Ascension School

          Chesterfield, MO

Second Grade Curriculum

Science 

                    GOALS: 

The students of Ascension School will: 

·                    Match animals with habitats

·                    State basic needs of animals

·                    Discuss life cycles

·                    Observe growth in animals

·                    Classify seeds

·                    Describe parts of seeds

·                    Compare and describe functions of plant parts

·                    Predict how seeds travel and why some grow

·                    Define terms: matter, volume, mass

·                    Describe three states of matter

·                    Recognize and use standard units to measure

·                    Infer that magnets attract

·                    Compare land and water areas

·                    State ways people use water

·                    Recognize the Earth in motion

·                    Observe changes in temperature

·                    Describe qualities of air

·                    Describe types of storms

·                    Describe importance of exercise and good hygiene

·                    Describe the importance of medical exams

·                    Identify ways to prevent germs from spreading

CONTENT: 

·                    Animals

·                    Plants

·                    Matter

·                    Magnets

·                    Earth

·                    Weather

·                    Human Body