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Grade 2 Science
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Conservationist for Kids - Magazine can be read online or printed.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/40248.html

Science/Health Curriculum
(Changes will be made based on Student Interests and Needs)
CHAPTERS FROM HOLT SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
FALL 2009
HUMAN BODY
Nutrition and Food Pyramid

SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPACE
Chapter 12:  Earth and Space

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
MATTER
Chapter 8:  Properties of Matter
2007 Unit Plan

LIFE SCIENCE
PLANTS
Mini-unit:  Apples and Making Applesauce
(We'll use Part of Chapter 4:  How Living Things Grow and Change)

ANIMALS
Mini-unit:  Bats Page for Parents and Students
2007 Unit Plan for Bats

PHYSICAL SCIENCE: 
ENERGY
Chapter 9:  Energy (heat, light)
2007 Unit Plan for Energy
Chapter 10:  Forces and Motion (simple machines, magnets)
If time permits - Chapter 11:  Sound

WINTER 2010
EARTH SCIENCE
EARTH
Chapter 5:  Earth's Land, Air, and Water

WEATHER
Chapter 6:  Earth's Weather and Seasons

LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
Chapter 7:  Fossils and Dinosaurs

SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY
If time permits - Chapter 13 - Technology in Our World

HUMAN BODY
Dental Health with Mrs. Bruno
SPRING 2010
LIFE SCIENCE - THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
PLANTS
Chapter 1:  All About Plants

ANIMALS
Chapter 2:  All About Animals
Chapter 3:  How Plants and Animals Live Together
Chapter 4:  How Living Things Grow and Change 

HUMAN BODY
Healthy Choices and the Dangers of Tobacco
We read the Bernenstain Bears and the Sinister Smoke Ring by Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1997


Curriculum 2006-2007
Curriculum 2008-2009

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