Explore Science: Full Science Curriculum 2nd Grade - 1st Semester

This 15 week full curriculum science class will include 3 units including Properties of Matter, Exploring Plant Life, and Discovering Habitats. There will be 10 lessons in each unit and students will learn 2 lessons in each class per week. Students will learn by listening to a small interactive lecture, hands on activities, videos, vocabulary cards, science journals, and much more! I aim to make each class fun and will ensure that each student gets the chance to share or be included in the lessons.


** International (ESL) students are welcome. However, international students must be at an intermediate to advance level of English fluency to get maximum benefits from the class.

👉Each week I will send a message in the classroom with the necessary supplies for the weeks lessons.

————Weekly Breakdown————

*Unit 1: Properties of Matter*
⚫️ Week of 10/1 - Lesson 1 (Define Matter), Lesson 2 (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
⚫️ Week of 10/8 - Lesson 3 (Liquid Experiment), Lesson 4 (Solid Experiment)
⚫️ Week of 10/15 - Lesson 5 (Gas Experiment), Lesson 6 (Liquid to Solid)
⚫️ Week of 10/22 - Lesson 7 (Liquid to Gas), Lesson 8 (Irreversible Change)
⚫️ Week of 10/29 - Lesson 9 (Reversible Change), Lesson 10 (Disassemble Change) 

*Unit 2: Exploring Plant Life*
⚫️ Week of 11/5 - Lesson 1 (Plant needs), Lesson 2 (Scientific Process)
⚫️ Week of 11/12 - Lesson 3 (Make an Experiment Plan), Lesson 4 (Plant Needs Experiment)
⚫️ Week of 11/19 - Lesson 5 (Plant Habitats), Lesson 6 (Parts of a Plant)
⚫️ Week of 12/3 - Lesson 7 (Plant Roots Experiment), Lesson 8 (Photosynthesis)
⚫️ Week of 12/10 - Lesson 9 (Pollination), Lesson 10 (Dispersal of Seeds)

*Unit 3: Discovering Habitats*
⚫️ Week of 12/17 - Lesson 1 (Discovering Ecosystems), Lesson 2 (Level of Ecosystems)
⚫️ Week of 1/7 - Lesson 3 (Biome Classifications), Lesson 4 (Desert Organisms)
⚫️ Week of 1/14 - Lesson 5 (Aquatic Organisms), Lesson 6 (Forest Organisms)
⚫️ Week of 1/21 - Lesson 7 (Grassland Organisms), Lesson 8 (Tundra Organisms)
⚫️ Week of 1/28 - Lesson 9 & 10 Biome Research

The curriculum used is standards based. I have included the NGSS Standards below.

Unit 1: 2.Structure and Properties of Matter
2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable
properties.
2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are
best suited for an intended purpose.
2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be
disassembled and made into a new object.
2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some
cannot.
Unit 2: 2.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants
Unit 3: 2.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems.
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.