Ontario 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.
Ontario Science and Technology, Grades 1–8. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Matter and Energy
C2.3 Describe properties of liquid water and solid water, and identify the conditions that cause changes from one state to the other. (water changing between solid and liquid; a Grade 2 expectation).
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
Earth and Space Systems
E1.2 Assess their personal and household uses of water, and create a plan to use water responsibly. (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
E2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the key properties of air and water. (wind sock; a Grade 2 expectation).
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?)
E2.3 Describe the stages of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. (water cycle in a bag; a Grade 2 expectation revisited).
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) · 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
E2.4 Identify the three states of water in the environment, and describe how temperature changes affect the state of water within the water cycle. (the three states of water in the water cycle).
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
More outcomes
Outcome Earth and Space Systems, Air and Water in the Environment: water in its different states and how it moves through the environment.
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (How does a cloud form?) · Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, Why does salt melt ice?, What's inside a snowflake?)
Outcome Strand C, Properties of Liquids and Solids: investigate how liquids and solids behave and how they interact when mixed.
Lessons: Kitchen Chemistry for Families (Why do the blobs in a lava lamp go up and down?, Is oobleck a solid or a liquid?)
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