British Columbia 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.
BC Science K–9 (redesigned curriculum). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Big idea
Outcome Forces influence the motion of an object (pushes, pulls and what starts and stops the egg, plane and rocket).
Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?, How does a rocket push itself into space?)
Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook · Pushes, Pulls and Magnets workbook · Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook
Big idea and content
Outcome Water is essential to all living things and it cycles through the environment: the water cycle (cloud in a jar).
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?)
Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook
Outcome Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes: physical ways and chemical ways of changing materials.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook
Outcome Forces influence the motion of an object; types of forces, including friction and magnetism (adjacent grade).
Lessons: Pushes, Pulls and Magnets (Why does a ball stop rolling?, Can a magnet work through a table?, How far will a paper clip jump?)
Practice: Pushes, Pulls and Magnets workbook
Content
Outcome The water cycle (frost and condensation lessons).
Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?, What's inside a snowflake?)
Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook
Outcome The water cycle (water cycle in a bag).
Lessons: Our Living Planet (Can a jar keep itself alive?, Where does rain come from?)
Practice: Our Living Planet workbook · The Water Cycle, Start to Finish workbook · Weather Detectives workbook
More outcomes
Outcome Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families (What makes a volcano erupt?, How do spies write secret messages?)
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