Grade 2 Science
5 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes (AN2.1–AN2.3): Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and… Compare the growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals. Assess the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments.
- Physical Science: Liquids and Solids (LS2.1–LS2.2): Investigate properties of familiar liquids and solids. Investigate interactions between liquids and solids, and technologies based on those interactions.
- Physical Science: Motion and Relative Position (MP2.1–MP2.2): Analyze methods of determining the position of objects relative to other objects. Investigate factors, including friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects, including…
- Earth and Space Science: Air and Water in the Environment (AW2.1–AW2.2): Investigate properties of air and water (in all three states of matter) within their environment. Assess the importance of air and water for the health and survival of living things, including self, and the…
Units
Unit 1
Life Cycles
Life cycles of butterflies, frogs and BC salmon, and how babies compare with their parents.
Outcome: AN2.1, AN2.2 · growth and life cycles of familiar animals, and how humans compare
Unit 2
Animals & People
Helpful and bothersome ways animals affect us, and how building, litter and clean water affect animals and the places they live.
Outcome: AN2.3 · how people and animals depend on each other
Unit 3
Solids & Liquids
Sorting solids and liquids, describing melting, freezing and boiling, and changes that can or can't be undone.
Outcome: LS2.1, LS2.2 · properties of familiar liquids and solids and how they interact
Unit 4
Push & Pull
Pushes and pulls, magnets, gravity, and how surfaces slow things down.
Outcome: MP2.2 · factors, such as friction, that affect motion
Unit 5
Water World
The water cycle, where our water comes from, and simple ways to save water and keep rivers clean.
Outcome: AW2.1, AW2.2 · air and water in the environment and why living things need them
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