Alberta Grade 2 science curriculum
The Grade 2 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Alberta Science Kindergarten to Grade 6. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Materials
SCI2-OI1-GQ1-LO1-KO5-U The purpose of an object influences the choice of materials used to produce it (choosing materials by how much light they let through).
Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)
Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Bouncing Light: Mirrors, Water and Colour workbook · Grade 4 Light and Colour
Light and sound
SCI2-OI2-GQ1-LO1-KO1-U Behaviours of sound affect its characteristics (vibration, pitch, string telephone).
Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)
Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes
SCI2-OI2-GQ1-LO1-KO2-U Behaviours of light affect its path (shadows form where light is blocked; light through different materials).
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) · Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)
Practice: Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Light and Shadows workbook · Bouncing Light: Mirrors, Water and Colour workbook · Grade 4 Light and Colour
Earth and Sun
SCI2-OI3-GQ1-LO1-KO4-U Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates (shadow length across the day; partial).
Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)
Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Stars and the Night Sky workbook
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