SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAP - GRADE: 2
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Science/ Technology |
Introduction to Science 5.1-5.10 (see below) 6.1-6.4 (see reverse) |
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Understanding Technology 4.1 Using technology involves benefits & risks 4.2 Why people invent 4.3 Building something new affects other people & the environment 4.4 Orally, pictorially, or written form the design process |
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Life Science |
Animals 2.1 Needs air to survive 2.2 Distinct environments support different kinds of organisms 2.3 Why organisms can survive only in environments that meet their needs 2.4 Compare among individuals of same kind of plants and animals, including people 2.5 Food is a basic need of animals 2.6 Structures of animals that help them live 2.7 Compare the habitats of Ohio animals 2.8 Activities of Ohio's common animals |
Plants 2.1 Plants need air, water, nutrients 2.4 Compare among individuals of the same kind of plants 2.5 Food is a basic need of plants 2.6 Different structures of plants that help them live 2.7 Compare the habitats of Ohio plants 2.9 Compare Ohio plants during different seasons |
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Earth/ Space Science |
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Weather 1.4 Weather changes 1.5 Temperature and precipitation |
Sun/Moon 1.1 Stars 1.2 Describe sun, moon and stars 1.3 Moon appears different every day |
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Physical Science |
Forces and Motion 3.1 How things make sound 3.2 Sounds produced by vibrating objects |
Sound and Light 3.3 Light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object |
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Scientific Inquiry |
All Year----------------- 5.1 "How can I/we" ?'s 5.2 "How do you know" 5.3 Student generated "how" questions 5.4 Safety procedures 5.5 Explanations of scientific investigations 5.6 Observations, events and phenomena 5.7 Appropriate tools & simple equipment/instruments to gather data 5.8 Properties of objects 5.9 Whole numbers to order, count, identify, measure, describe things 5.10 Share explanations |
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Scientific Ways of Knowing |
All Year----------------- 6.1 Scientific investigations 6.2 Other scientists' work 6.3 Using the solution to a problem 6.4 Helpful to work with a team and share findings |
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Health |
Conflict Management 5.1 Solve health/physical problems 5.2 Evaluate strengths & areas for improvement 5.3 Discover stress-reducing strategies 5.4 Forces that provoke violence |
Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs 2.1 Healthy behaviors 2.2 Effects of tobacco 2.3 Effects of drugs on reaching goals 2.4 Health behaviors contribute to health |
Nutrition 1.1 Effects of nutrition on growth/development 1.2 Food preferences 1.3 Food preparation 1.4 Similarities of food 1.5 Social & cultural factors Growth/Development 3.1 Factors that influence physical growth 3.2 Major body parts & organs 3.3 Life cycle 3.4 Family activities |
Disease Prevention and Control 4.1 Implement health-promoting behaviors 4.2 Behaviors that lower risk of disease 4.3 Distinguish between diseases 4.4 Community health |