Second Grade
For a full list of the science SOLs and key concepts, please visit http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/science/index.shtml
Force, Motion, and Energy
SOL Correlations
2.2 The student will investigate and understand that natural and artificial magnets have certain characteristics and attract specific types of metals.
Activity Resources
The World is One Big Magnet, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson
Magnificent Magnets, Kathryn Alstat, educational lesson
Magnets, Kendra Young, educational video
Groundwater, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, Jennifer Anderson, educational video
Matter
SOL Correlations
2.3 The student will investigate and understand basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
Activity Resources
Matter Matters, Jonette Mungo, educational lesson
States of Matter, Carter Humphries, educational video
Water Cycle, Ruth Wallace, educational video
Groundwater, Nicole Shuman, Rachel Henley, Cathy Howland, Jennifer Anderson, educational video
Life Processes
SOL Correlations
2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they mature and grow.
Activity Resources
Monarch Butterflies, Kelsey Grimes, educational video
Monarch Life Cycle, Kelsey Grimes, educational video
Let's Get Growing, Kendra Young, educational video
Themed Container Gardening, Jordan Jones, educational lesson
Living Systems
SOL Correlations
2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.
Activity Resources
Barred Owl Adaptations, Linda Eanes, educational lesson
Habitats, Carter Humphries, educational lesson
Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change
SOL Correlations
2.7 The student will investigate and understand that weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings.
Weather, Kendra Young, educational video
Riparian Buffers, Bonnie Tillotson, educational video
Erosion & Sediment Control, Ed Olsen, educational video
Earth Resources
SOL Correlations
2.8 The student will investigate and understand that plants produce oxygen and food, are a source of useful products, and provide benefits in nature.
Headwaters of the James, Kate Lawrence, educational video
How We Can Protect Our Watershed, Robbie Morrison, educational video
Measurement & Geometry
SOL Correlations
2.13 The student will identify, describe, compare, and contrast plane and solid figures (circles/spheres, squares/cubes, and rectangles/rectangular prisms).
Building a Stomp Rocket, Kathryn Alstat, Edited by Linda Eanes and Ruth Wallace, educational lesson
States of Matter
In this educational video, you'll explore the differences between the states of matter and learn about physical vs chemical changes.
Let's Get Growing
Watch this video to learn about the life cycle of plants, pollination, the parts of plants, and more.
If you have any questions or concerns about this page, please contact Carter Humphries at chumphries@vt.edu