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SECOND GRADE
SCIENCE EXPECTATIONS
 STATE
SCIENCE GOAL #11
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
AND TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN TO INVESTIGATE QUESTIONS, CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS AND SOLVE
PROBLEMS.
STANDARD 11-A
Know and apply the concepts, principles
and processes of scientific inquiry.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Describe observed science event,
√ sequencing processes or steps, OR
√ choosing/proposing causes or effects based on
observations, OR
√ using measurable and descriptive attributes
and units.
Begin guided inquiry investigations
about objects, events, and/or organisms that can be tested,
√ asking pertinent questions, OR
√ predicting conditions that can influence
change, OR
√ determining simple steps to follow to
investigate selected question(s).
Conduct guided inquiry,
√ assembling proper materials and equipment, OR
√ following appropriate procedural steps and
safety precautions.
Collect data for investigations,
√ choosing and using appropriate instruments
and units, OR
√ recording data on classroom charts, tables,
journals or on computers, OR
√ sorting or modifying pictures or drawings
that illustrate data.
Analyze results investigation,
√ organizing data on graphs or charts, OR
√ constructing reasonable and accurate
explanations from data, OR
√ applying qualitative and quantitative
terminology that describes observed data patterns.
Communicate results of individual and
group investigation,
√ matching similar data from other data
sources, OR
√ identifying reasons for differences or
discrepancies in the data, OR
√ selecting data that can be used to predict
future events or data trends, OR
√ generating questions for possible future
inquiry investigations.
STANDARD 11-B
Know and apply the concepts, principles
and processes of technological design.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Propose ideas for solutions to
technological design problem,
√ asking questions about causes and effects of
concept to model or test (e.g., how to test ‘if-then’ effects of magnets,
batteries, sound or buoyancy), OR
√ identifying criteria for measuring success of
design, OR
√ prioritizing possible solutions from given
list.
Begin a design solution,
√ choosing procedural steps for construction
and testing from teacher-generated options, OR
√ suggesting the variables for testing criteria
factors, OR
√ sketching the projected final design.
Construct the selected technological
design,
√ using the materials and tools provided, OR
√ recording anecdotal data from design process
OR
Test for design success based on
teacher-or student-generated criteria,
√ conducting multiple trials, OR
√ collecting data from tests using appropriate
measurement methods.
Communicate results of design tests,
√ presenting group results which include data
from student trials to evaluate design success in testing scientific principle,
procedures followed, suggestions for second round of design, OR
√ evaluating best design to solve technological
problem.
STATE
SCIENCE GOAL #12
UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES
AND INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH/SPACE SCIENCES.
STANDARD 12-A
Know and apply concepts that explain
how living things function, adapt and change.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to explore common and diverse structures and functions of
living things,
√ describing how plants and animals obtain
energy, OR
√ categorizing animals by structures for
food-getting and movement, OR
√ comparing how plants and animals live and
reproduce, OR
√ associating common plant products with plant
structures and functions, OR
√ comparing common and distinctive plants’ or
animals’ growth cycles, structures and functions.
STANDARD 12-B
Know and apply concepts that describe
how living things interact with each other and with their environment.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to explore the impact of plants and animals in their
changing environments,
√ identifying factors that affect animal and
plant growth and reproduction, OR
√ matching plant and animal adaptations to
changing seasons or climatic changes.
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to examine how plants and animals (including humans)
survive together in their ecosystems,
√ describing the food chains or webs in various
ecosystems, OR
√ identifying local habitats, OR
√ identifying predator/prey and parasite/host
relationships.
STANDARD 12-C
Know and apply concepts that describe
properties of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to demonstrate energy sources,
√ constructing and testing simple electrical
circuits with batteries, OR
√ demonstrating how sound is produced by
vibrating objects, OR
√ analyzing which energy sources power
different objects.
STANDARD 12-D
Know and apply concepts that describe
force and motion and the principles that explain them.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to compare and contrast common forces around us
STATE STANDARD 12-E
Know and apply concepts that describe
the features and processes of the Earth and its resources.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to demonstrate the properties of Earth’s basic materials,
√ describing different types and uses of
Earth’s rocks, soils and minerals, OR
√ identifying major sources/locations of water
on the planet, OR
√ identifying major Earth and atmospheric
features from photographs including those from satellites.
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to examine the natural processes that change Earth’s
surface,
√ modeling erosion processes in various soil
compositions, OR
√ comparing different water flow models for
weathering impact, OR
√ identifying water cycle in local weather
conditions and features.
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to examine various renewable or non-renewable resources,
√ comparing different paper, glass or plastic
composition examples, OR
√ collecting data about paper, glass or plastic
consumption at school over time, OR
√ predicting futuristic resource uses and
availabilities.
STANDARD 12-F
Know and apply concepts that explain
the composition and structure of the universe and Earth's place in it.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply scientific inquiries or
technological designs to describe the main bodies in the solar system,
√ identifying the sizes, distances, and
relationships of them, OR
√ relating Earth’s dependence on the Sun for
heat and light, OR
√ modeling the phases of the Moon, OR
√ suggesting how and why people have studied
and explained the solar system through time.
STATE
SCIENCE GOAL #13
UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS.
STANDARD 13-A
Know and apply the accepted practices
of science.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply the appropriate principles of
safety,
√ explaining the dangers of electricity to
applicable classroom and home situations, OR
√ refraining from tasting unknown substances,
OR
√ mapping pathways to leave classroom or home
in case of fire or severe weather situations, OR
√ identifying safety hazards associated with
classroom science inquiry or design investigations.
Apply scientific habits of mind,
√ proposing ways to test student-generated
predictions for science-conceptual relationships,
√ practicing how scientists generate questions
for possible studies, OR
√ relating knowledge that was gained through
careful, repeated observations by classmates, OR
√ distinguishing hypotheses from guesses.
STANDARD 13-B
Know and apply concepts that describe
the interaction between science technology and society.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS FOR "MEETING
STANDARDS"
Apply the use of appropriate scientific
technologies in inquiry and design investigations,
√ selecting appropriate technologies for
measuring and
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