Grade 2 · Science · Unit 11 of 11
Curious About the World
Many ways of watching, asking and learning from the land.
What your child practises
Cultivating curiosity, noticing the world with the senses, and learning how many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people learn from the land.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.2.A.1, SCI.2.B.1 · curiosity and belonging in science, and Indigenous ways of knowing about the land
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Many communities use traditional tools and new tools. This shows that…
- old tools are never used
- new tools are forbidden
- people keep learning and using what works
people keep learning and using what works
Hint: Knowledge grows and continues.
Question 2
Many Elders share knowledge about animals and plants. How do they share it?
- never
- through stories and by teaching on the land
- through magic spells
through stories and by teaching on the land
Hint: Knowledge is shared through stories and doing.
Question 3
A good scientist is curious. This means they…
- dislike learning
- never ask
- like to ask why
like to ask why
Hint: Curious people wonder about the world.
Question 4
Which knowledge comes from watching the same place for many years?
- how to spell a word
- when the geese return in spring
- what time school ends
when the geese return in spring
Hint: Watching nature across many years teaches patterns.
Question 5
Seasons change. In winter on the Prairies, many animals…
- bloom flowers
- grow thick fur or sleep
- swim in warm water
grow thick fur or sleep
Hint: Animals prepare for the cold.
Question 6
Which sentence shows science and Indigenous knowledge can work together?
- Both can teach us about the land.
- Only one can teach us anything.
- Neither helps.
Both can teach us about the land.
Hint: Different ways of knowing can add to each other.