Science Curriculum Guide

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1 LIFE SCIENCE 2 nd Grade Compare classify animal organisms on the basis of observable physical characteristics. Describe vertebrates in terms of observable body parts characteristics. Describe life cycles of animals. Compare contrast food, energy, environmental needs of animals. WORDS DESCRIBING ANIMAL PARTS backbone, skin, shell, limbs VERTEBRATE CHARACTERISTICS fur, scales, feathers, horns, claws, eyes, quills, beaks, teeth, skeleton, muscles, cells LIFE CYCLE STAGES egg, young, adult LIFE REQUIREMENTS food, air, water, minerals, sunlight, space, habitat Animals that look similar: snakes, worms, millipedes Vertebrate invertebrate animals such as human, cow, sparrow, goldfish, spider, starfish Common animals such as butterflies, grasshoppers, frogs, birds Aquarium or terrarium life such as guppy, goldfish, snail

2 Earth Space Science 2 nd grade Recognize describe different types of earth materials. Explain how rocks fossils are used to underst the history of the earth. Describe natural changes in the earth s surface. MATERIALS s, clay, silt, soil, rocks, minerals ORIGINS molten rock, river beds, natural vs. manufactured TOOLS h lens, fossils, age of fossils, rock layers CAUSES OF CHANGE volcanoes, earthquakes, erosion, rivers RESULTS OF CHANGE valleys, mountains, cracks Samples of earth materials such as rock, s, soil, ore Fossils found in gravel, mines, quarries as well as those in museum displays; local examples of layered rock Places around the school where erosion has occurred such as gullies formed in downhill gravel areas, cracks in asphalt

3 Physical Science 2 nd Grade Describe sounds in terms of their properties (pitch, loudness). Explain how sounds are made. Describe light from a light source in terms of its properties. Explain how light illuminates objects. Explain how shadows are made. PITCH high, low LOUDNESS loud, soft VIBRATIONS fast, slow, large, small BRIGHTNESS bright, dim COLOR OF LIGHT red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet OTHER light sources, illumination, path of light, shadow, blocked path Sound from common sources such as musical instruments, radio, television, animal sounds, thunder, human voices Light from common sources such as sun, stars, light bulb, colored lights, firefly, cle, flashlight Objects illuminated by light from common sources Shadows made by putting objects in the path of light from common sources including sunlight, lightbulbs, projectors

4 Michigan Model 2 nd Grade Friends at Home at School Safety First Phases Pollution: Inside Out Understing Our Eyes Understing Our Ears Helping Growing **See Michigan Model Manual for,, of Each Phase

5 Biomes 2 nd grade Rainforest Describe the climate of the biome. Recognize describe different types of vegetation. Identify familiar organisms as part of a food chain or food web describe their feeding relationships within the web. Locate describe unique features of the biome. Name the natural resources their products. Describe natural changes within the biome. Describe responses of a biome to events that cause it to change. Recognize describe different types of animals. Explain how physical /or behavioral characteristics of organisms help them to survive in their environments. CLIMATE humidity, precipitation, temperature, weather patterns VEGETATION bromeliad, buttress, Kapok, liana, epiphyte FOOD CHAIN---producer, consumer, predator, prey, decomposer, food chain, food web, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, habitat FEATURE---emergent, canopy, understory, herb, shrub, forest floor, South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, equator, hemisphere NATURAL RESOURCES cacao, teak, chicle tree NATURAL CHANGES climate physical condition, introduction of new different species, elimination of extinct species HUMAN EFFECTS deforestation, endangered ANIMALS Poisonous non-poisonous, venom PHYSICAL/BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS camouflage, instinct, learning habit, adaptive values: venom, claws, teeth Monsoon season, water cycle, temperate, tropical Comparisons of plants ability to survive outside of the rainforest Food chains food webs involving organisms such as beetle, frog, snake, jaguar Use of globes maps to pinpoint rainforest locations Examples of products such as food, furniture, rubber products, medicine Loss of animal habitat fertile soil Spider, ocelot, coral snake, boa snakes, lizards, monkeys, tree frog, etc. Migration, communication of danger, adaptations to changes in the environment