South Dakota Grade 2 science standards

2.ESS2.3 Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid, liquid, or gas.

Lessons: Winter Science at Home (Can you make frost in a can?, What's inside a snowflake?) (partly)

Practice: Winter Science at Home workbook

2.LS2.2 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?)

Practice: Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers workbook

2.LS4.1 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

2.PS1.1 Plan and carry out 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

2.PS1.2 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

2.PS1.4 Construct an evidenced-based argument using reasoning and 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