Grade 2 Science 

In this unit, students will explore the incredible diversity of animals and habitats. They will investigate animal classification and the traits that define each group. Students will explore habitats to discover how the living and nonliving aspects of the environment affect the diversity of organisms. They  will use this information to design a bird feeder that will attract birds with specific food preferences.

In this unit, students will explore how plants interact with their environments to meet their needs. They will build seed models to investigate how and why seeds are dispersed and conduct hands-on investigations to determine what seeds and mature plants need to grow and survive.

In this unit, students will explore maps, landforms, and bodies of water. They will construct models to investigate how flowing water moves downhill, weathers rock, and reshapes Earth’s surface. Students will compare gradual erosion with rapid events such as landslides and use their findings to design solutions that slow erosion and reduce landslide risk.

In this unit, students will explore and classify materials by properties such as hardness, flexibility, absorbency, and thermal conductivity. They will determine which materials are best suited for clothing, cooking tools, and buildings. Students will also construct card towers to explore how the same set of pieces can be taken apart and recombined into objects with different structures and characteristics.