www.brainpopjr.com
States of Matter
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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:
8
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
Chapter 4 Test
pp. 5 - 8 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
pp. 13 -16 in Gr. 2 Assessment Book
Web Sites
www.internet4classrooms.com
Animal Adaptation
Butterfly Website
Classifying Critters
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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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