Manitoba 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.
Manitoba Science, Kindergarten to Grade 8. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Cluster 2: Solids, Liquids and Gases
2-2-04 Investigate and compare properties of familiar liquids (oobleck lesson; partial).
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook
2-2-14 Explore to determine how water can be made to change from one state to another and back again.
Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?, What's inside a snowflake?)
Practice: Winter Science at Home workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook
2-2-17 Predict and test whether a variety of materials float or sink in water (lava lamp lesson; partial).
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook
Cluster 3: Position and Motion
2-3-08 Compare and describe the effects of friction on the motion of objects across different surfaces (a Grade 2 outcome revisited).
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 · Build It, Launch It workbook · Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys workbook
Cluster 4: Air and Water
2-4-03 Observe and identify evidence of moving air in indoor and outdoor environments (wind sock).
Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)
Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook
2-4-05 Use the design process to construct and test a device that shows evidence of air movement.
Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)
Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook
2-4-14 Record personal use of water, and identify ways to reduce water usage (dripping tap).
Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better
Practice: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook
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