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§112.13.Science, Grade 2, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.

Science, Grade 2, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.

(b). Knowledge and skills.

(1). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures. The student is expected to:

(A). identify, describe, and demonstrate safe practices as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles or chemical splash goggles, as appropriate, washing hands, and

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

(B). identify and demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of natural resources and materials such as conserving water and reuse or recycling of paper, plastic, and metal

Flip Charts Our Earth Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Reduce/Reuse/Recycle

Vocabulary Terms Natural resources

Vocabulary Terms Taking Care of Earth

Vocabulary Terms Using and saving natural resources

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Natural resources

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Taking Care of Earth

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Using and saving natural resources

(10). Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to:

(A). observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics and behaviors of animals help them meet their basic needs

Vocabulary Terms All about animals

Vocabulary Terms Animal groups

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide All about animals

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Animal groups

(B). observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics of plants help them meet their basic needs such as stems carry water throughout the plant

Flip Charts All About Plants

Flip Charts All About Plants Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Grouping of Plants

Flip Charts How Do Plants Grow?

Flip Charts Main Parts of Plants

Flip Charts Parts of a Seed

Flip Charts Parts of Plants

Flip Charts Plant Parts We Eat

Flip Charts Science Grade 2

Flip Charts Science Grade 3

Vocabulary Terms All about plants

Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?

Vocabulary Terms Main Parts of Plants

Vocabulary Terms Plants

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide All about plants

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants grow?

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Parts of Plants

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plants

(C). investigate and record some of the unique stages that insects such as grasshoppers and butterflies undergo during their life cycle

Flip Charts All About Animals Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Butterfly Life Cycle

Flip Charts How Living Things Grow & Change

Flip Charts Life Cycles

Flip Charts Science Grade 1

Flip Charts Science Grade 2

Vocabulary Terms How animals grow and change and live

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How animals grow and change and live

(2). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student develops abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in classroom and outdoor investigations. The student is expected to:

(C). collect data from observations using scientific tools

Flip Charts Exploring Matter Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Laboratory Tools

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Vocabulary Terms What is science?

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide What is science?

(3). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows that information and critical thinking, scientific problem solving, and the contributions of scientists are used in making decisions. The student is expected to:

(B). make predictions based on observable patterns

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

(C). identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do

Vocabulary Terms Fossils and dinosaurs

Vocabulary Terms What is science?

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Fossils and dinosaurs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide What is science?

(4). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the natural world. The student is expected to:

(A). collect, record, and compare information using tools, including computers, hand lenses, rulers, plastic beakers, magnets, collecting nets, notebooks, and safety goggles or chemical splash goggles, as appropriate; timing devices; weather instruments such a

Flip Charts Exploring Matter Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Laboratory Tools

Flip Charts Science Grade 1

Flip Charts Weather

Flip Charts Weather & Sky Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Weather Tools

Vocabulary Terms Earth's weather and seasons

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Vocabulary Terms Weather

Vocabulary Terms What is science?

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's weather and seasons

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide What is science?

(B). measure and compare organisms and objects

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry

(5). Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has physical properties and those properties determine how it is described, classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to:

(A). classify matter by physical properties, including relative temperature, texture, flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid

Flip Charts How heavy?

Flip Charts Pushing, Moving & Pulling Early Childhood Science

Vocabulary Terms Describe and measure matter

Vocabulary Terms Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Describe and measure matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry

(B). compare changes in materials caused by heating and cooling

Flip Charts Exploring Matter Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Water & Ice

Vocabulary Terms Comparing matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Comparing matter

(C). demonstrate that things can be done to materials such as cutting, folding, sanding, and melting to change their physical properties

Flip Charts Exploring Matter Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Water & Ice

Vocabulary Terms Changes in matter

Vocabulary Terms Comparing matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes in matter

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Comparing matter

(6). Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that forces cause change and energy exists in many forms. The student is expected to:

(B). observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life

Vocabulary Terms Magnets

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Magnets

(C). trace and compare patterns of movement of objects such as sliding, rolling, and spinning over time

Flip Charts How Things Move

Flip Charts Pushing, Moving & Pulling Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Ups & Downs

(7). Earth and space. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials. The student is expected to:

(A). observe, describe, and compare rocks by size, texture, and color

Vocabulary Terms Rocks, Minerals, and soil

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Rocks, Minerals, and soil

(B). identify and compare the properties of natural sources of freshwater and saltwater

Flip Charts Land, Water & Air

Flip Charts Our Earth Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts Science Grade 1

Flip Charts Water, Water Everywhere

Vocabulary Terms Changes on earth

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Changes on earth

(C). distinguish between natural and manmade resources

Flip Charts Earth’s Resources

Flip Charts Our Earth Early Childhood Science

Vocabulary Terms Using and saving natural resources

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Using and saving natural resources

(8). Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to:

(A). measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and cloud coverage, in order to identify patterns in the data

Flip Charts Science Grade 1

Flip Charts Weather

Vocabulary Terms Earth's weather and seasons

Vocabulary Terms Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's weather and seasons

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather

(C). observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon

Flip Charts Day & Night

Flip Charts Look at the Clouds

Flip Charts Moon & Stars

Flip Charts Moon, Stars & Planets

Flip Charts Science Grade 1

Flip Charts Science Grade 2

Flip Charts Things in the Sky

Flip Charts Weather

Flip Charts Weather & Sky Early Childhood Science

Vocabulary Terms Earth in space

Vocabulary Terms Earth's weather and seasons

Vocabulary Terms Moon, star and planets

Vocabulary Terms Weather

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth in space

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's weather and seasons

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Moon, star and planets

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather

(9). Organisms and environments. The student knows that living organisms have basic needs that must be met for them to survive within their environment. The student is expected to:

(A). identify the basic needs of plants and animals

Flip Charts All About Animals

Flip Charts All About Animals Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts All About Plants Early Childhood Science

Flip Charts How Do Plants Grow?

Flip Charts Science Grade 2

Flip Charts Science Grade 3

Flip Charts What Animals Need

Flip Charts What Plants Need

Vocabulary Terms Animals

Vocabulary Terms How do plants and animals live together?

Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?