Back to School Night:

Science
Ceraiah Green
EDU 223 Teaching Science
Fall 2023
2nd Grade
Curriculum

FOSS Next Generation

✘ Used across 50 states
✘ Based off state standards
✘ Grades K-8
Standards
Biology
✗ 3.1.2.A3. Identify similarities and differences in the life cycles of plants and
animals.
✗ 3.1.2.A5. Explain how different parts of a plant work together to make the
organism function.
✗ 3.1.2.C2. Explain that living things can only survive if their needs are being met.
✗ 3.1.2.C3. Describe some plants and animals that once lived on Earth, (e.g.,
dinosaurs) but cannot be found anymore. Compare them to now living things that
resemble them in some way (e.g. lizards and birds).
Physical
✗ 3.2.2.A3. Demonstrate how heating and cooling may cause changes in the
properties of materials.
✗ 3.2.2.A4. Experiment and explain what happens when two or more substances are
combined (e.g. mixing, dissolving, and separated (e.g. filtering, evaporation).
✗ 3.2.2.A5. Recognize that everything is made of matter.
✗ 3.2.2.B2. Explore and describe how different forms of energy cause changes. (e.g.,
sunlight, heat, wind)
✗ 3.2.2.B6. Recognize that light from the sun is an important source of energy for
living and nonliving systems and some source of energy is needed for all
organisms to stay alive and grow
Standards (continued)
Earth and Space
✗ 3.3.2.A4. Explore and describe that water exists in solid (ice) and liquid (water)
form. Explain and illustrate evaporation and condensation.
✗ 3.3.2.B1. Observe and record the location of the Sun and the Moon in the sky over
a day and changes in the appearance of the Moon over a month. Observe,
describe, and predict seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset.
Technology and Engineering
✗ Review technological and engineering developments throughout history
 Safety Procedures
All students are expected to adhere to these procedures

✘ Be responsible and aware of your surroundings

✘ Everyone must participate and do their share of work
✘ Do not touch, sniff, or taste anything in the lab (unless given permission)
✘ Read and listen to all directions carefully
✘ Never eat or drink during experiments
✘ Always wear safety equipment
✘ Keep workstations clean
✘ Stay focused and on task
✘ Report any and all accidents

Any student who is unwilling to adhere to these procedures will not be allowed to
participate in experiments for their own safety and the safety of the class
 Units
Beginning: Scientific method Unit 4: Beyond our Planet
✘ What is the scientific method and how do ✘ What are the eight plants in our galaxy?
we use it? ✘ What is the galaxy?
Unit 1: Life cycles
Unit 5: Technology and Engineering
✘ What is the life cycle of a plant?
✘ What are some technology developments
✘ What is the life cycle of an animal?
we have made?
Unit 2: Landforms
✘ What are the different types of landforms
and how are they made?
✘ What are some different kinds of rocks?
Unit 3: The Planet
✘ What is gravity?
✘ What is water and how is it present on
Earth?
✘ What is weather?
✘ What is air?
Activities/Experiments
Unit 1: Life cycles Unit 4: Beyond our Planet

✘ ✘ Moon cycle
Plant cycle
✘ Record a constellation
✘ Hatching chickens
✘ Create your own planet-galaxy
✘ Decay/rotting process
Unit 5: Technology and Engineering
Unit 2: Landforms
✘ Microscopes
✘ Rock classification
✘ Magnifying glass
✘ Make a volcano
✘ Rocket ships
✘ Tectonic plates model
✘ Telescopes
Unit 3: The Planet
✘ Heat lamps
✘ Water cycle
✘ Thermometer
✘ Weather patterns
✘ Air vs objects
✘ Sink or float
✘ Egg drop
Questions?