Portsmouth City School District Lesson Plan Checklist

Second Grade Science Academic Content Standards Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Earth and Space Sciences Life Sciences Physical Sciences Benchmarks Benchmarks Benchmarks

A. Observe constant and changing A. Discover that there are living A. Discover that many objects are made of patterns of objects in the day and night things, non-living things and pretend parts that have different characteristics. sky. things, and describe the basic needs of Describe theses characteristics and living things (organisms). recognize ways an object may change. B. Explain that living things cause changes on Earth. B. Explain how organisms function B. Recognize that light, sound and objects and interact with their physical move in different ways. C. Observe, describe and measure environment. changes in the weather, both long term C. Recognize sources of energy and their and short term. C. Describe similarities and uses. differences that exist among D. Describe what resources are and individuals of the same kind of plants recognize some are limited but can be and animals. extended through recycling or decreased use.

Grade Level Indicators Grade Level Indicators Grade Level Indicators 1. Recognize that there are more stars in 1. Explain that animals, including 1. Explain how things make sound (e.g., the sky than anyone can easily count. people, need air, water, food, living rubber bands, tuning fork and strings). 2. Observe and describe how the sun, space and shelter; plants need air, water, 2. Explore and describe sounds (e.g., high, moon and stars all appear to move slowly nutrients (e.g., minerals) living space and low, soft and loud) produced by vibrating across the sky. light to survive. objects. 3. Observe and describe how the moon 2. Identify that there are many distinct 3. Explore with flashlights and shadows that appears a little different every day but environments that support different kinds light travels in a straight line until it strikes an looks nearly the same again about every of organisms. object. four weeks. 3. Explain why organisms can survive 4. Observe and describe that some weather only in environments that meet their changes occur throughout the day and needs (e.g., organisms that once lived on some changes occur in a repeating Earth have disappeared for different seasonal pattern. reasons such as natural forces or human- 5. Describe weather by measurable caused effects). quantities, such as temperature and 4. Compare similarities and differences precipitation. among individuals of the same kind of plants and animals, including people. 5. Explain that food is a basic need of plants and animals (e.g., plants need sunlight to make food and to grow, animals eat plants and/or other animals for food, food chain) and it important because it is a source of energy (e.g., energy used to play, ride bicycles, read, etc.) 6. Investigate the different structures of plants and animals that help them live in different environments (e.g., lungs, gills, leaves and roots). 7. Compare the habitats of many different kinds of Ohio plants and animals and some of the ways animals depend on plants and each other. 8. Compare the activities of Ohio’s common animals (e.g., squirrels, chipmunks, deer, butterflies, bees, ants, bats and frogs) during the different seasons by describing changes in their behaviors and body covering. 9. Compare Ohio plants during the different seasons by describing changes in their appearance.

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Second Grade Science Academic Content Standards Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6 Science and Technology Scientific Inquiry Scientific Ways of Knowing Benchmarks Benchmarks Benchmarks

A. Explain why people, when building A. Ask a testable question. A. Recognize that there are different or making something, need to determine ways to carry out scientific what it will be made of, how it will B. Design and conduct a simple investigations. Realize that affect other people and the environment. investigation to explore a question. investigations can be repeated under the same conditions with similar B. Explain that to construct something C. Gather and communicate results and may have different requires planning, communication, information from careful observations explanations. problem solving and tools. and simple investigation through a variety of methods. B. Recognize the importance of respect for all living things.

C. Recognize that diverse groups of people contribute to our understanding of the natural world. Grade Level Indicators Grade Level Indicators Grade Level Indicators 1. Explain that developing and using 1. Ask “how can I/we” questions. 1. Describe that science investigations technology involves benefits and risks. 2. Ask “how do you know” questions generally work the same way under the 2. Investigate why people make new (not “why” questions) in appropriate same conditions. products or invent new ways to meet their situations and attempt to give reasonable 2. Explain why scientists review and ask individual wants and needs. answers when others ask questions. questions about the results of other 3. Predict how building or trying 3. Explore and pursue student-generated scientists’ work. something new might affect other people “how” questions. 3. Describe ways in which using the and the environment. 4. Use appropriate safety procedures solution to a problem might affect other 4. Communicate orally, pictorially, or in when completing scientific people and the environment. written form the design process used to investigations. 4. Demonstrate that in science it is make something. 5. Use evidence to develop explanations helpful to work with a team and share of scientific investigations. (What do findings with others. you think? How do you know?) 6. Recognize that explanations are generated in response to observations, events and phenomena. 7. Use appropriate tools and simple equipment/instruments to safely gather scientific data (e.g., magnifiers, non- breakable thermometers, timers, rulers, balances and calculators and other appropriate tools). 8. Measure properties of objects using tools such as rulers, balances and thermometers. 9. Use whole numbers to order, count, identify, measure and describe things and experiences. 10. Share explanations with others to provide opportunities to ask questions, examine evidence and suggest alternative explanations.

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