First Quarter
First Quarter
During the second quarter we will learn about Force and Motion by studying a unit on Sound. During this unit we will cover the following standards:
2.P.1 Understand the relationship between sound and vibrating objects.
2.P.1.1 Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air.
2.P.1.2 Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate - eardum and vocal cords.
During the first quarter we will study States of Matter by teaching a unit called Changes: Solids and Liquids. This unit will cover the following objectives:
2.P.2 Understand properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo.
2.P.2.1 Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling.
2.P.2.2 Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a container before and after freezing.
2.P.2.3 Compare what happens to water left in an open container over time as to water left in a closed container.
This quarter we will learn more about Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes by teaching a unit on Weather. Our weather unit will cover the following standards:
2.E.1 Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather.
2.E.1.1 Summarize how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the land, air, and water.
2.E.1.2 Summarize weather conditions using qualitative and quantitative measures to describe:
Temperature
Wind direction
Wind speed
Precipitation
2.E.1.3 Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year.
2.E.1.4 Recognize the tools that scientists use for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.
This quarter we will learn about Structures and Functions of Living Organisms and Evolution & Genetics by teaching a unit on Life Cycles. Our unit will cover the following standards:
2.L.1 Understand animal life cycles.
2.L.1.1 Summarize the life cycle of animals:
Birth
Developing into an adult
Reproducing
Aging and death
2.L.1.2 Compare the life cycles of different animals such as, but not limited to, mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies, or frogs. (Note: This standard is not addressed in The Life Cycle of Butterflies kit.)
2.L.2 Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.
2.L.2.1 Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different.
2.L.2.2 Recognize that there is variation among individuals that are related.