Grade 2 Science
December 2016: New York State adopted the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards. These standards replace the previous 1996 Learning Standards. The 2017 - 2018 school year will be a time to raise awareness of the standards and begin to transition.
General Links
Conservationist for Kids - Magazine can be read online or printed.
2016 - 2017 Science/Health Curriculum
CHAPTERS FROM HOLT SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Fall/Winter
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
MATTER
LIFE SCIENCE
PLANTS
Mini-unit: Apples and Making Applesauce
(We'll use Part of Chapter 4: How Living Things Grow and Change)ANIMALS
PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
ENERGY
Chapter 9: Energy (heat, light)
EARTH SCIENCE
EARTH
Chapter 5: Earth's Land, Air, and Water
HUMAN BODY
Dental Health
SPRING
LIFE SCIENCE - THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
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 - If time permits in June
We read the Bernenstain Bears and the Sinister Smoke Ring by Stan and Jan Berenstain, 1997
