Second & Third Grade Science Standards
(standards are taught in grade bands 2-3)
Next Generation Science Standards: Science & Engineering Practices
CURRENT LEARNING STANDARD!
Practice 3: Planning & Carrying Out Investigations
Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in 3–5 builds on K– 2 experiences and progresses to include investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions.
Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in 3–5 builds on K– 2 experiences and progresses to include investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions.
- Evaluate appropriate methods and/or tools for collecting data.
- Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
Earth and Space (ESS1)2nd Grade
2-ESS1-1: Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly. For example, events and timescales could include volcanic explosions and earthquakes, which happen quickly and erosion of rocks, which occurs slowly. 3rd Grade No ESS1 Standards in 3rd Grade |
Physical Science (PS1)2-PS1-1.Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.e.
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. 2-PS1-3.Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object. 2-PS1-4.Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot. |
Life Science (LS1)2-3 Plants have life cycles that include sprouting, growing to full size, forming fruits and flowers, shedding seeds, and dying. The details of a life cycle are different for different plants.
2-3 Animals have life cycles that include being born; developing into juveniles, adolescents, then adults; reproducing; and dying. The details of a life cycle are different for different animals. |
Science @ Home!
Please feel free to email us photos of you and your child investigating science at home, especially if it relates to our learning target! We would LOVE to honor them here!