2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

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1 Cycle
Unit

43Days
Aug. 22 Oct. 21, 2016
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TexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills/StudentExpectations(TEKS/SEs)Thestudentwill:
5
45 min
lessons
Suggeste
d Pacing

Unit 1: Scientists and Safety

In this unit, students explore what scientists do
and identify safe practices in science.

Part 1
Aug. 2224
Part 2

Part 1: Scientists (3 Lessons)

SCI.2.3C Identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do.
Part 2: Science Safety (2 Lessons)
SCI.2.1A Identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during
classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using
materials appropriately.
SCI.2.1B Describe the importance of safe practices.

Aug. 2526

Unit 2: Properties of Solids and Liquids

In this unit students classify solid and liquid matter
by their physical properties.

7
45 min
lessons
Suggeste
d Pacing
Aug. 29
Sept. 7

Unit 2: Properties of Solids and Liquids (7 Lessons)

SCI.2.5A Classify matter by physical properties, including shape, relative mass, relative temperature,
texture, flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid.

Labor
Day
Sept. 5

Part 1: Length of Objects (3 Lessons)

14
45 min
lessons
Unit 3: Measuring Properties and Changes in
Matter
In this unit, students make observations and
collect data using science tools to understand that
physical properties of an object can be measured
and may be changed.

SCI.2.2C Collect data from observations using simple equipment such as hand lenses, primary balances,
thermometers, and non-standard measurement tools.
SCI.2.2D Record and organize data using pictures, numbers, and words. SCI.2.4B Measure and compare
organisms and objects using non-standard

Suggeste
d Pacing

units that approximate metric units.

Part 1

Part 2: Mass of Objects (3 Lessons)

SCI.2.4A Collect, record, and compare information using tools, including

Sept. 812
Part 2
Sept. 1315

computers ,hand lenses, rulers , primary balances, plastic beakers, magnets, collecting nets, notebooks,
and safety goggles; timing devices, including clocks and stopwatches; weather instruments such as
thermometers , wind vanes, and rain gauges; and materials to support observations of habitats of
organisms such as terrariums and aquariums.
SCI.2.4B Measure and compare organisms and objects using non-standard units that approximate metric
units.
SCI.2.5A Classify matter by physical properties, including shape, relative mass, relative temperature,
texture, flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid.

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

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Unit

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Aug. 22 Oct. 21, 2016
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Unit 3: Measuring Properties and

Changes in Matter

Part 3

Part 3: Volume of Objects (3 Lessons)

SCI.2.4A Collect, record, and compare information using tools, including

Sept. 16-20
In this unit, students make
observations and collect data
using science tools to understand
that physical properties of an
object can be measured and may
be changed.

Part 4
Sept. 22-26
Early
Dismissal
Sept. 21
Part 5
Sept. 27-Sept.
28
Sept. 29
Oct. 3 Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach
CFA 1

Suggested
Window
Sept. 29
Oct. 3

See Outline
for

TEKS Details

computers ,hand lenses, rulers , primary balances, plastic beakers, magnets, collecting nets, notebooks, and safety
goggles; timing devices, including clocks andstopwatches;weatherinstrumentssuchasthermometers,windvanes, and
raingauges;andmaterialstosupportobservationsofhabitatsoforganisms such as terrariums and aquariums.
SCI.2.4B Measure and compare organisms and objects using non-standard units that approximate metric units.
Part 4: Temperature (3 Lessons)
SCI.2.4A Collect, record, and compare information using tools, including
computers ,hand lenses, rulers , primary balances, plastic beakers, magnets, collecting nets, notebooks, and safety
goggles; timing devices, including clocks andstopwatches;weatherinstrumentssuchasthermometers,windvanes, and
raingauges;andmaterialstosupportobservationsofhabitatsoforganisms such as terrariums and aquariums.
SCI.2.5A Classify matter by physical properties, including shape, relative mass, relative temperature, texture,
flexibility, and whether material is a solid or liquid.
Part 5: Physical Change (2 Lessons)
SCI.2.2B Plan and conduct descriptive investigations such as how
organisms grow.
SCI.2.2E Communicate observations and justify explanations using student- generated data from simple descriptive
investigations.
SCI.2.5C Demonstrate that things can be done to materials to change their physical properties such as cutting,
folding, sanding, and melting.

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Unit 4:
Effects of Light, Heat, and Sound Energy
In this unit, students conduct simple experiments to
determine what may occur when the amounts of
sound, heat, and light are increased or decreased.

Part 1: Heat Energy (3 Lessons)

45 min
lessons

SCI.2.2F Compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world.
SCI.2.5B Compare changes in materials caused by heating and cooling. SCI.2.6A Investigate the
effects on an object by increasing or decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy such as how
the color of an object appears different in dimmer light or how heat melts butter.

Suggested
Pacing
Part 1
Oct. 4-6
Part 2
Oct. 13-17
Part 3
Oct. 18-20
Oct. 11
Early
Dismissal
Oct. 12 Fall
Holiday
Oct 7-11,21

Part 2: Light Energy (3 Lessons)

SCI.2.6A Investigate the effects on an object by increasing or decreasing amounts of light, heat, and
sound energy such as how the color of an object appears different in dimmer light or how heat melts
butter.
Part 3: Sound Energy (3 Lessons)
SCI.2.6A Investigate the effects on an object by increasing or decreasing amounts of light, heat, and
sound energy such as how the color of an object appears different in dimmer light or how heat melts
butter.

Extend,
Review
Assess
Reteach

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

nd

2 Cycle
Unit

37Days

CurriculumScopeandSequence201617

Oct. 24 Dec. 16, 2016

#ofLessons

TexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills/StudentExpectations(TEKS/SEs)Thestudentwill:

5
Unit 5:
Parts Working Together
In this unit, students investigate the idea that
individual parts must be combined in order to have a
functioning system.

45 min lessons
Suggested Pacing
Oct. 24- 28

Unit 6:
Force and Motion
In this unit, students conduct investigations to
discover that force causes change in an objects
position through movement.

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Unit 5: Parts Working Together (5 Lessons)

SCI.2.3B Make predictions based on observable patterns.
SCI.2.5D Combine materials that when put together can do things that they cannot do by
themselves such as building a tower or a bridge and justify the selection of those materials
based on their physical properties.

Part 1: Patterns of Movement (3 Lessons)

SCI.2.6D Compare patterns of movement of objects such as sliding, rolling, and spinning.

45 min lessons
Suggested Pacing
Part 1
Oct. 31- Nov. 2
Part 2

Part 2: Force, Motion, and Position (4 Lessons)

SCI.2.6C Trace the changes in the position of an object over time such as a cup rolling on the
floor and a car rolling down a ramp.
Part 3: Magnets (4 Lessons)
SCI.2.6B Observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life.

Nov. 3-8
Part 3
Nov. 9-14
Early Dismissal
Nov. 16
Nov. 15-22 Extend
Review Assess
Reteach
Thanksgiving
Holiday Nov. 23-25

CFA 2 Suggested
Window

Nov. 15-17

See Outline for

TEKS Details

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

Unit 7:
13
Natural Resources
In this unit, students observe and describe the properties of
natural resources and understand that some resources are

Part 1: Properties of Natural Resources (8 Lessons)

SCI.2.7A Observe and describe rocks by size, texture, and color.
SCI.2.7B Identify and compare the properties of natural sources of freshwater and

45 min lessons
Suggested Pacing
saltwater.

Part 1

SCI.2.7C Distinguish between natural and manmade resources.

Nov. 28- Dec. 7

Part 2: Conservation (5 Lessons)

Part 2

manmade.

SCI.2.1C 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.

Dec. 8-14
Dec. 15-16 Extend
Review Assess
Reteach

SCI.2.3C Identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do.

Winter Break Dec. 19

Jan 2

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Jan. 4 Mar. 10, 2017

#ofLessons

Unit 8:
Water Cycle
In this unit, students explore the processes in the
water cycle.

TexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills/StudentExpectations(TEKS/SEs)Thestudentwill:
12
45 min lessons
Suggested
Pacing
Jan. 4 20

Unit 8: Water Cycle (12 Lessons)

SCI.2.8C Explore the processes in the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation, and
precipitation, as connected to weather conditions.

MLK Jr. Day

Jan. 16

Unit 9:
Patterns of Change
In this unit, students observe and record weather
conditions, seasonal changes, and patterns of objects
in the sky.

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Part 1: Weather and Seasons (10 Lessons)

SCI.2.8A Measure, record, and graph weather information, including

45 min lessons
Suggested
Pacing
Part 1
Jan. 23-Feb. 6
Part 2

temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and cloud coverage, in order to identify patterns in
the data.
SCI.2.8B Identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in
clothing, activities, and transportation.
Part 2: Objects in the Sky (5 Lessons)
SCI.2.3C Identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do. SCI.2.8D Observe,
describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon.

Feb. 7-13
Early Dismissal
Jan. 25
Jan. 25,
Feb.14-17
Extend
Review Assess
Reteach
CFA 3

Suggested Window
Feb. 15-17

See Outline for

TEKS Details

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

rd

3 Cycle
Unit

47Days

CurriculumScopeandSequence201617

Jan. 4 Mar. 10, 2017

#ofLessons

TexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills/StudentExpectations(TEKS/SEs)Thestudentwill:
12
45 min
lessons
Suggested
Pacing

Unit 10: Physical Characteristics and Needs of Plants

In this unit, students observe, record, and compare how the
physical characterist ics of plants help them meet their basic
needs.

Feb. 20March 8
Feb. 22, Mar.
9-10 Extend
Review
Assess
Reteach
Early
Dismissal Feb.
22
Spring Break
Mar. 13-17

Unit 10: Physical Characteristics and Needs of Plants (12 Lessons) SCI.2.9A Identify the
basic needs of plants and animals.
SCI.2.10B Observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics of plants help
them meet their basic needs such as stems carry water throughout the plant.

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

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Mar. 20 May 25, 2017
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Unit 11: Physical Characteristics, Needs, and Behaviors of Animals
Unit 11: Physical Characteristics, Needs, and Behaviors of Animals

45 min
lessons

In this unit, students investigate how the physical characteristics and behaviors of
animals help them meet their basic needs.

Suggested
Pacing
March 20
31

(10 Lessons)
SCI.2.9A Identify the basic needs of plants and animals.
SCI.2.10A Observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics
and behaviors of animals help them meet their basic needs such as fins
help fish move and balance in the water.

Unit 12:
Life Cycle of an Insect
In this unit, students investigate the life cycles of insects.

45 min
lessons
Suggested
Pacing

Unit 12: Life Cycle of an Insect (8 Lessons)

SCI.2.10C Investigate and record some of the unique stages that insects
undergo during their life cycle.

April 3-12

Unit 13: Interdependency In this unit, students investigate how organisms depend
on other living organisms and nonliving objects and their environment. Students
also identify environmental factors that affect organisms growth and behavior.

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Part 1: Food Chains (6 Lessons)

45 min
lessons

SCI.2.3A Identify and explain a problem in his/her own words and propose
a task and solution for the problem such as lack of water in a habitat.
SCI.2.9C Compare and give examples of the ways living organisms
depend on

Suggested
Pacing

Part 1
April 1321

each other and on their environments such as food chains within a

garden, park, beach, lake, and wooded area.

Spring
Holiday
April 14

2016-2017 Scope and Sequence Science Grade 2

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CurriculumScopeandSequence201617

Mar. 20 May 25, 2017

#ofLessons

TexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills/StudentExpectations(TEKS/SEs)Thestudentwill:

Unit 13: Interdependency In this unit, students investigate

how organisms depend on other living organisms and
nonliving objects and their environment.

Part 2

Students also identify environmental factors that affect

organisms growth and behavior.

May. 1-5 Extend

Review Assess
Reteach

Part 2: Environmental Effects (5 Lessons)

SCI.2.3C Identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do.

Apr. 24-28

CFA 4 Suggested
Window
May 2-4
See Outline for

SCI.2.9B Identify factors in the environment, including temperature and precipitation that
affect growth and behavior such as migration, hibernation, and dormancy of living things.

TEKS Details

10
45 min lessons
Suggested Pacing
Unit 14:

Unit 14: Designing Investigations (10 Lessons)

May 8-19

Designing Investigations
In this unit, students explore insect behavior.

May 22-25 Extend

Review Assess
Reteach
Last day for
students May 25

SCI.3.2A Plan and implement descriptive investigations, including asking and answering
questions, making inferences, and selecting and using equipment or technology needed to
solve a specific problem in the natural world.