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South Carolina Learning Standards

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Grade 2
Standard 2-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry, including the processes,
skills, and mathematical thinking necessary to conduct a simple scientific investigation.
South Carolina Indicators
2-1.1 Carry out simple
scientific investigations to
answer questions about
familiar objects and events.
2-1.2 Use tools
(including thermometers,
rain gauges, balances, and
measuring cups) safely,
accurately, and appropriately
when gathering specific data
in US customary (English)
and metric units of
measurement.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science, STC® and GEMS®
correlated to
South Carolina Learning Standards for Science
(Grade 2)
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
SCIENCE © 2008
Each chapter contains lessons that
address South Carolina Indicator
2-1.1.
In MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
Science these lessons are
identified as Explore, Inquiry
Skill Builders, Quick Labs and
Inquiry Investigations
activities.
Each chapter contains lessons that
address South Carolina Indicator
2-1.2.
In MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
Science these lessons are
identified as Explore, Inquiry
Skill Builders, and Inquiry
Investigations activities..
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STC®
Balancing and Weighing:
Section 4 All lessons
Comparing and Measuring:
Section 4 All lessons
Changes: Section 4
All lessons
Chemical Tests: Section 4
All lessons
The Life Cycle of
Butterflies: Section 4
All lessons
Organisms: Section 4
All lessons
Plant Growth and
Development: Section 4
All lessons
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 All lessons
Sound: Section 4 All lessons
Soils: Section 4 All lessons
Weather: Section 4 All
lessons except Lesson 4
Balancing and Weighing:
Section 4 All lessons
Comparing and Measuring:
Section 4 All lessons
Changes: Section 4
Lessons 1, 4-9, 11-17
Chemical Tests: Section 4
All lessons
The Life Cycle of
Butterflies: Section 4,
Lessons 1-9, 11-14
Organisms: Section 4
All lessons except Lesson 1
Plant Growth and
Development: Section 4
Lessons 1-2, 4-12, 15
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 All lessons
Sound: Section 4
All lessons except Lesson 1
Soils: Section 4 Lessons 1-3,
5-8, 10- 15
Weather: Section 4
Lessons 4-8, 10
GEMS®
Aquatic Habitats: All activities
Bubble Festival: All activities
Buzzing a Hive: All lessons
Investigating Artifacts:
All sessions
Involving Dissolving:
All activities
Liquid Explorations:
All activities
Mystery Festival: All sessions
On Sandy Shores: All activities
Secret Formulas: All sessions
Sifting Through Science:
All activities
Terrarium Habitats:
All activities
Aquatic Habitats: All activities
Bubble Festival: All activities
Buzzing a Hive: All lessons
Investigating Artifacts:
All sessions
Involving Dissolving:
All activities
Liquid Explorations:
All activities
Mystery Festival: All sessions
On Sandy Shores: All activities
Secret Formulas: All sessions
Sifting Through Science:
All activities
Terrarium Habitats:
All activities

South Carolina Indicators
2-1.3 Represent and
communicate simple data
and explanations through
drawings, tables,
pictographs, bar graphs, and
oral and written language.
2-1.4 Infer explanations
regarding scientific
observations and
experiences.
2-1.5 Use appropriate
safety procedures when
conducting investigations.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science, STC® and GEMS®
correlated to
South Carolina Learning Standards for Science
(Grade 2)
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC®
SCIENCE © 2008
Each chapter contains lessons that Balancing and Weighing:
address South Carolina Indicator Section 4 All lessons
2-1.3. Comparing and Measuring:
In MacMillan/McGraw-Hill Section 4 All lessons
Science these lessons are Changes: Section 4
identified as Explore, Inquiry All lessons
Skill Builders, and Inquiry Chemical Tests: Section 4
Investigations activities. All lessons
The Life Cycle of
Butterflies: Section 4
All lessons
Organisms: Section 4
All lessons except Lesson 13
Plant Growth and
Development: Section 4
All lessons
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 All lessons
Sound: Section 4 All lessons
Soils: Section 4 All lessons
Weather: Section 4
Lessons 1-8, 11-17
Each chapter contains lessons that Comparing and Measuring:
address South Carolina Indicator Section 4 Lesson 7
2-1.4. Soils: Section 4 Lesson 3
In MacMillan/McGraw-Hill
Science these lessons are
identified as Explore, Inquiry
Skill Builders, and Inquiry
Investigations activities.
Lessons in MacMillan/McGraw- Balancing and Weighing:
Hill Science contain Inquiry Section 3, Section 4 Lesson 5
Skill Builders activities that Comparing and Measuring:
address South Carolina Indicator Section 3
2-1.5. Changes: Section 3, Section
4 Lessons 9, 11, 14-16
Chemical Tests: Section 3,
Section 4 All lessons
The Life Cycle of
Butterflies: Section 3,
Section 4 Lesson 2
Organisms: Section 3
Plant Growth and
Development: Section 3,
Section 4 Lesson 3
Solids and Liquids: Section
3, Section 4 Lesson 10
Sound: Section 3, Section 4
Lessons 1-3, 6, 9, 15-17
Soils: Section 3
Weather: Section 3, Section 4
Lessons 4-5, 7-9, 11, 13
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GEMS®
Bubble Festival:
Act03 (pp66-73)
Act04 (pp74-79)
Mystery Festival:
Exts (p94)
On Sandy Shores:
Act01 (pp13-25)
On Sandy Shores:
Act05 (pp91-108)
Secret Formulas:
Ses02 (pp27-31)
Secret Formulas:
Ses05-9 (pp53-97)
Sifting Through Science:
Act01 (pp7-22)
Act02 (pp25-35)
Investigating Artifacts:
Ses01-2 (pp7-23)
Ses05-6 (pp43-63)
Aquatic Habitats:
All activities
Bubble Festival: All activities
Buzzing a Hive: All lessons
Investigating Artifacts:
All sessions
Involving Dissolving:
All activities
Liquid Explorations:
All activities
Mystery Festival: All sessions
On Sandy Shores: All activities
Secret Formulas: All sessions
Sifting Through Science:
All activities
Terrarium Habitats:
All activities
 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science, STC® and GEMS®
correlated to
South Carolina Learning Standards for Science
(Grade 2)

Standard 2-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the needs and characteristics of animals as they
interact in their own distinct environments. (Life Science)

South Carolina Indicators Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC®

2-2.1 Recall the basic
needs of animals (including
air, water, food, and shelter)
for energy, growth, and
protection.
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Unit A, Chapter 1, Lesson 1;
Chapter 2, Lesson 1; Lesson 3
Unit B, Chapter 3, Lesson 1;
Lesson 2
The Life Cycle of Aquatic Habitats:
Butterflies: Section 4 Lessons Act01 (pp13-23)
2, 3, 5-8, 10-12, 15-16 Terrarium Habitats:
Organisms: Section 4 Act02 (pp15-21)
Lessons 7-10, 14-16

2-2.2 Classify animals Unit A, Chapter 2, Lesson 1;

(including mammals, birds, Lesson 1, Inquiry Skill Builder
amphibians, reptiles, fish,
and insects) according to
their physical characteristics.

2-2.3 Explain how Unit B, Chapter 3, Lesson 1; The Life Cycle of

distinct environments Lesson 3; Chapter 4, Lesson 1; Butterflies: Section 4
throughout the world Lesson 2; Lesson 3 All lessons
support the life of different
types of animals.

2-2.4 Summarize the
interdependence between
animals and plants as
sources of food and shelter.
Unit A, Chapter 2, Lesson 3
Unit B, Chapter 3, Lesson 1;
Lesson 2; Chapter 4, Lesson 1;
Lesson 2
The Life Cycle of Buzzing a Hive: Exts (p67)
Butterflies: Section 4 Terrarium Habitats:
Lesson 10 Act03-5 (pp23-48)
Organisms: Section 4
Lessons 11, 12
Plant Growth and
Development: Section 4
Lessons 1, 6, 8-11, 14

2-2.5 Illustrate the
various life cycles of animals
(including birth and the
stages of development).
Unit A, Chapter 2, Lesson 2;
Lesson 2, Inquiry Investigation
The Life Cycle of
Butterflies: Section 4
All lessons except Lesson 10
Organisms: Section 4
Lessons 10-12, 16
Aquatic Habitats:
Act04 (pp45-59)
Buzzing a Hive: Les04 (pp39-53)

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 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science, STC® and GEMS®
correlated to
South Carolina Learning Standards for Science
(Grade 2)

Standard 2-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of daily and seasonal weather conditions. (Earth
Science)

South Carolina Indicators Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC® GEMS®

SCIENCE © 2008
2-3.1 Explain the effects Unit D, Chapter 7, Lesson 1; Weather: Section 4 Lesson 4
of moving air as it interacts Lesson 3
with objects.

2-3.2 Recall weather Unit D, Chapter 7, Lesson 1; Weather: Section 4

terminology (including Math in Science; Lesson 2; All lessons except Lesson 8
temperature, wind direction, Lesson 3; Science Handbook
wind speed, and
precipitation as rain, snow,
sleet, and hail).

2-3.3 Illustrate the Unit D, Chapter 8, Lesson 2 Organisms: Section 4

weather conditions of Lesson 4
different seasons.

2-3.4 Carry out Unit D, Chapter 7, Lesson 1 Weather: Section 4

procedures to measure and All lessons except Lesson 8
record daily weather
conditions (including
temperature, precipitation
amounts, wind speed as
measured on the Beaufort
scale, and wind direction as
measured with a windsock
or wind vane).

2-3.5 Use pictorial Unit D, Chapter 7, Lesson 1, Weather: Section 4

weather symbols to record Explore; Lesson 3 All lessons except Lesson 8
observable sky conditions.

2-3.6 Identify safety Unit D, Chapter 7, Lesson 3, Weather: Section 4

precautions that one should Reading in Science Lessons 1, 2, 6, 15, 17
take during severe weather
conditions.

Standard 2-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter and the changes that
matter undergoes. (Physical Science)

South Carolina Indicators Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC® GEMS®

SCIENCE © 2008
2-4.1 Recall the Unit E, Chapter 9, Lesson 2; Changes: Section 4 Bubble Festival: All activities
properties of solids and Lesson 3 Lessons 1-7, 9-11, 13, 14 Liquid Explorations:
liquids. Chemical Tests: Section 4 All activities
Lessons 4, 6-9, 14-16
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 Lessons 1, 5-5-17
Weather: Section 4
Lesson 5, 13

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South Carolina Indicators
2-4.2 Exemplify matter
that changes from a solid to
a liquid and from a liquid to
a solid.
2-4.3 Explain how matter
can be changed in ways such
as heating or cooling,
cutting or tearing, bending
or stretching.
2-4.4 Recognize that
different materials can be
mixed together and then
separated again.
Standard 2-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of force and motion by applying the properties of
magnetism. (Physical Science)
South Carolina Indicators
2-5.1 Use magnets to
make an object move
without being touched.
2-5.2 Explain how the
poles of magnets affect each
other (that is, they attract
and repel one another).
2-5.3 Compare the effect
of magnets on various
materials.
2-5.4 Identify everyday
uses of magnets.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Science, STC® and GEMS®
correlated to
South Carolina Learning Standards for Science
(Grade 2)
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC® GEMS®
SCIENCE © 2008
Unit E, Chapter 10, Lesson 2 Changes: Section 4
Lessons 1-3, 5-11, 15-17
Chemical Tests: Section 4
Lesson 8
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 Lessons 9-10, 12, 15
Weather: Section 4
Lessons 5, 11-12
Unit E, Chapter 10, Lesson 1; Changes: Section 4 Bubble Festival:
Lesson 1, Inquiry Skill Builder; Lessons 1-9, 12-15, 17 Act10 (pp108-113)
Lesson 2 Chemical Tests: Section 4 Liquid Explorations:
Lesson 10 Act03 (pp25-31)
Solids and Liquids: Section
4 Lesson 13
Weather: Section 4
Lessons 5, 7-8, 12
Unit E, Chapter 10, Lesson 3; Changes: Section 4 Secret Formulas:
Lesson 3, Explore Lessons 4-8, 10-13, 16 Ses01 (pp15-25)
Chemical Tests: Section 4 Ses03 (pp33-41)
Lessons 5, 6 Sifting Through Science:
Solids and Liquids: Section Act03 (pp37-46)
4 Lessons 9, 14-16
Soils: Section 4 Lesson 8
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill STC® GEMS®
SCIENCE © 2008
Unit F, Chapter 11, Lesson 4; Solids and Liquids: Section Sifting Through Science:
Lesson 4, Inquiry Investigation 4 Lessons 7-9 Act02 (pp25-35)
Unit F, Chapter 11, Lesson 4 Solids and Liquids: Section
4 Lesson 7
Unit F, Chapter 11, Lesson 4 Solids and Liquids: Section Sifting Through Science:
4 Lessons 7-9 Act02 (pp25-35)
Unit F, Chapter 11, Lesson 4 Solids and Liquids: Section Sifting Through Science:
4 Lessons 7-9 Act02 (pp25-35)
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