Nebraska Grade 2 science standards
The Grade 2 science outcomes we teach, in the standards's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards for Science (2024). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Physical Sciences
SC.2.3.1.a Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (How do crystals grow?) (partly) · Kitchen Chemistry for Families (Is oobleck a solid or a liquid?) · Test It, Choose It: Materials (What is it made of?, Which material keeps the rain out?, Which hat keeps the sun off?)
Practice: Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook · Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook
SC.2.3.1.b Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Lessons: Test It, Choose It: Materials (Which material keeps the rain out?, Which hat keeps the sun off?)
Practice: Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook
SC.2.3.1.e Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) (partly) · Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?) (partly)
Practice: Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook
Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science
SC.2.3.1.c Analyze data from tests of two objects, designed to solve the same problem, to compare the strengths and weaknesses based on the properties.
Lessons: Test It, Choose It: Materials (Which material keeps the rain out?, Which hat keeps the sun off?) (partly) · Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can a string carry your voice?)
Practice: Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook · Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook
Life Sciences
SC.2.7.2.b Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
Lessons: Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers (How do bees help flowers?)
SC.2.7.2.c Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Lessons: Who Lives Here? (Who lives in our schoolyard?, Who can live here, and who can't?) (partly)
Practice: Who Lives Here? workbook
Earth and Space Sciences
SC.2.13.3.d Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, What's inside a snowflake?) (partly)
Practice: Winter Science at Home workbook
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