Tennessee 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.
Tennessee Academic Standards for Science (2022). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Earth and Space Sciences
2.ESS2.4 Use information obtained from reliable sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds, and may 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
Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science
2.ETS1.3 Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
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
Physical Sciences
2.PS2.2 Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate how pushing and/or pulling an object affects the motion of the object within a system.
Lessons: Build It, Launch It (How does a rocket push itself into space?) (partly)
Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook
2.PS4.1 Plan and conduct investigations to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between vibrating materials and sound.
Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)
Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes
2.PS4.2 Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can a string carry your voice?)
Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook
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