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Octorara Primary Learning Center
Grade 2 Science
Teacher: Lisa McNamara
Month
September
2011
Content
I. LIFE SCIENCE
A. Animal Classification
Resources
Vocabulary
• Vertebrates
• Invertebrates
Organism
Skills
B. Identify the life cycle of a worm.
B Compare the life cycles of different
animals.
C. Habitats: Forest, Desert, Ocean,
Rainforest
C. Identify habitats and their characteristics
C. Specify how animals use their
habitats for basic needs.
C. Read and interpret a diagram of a food
chain and a food web.
C. Explain the changes of habitats.
C. Compare and contrast woodland forests
and rain forests.
C. Describe desert habitats and explain
how plants and animals survive in a dry
habitat.
C. Describe oceans and ponds as habitats
and how plants and animals live there.
II. EARTH SCIENCE
A. Earth: Features & Changes
Resources
Vocabulary
• Landform
• Crust
• Mantle
Modifications/Accomodations
A. Identify basic needs of an animal.
A. Identify major groups of animals.
A. Classify animals into groups based on
their structures.
B. Life Cycles: Animals
Resources
• Worm cocoon
Vocabulary
• Reproduce
• Centimeter
Vocabulary
• Food Chain
• Food Web
• Habitat
Assessment
A. Identify characteristics of the Earth
A. Identify sources and uses of Earth's
water
A. Explain slow and fast changes on Earth
B. Rocks & Soil
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Skills
Octorara Primary Learning Center
Assessment
Modifications/Accomodations
Resource
Vocabulary
• Decomposition
C. Earth's Natural Resources
Vocabulary
• Natural Resources
• Conservation
B. Describe how wind and water change
rock.
B. Explain what rocks are and their
purposes
B. Describe types of soil and how it is
formed
B. Compare and contrast different soils.
B. Explain the connection of earthworms to
soil
B. Investigate and observe the
decomposition of organic materials over
time.
C. Identify plants, animals, & water as
Earth's natural resources.
C. Describe how people use natural
resources.
C. Explain why people should take care of
natural resources.
C. Distinguish items that can be recycled &
those that cannot.
C. Analyze how products are reused and/or
recycled
C. Determine everyday items as renewable
or non renewable resources
C. List ways to conserve resources
D. Weather/ Weather Changes
Resource
• United Streaming
Vocabulary
• Water cycle (evaporation, condensation,
precipitation, collection)
• Climate
• Temperature
D. Describe temperature, wind and
precipitation.
D. Identify and use tools to measure
weather.
D. Read and interpret a diagram of a water
cycle.
D. Describe and illustrate the water cycle.
D. Identify different types of clouds and
storms.
D. Predict weather by observing clouds.
E. Solar System: Planets, Moons and
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Stars
Resources
Vocabulary
• Rotation
• Orbit
• Tilt
III. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
A. Matter
Resources
Vocabulary
• Matter
• Mass
• Solids/Liquids/Gases
• Weight
Scale
• Liter
Skills
Octorara Primary Learning Center
Assessment
Modifications/Accomodations
E. Identify how Earth rotates to make day
and night.
E. Explain how shadows change as Earth
moves.
E. Describe seasonal patterns on Earth and
relate them to Earth's orbit around the sun.
E. Observe the Moon and its phases as it
orbits the Earth.
E. Recognize that the Sun is the closest star
to Earth.
E. Identify the planets and their
corresponding position in the solar system.
A. Identify matter as anything that takes up
space and has mass.
A. Compare and contrast different
properties of matter.
A. Compare and contrast the properties of
solids liquids, & gases.
A. Identify the changes of states of matter.
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