Grade 2 - Science

Science

Matter: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Energy: Understandings of the physical world are deepened by investigating matter and energy.

Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Computer Science: Problem solving and scientific inquiry are developed through the knowledgeable application of creativity, design, and computational thinking.

Scientific Methods: Investigation of the physical world is enhanced through the use of scientific methods that attempt to remove human biases and increase objectivity.

How can the suitability of materials be determined for specific purposes?

Where do light and sound come from, and how do they move?

How can Earth’s components and relationship to the Sun be understood?

How do plants and animals live and grow?

How can creativity support design?

Students engage in and describe investigation.

Students investigate properties of materials and relate them to a purpose.

Students investigate the behaviours of light and sound.

Students investigate Earth, its landforms, its bodies of water, and its relationship to the Sun.

Students investigate the growth and development of plants and animals and consider their relationship to humans.

Students apply creativity when designing instructions to achieve a desired outcome.

Students examine investigation and explain how it is influenced by purpose.