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Grade 2 · Science · Unit 9 of 11

Science Jobs and Hobbies

Who uses science at work and at play?

What your child practises

Making connections between science and careers, hobbies and activities such as farming, gardening and ice fishing.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.2.C.5 · careers, hobbies and activities that use science

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Who protects wildlife and fish and enforces rules about them?

    • a conservation officer
    • a dancer
    • a clown

  2. Question 2

    Which activity helps you learn about birds?

    • painting a fence
    • jumping rope
    • bird watching

  3. Question 3

    Who catches fish for a living?

    • an architect
    • a poet
    • a fisher

  4. Question 4

    Which person uses science about the sky to plan a flight?

    • a barber
    • a florist
    • a pilot

  5. Question 5

    A baker uses science when bread rises. What makes the dough rise?

    • tiny bubbles of gas
    • cold air only
    • magic

  6. Question 6

    Which of these could you do now that uses science?

    • plant a seed and watch it grow
    • wish for rain
    • wait for a monster

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