2nd Grade Science Units of Study

Unit 1- Lab Safety and Science Notebooks Unit 2- Weather Data and Tools We chart and graph the weather for a week during each season. Unit 3- Classifying Matter Unit 4- Changes from Heat Unit 5- Physical Properties and Building with Matter Unit 6- Effects of Energy Investigate the effects on an object by increasing or decreasing amounts of light, heat and sound energy

Unit 7- Patterns of Movement Unit 8- Weather Observations- Fall Unit 10- Magnets A lot of fun experiments! Unit 11- Weather and Seasons- Winter Unit 12- Patterns of Objects in the Sky We will observe, describe and record patterns of objects in the sky Unit 13- Basic Needs of Plants and Animals Unit 14- Animal Characteristics Research project on animal of choice

Unit 15- Plant Characteristics Unit 16- Food Chains Plant seeds, garden and plant investigations Unit 16- Food Chains We will study food chains within a garden, park, beach, lake and wooded area. Unit 17- Environmental Effects Unit 18- Insect Life Cycles We research the entire life cycle of lady bugs! They will start out as a larvae and grow in our classrooms. Unit 19- Weather Observations- Spring Unit 20- Weather and Water Cycle

Unit 21- Sources of Water Unit 23- Resources Unit 24- Rocks Freshwater and saltwater Unit 23- Resources Unit 24- Rocks Physical properties of rocks! This is a very exciting unit for the kids.