Science Curriculum

2nd Grade

Course Purpose:

 Second Grade students will develop and use models to explain similarities and differences among processes and objects.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.2.3 Students will determine what plants need to grow and survive and characterize how animals aid in plant reproduction (seed dispersal and pollination) and develop a model that mimics this process. Students will observe how living things compare to diversity in habitats.

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  SC.2.3.1 Identify the characteristics of plants.  
  SC.2.3.2 Use investigative evidence to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow. 2-LS2-1
  SC.2.3.3 Develop a model, which includes animals, to mimic the process of seed dispersal and pollination. 2-LS2-2
  SC.2.3.4 Compare the diversity of plant and animal life in different habitats through observations. 2-LS4-1

Academic Vocabulary: Determine, characterize, model, investigate, compare, observation

Content Vocabulary: Plants, grow, survive, plant reproduction, seed dispersal, pollination, sunlight, water, seed, habitat, diversity