Matter and Energy Properties of Liquids and Solids By the end of Grade 2, students will: 

C1. Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World: assess ways in which liquids and solids and their uses can have an impact on society and the environment 

C1.1 assess practices related to the use, storage, and disposal of liquids and solids in the home in terms of the effects on personal health and safety and on the environment, and suggest ways to improve these practices 

C1.2 assess the impacts of changes of state of liquids and solids on humans and on environments 

C2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts: demonstrate an understanding of the properties and physical changes of liquids and solids 

C2.1 identify various types of matter in natural and built environments as liquids or solids 

C2.2 describe the properties of liquids and solids 

C2.3 describe properties of liquid water and solid water, and identify the conditions that cause changes from one state to the other 

C2.4 identify conditions in which the states of liquids and solids remain constant and conditions that can cause their states to change

 C2.5 describe some ways in which liquids and solids can be combined to make useful mixtures 

C2.6 classify solid objects and materials in terms of their buoyancy and in terms of their ability to absorb or repel water 

C2.7 explain the meaning of international symbols that give us information on the safety of substances 

Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.