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INTEGRATED SCIENCE CURRICULUM GUIDE GRADE 2
Objectives	Core Curr. Content Standards	Instructional Activities	Assessment (Cross-curricular) (Multi-cultural)	Resources	GEPA HSPA Terra Nova
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE Chapter 1 The student will be able to: ¨ Identify several ways of grouping animals.	5.6 5.7	1. Collect & classify pictures of animals. 2. Pet grouping activity. Special Education: - Model charts for activities.	Class discussion Teacher observation Teacher made/publisher test – Chapter 1	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 35 2. Appendix pp. 1a-1e
Chapter 2 ¨ Identify the part of a plant where seeds are formed.	5.1 5.6	1. Make pine cone bird feeders 2. Collect fruits &/or flowers to observe & compare where seeds are formed.	Teacher observation	1. T.G. p. 60 2. T.G. pp. 60-61
¨ Describe how seeds are scattered.	5.3 5.6 5.7	1. Take a seed hunt walk to "Chandler Now." 2. Story of Johnny Chapman, "Johnny Appleseed."	Class discussion Teacher observation	1. Appendix p. 2 T.G. p.66 2. T.G. pp. 63, 65a
¨ Describe conditions necessary for plant growth.	5.6 5.7 5.12	1. Examine a lima bean seed. 2. Grow a plant from seed. Special Education: - Time line model, computer program.	Chapter review, pp. 80-81 Teacher made or publisher test – Chapter 2	1. Appendix p. 3 2. Appendix pp. 4a-4e
UNIT I – LIFE SCIENCE Chapter 3 The student will be able to: ¨ Identify animals that lived long ago. Þ Dinosaurs. Þ How we learn about dinsoaurs. Þ How living things become extinct.	5.2 5.3	1. Explore how different shapes of teeth would be helpful in chewing plants. 2. Make fossils out of clay or plaster of paris. 3. Fossil puzzle. 4. Construct a device for carrying an egg. 5. Hypothesize about the disappearance of the dinosaur. 6. Career connection – paleontologist. Special Education: - Co-op learning, video tape on careers & topics.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 106-107 Chapter 3 test Special Education: - Accept approximations.	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 89 Appendix p. 5 2. Appendix pp. 6a, 6b 3. Appendix pp. 7a, 7b 4. T.G. p. 104 5. T.G. p. 89a 6. T.G. p. 108
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE Chapter 4 ¨ Identify matter & the states of matter.	5.2	1. Construct a chart of pictures illustrating the 3 states of matter. 2. Discover how dough is different from clay.	Class discussion Teacher observation	1. T.G. p. 125 2. T.G. p. 119
UNIT II – PHYSICAL SCIENCE Chapter 4 The student will be able to: ¨ Describe how matter changes from one form to another.	5.2 5.3 5.8	1. Use two similarly shaped objects (ice cube/charcoal briquette) to illustrate changes in state. 2. Change water to steam & back to water. Change liquids to solids. 3. Make & investigate "oobleck," an unusual form of matter. 4. Make a clay bowl – Native American connection.	Teacher observation	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. Appendix p. 8 2. Appendix pp. 9-11 3. Appendix pp. 12a-12e 4. T.G. p. 119
¨ Measure matter.	5.5 5.8	1. Use a variety of measuring tools to determine length, volume & mass.	Chapter review, pp. 136-137 Publisher’s test chapter 4 or teacher made test	1. T.G. pp. 130-134
Chapter 5 ¨ Identify forms of energy & describe uses of each. Þ Light energy. Þ Heat energy. Þ Sound energy.	5.9	1. Make silhouettes of students. 2. Discover shadows – changes in size & shape. 3. Explore how color affects absorption of light. 4. Discover what things light can pass through. 5. Discover what color best collects solar heat. Special Education: - Charts to reinforce co-op learning, tape record results; computer/word processing.	Class discussion Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 164-165 Publisher’s test chapter 5 or teacher made test	1. Appendix p. 13 2. Appendix pp. 14-15 3. Appendix p. 16 4. T.G. p. 153 5. T.G. p. 153a (Idea Bank)
UNIT II – PHYSCIAL SCIENCE Chapter 5 The student will be able to: ¨ Identify forms of energy & describe uses of each. Þ Light energy. Þ Heat energy. Þ Sound energy. (Continued.)	5.9	6. Discover that molecules move faster in materials that are heated. 7. Discover that different materials make different sounds. 8. Observe how sound energy moves. 9. Recognize properties that change sounds. 10. Science in Literature – Balloonist, Carlotta Meyers. Special Education: - Charts to reinforce co-op learning, tape record results, computer/word processor.	Class discussion Teacher observation Chapter review, pp. 164-165 Publisher’s test chapter 5 or teacher made test	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 6. Appendix p. 17 7. Appendix p. 18 8. Appendix p. 19 9. T.G. p. 162 10. T.G. pp. 168-174
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE Chapter 6 ¨ Know what the sun is like throughout the day & night.	5.11	1. Set up an approximate scale for size & distance in comparing the sun to the earth. 2. Explore together to discover what causes day & night by using a globe & a light source. 3. Use a shadow stick to observe the apparent motion of the sun during the day. 4. Lesson "Connection Myths to Science."	Publisher’s test chapter 6 or teacher made test	1. Appendix p. 20 2. T.G. p. 185 3. Appendix pp. 21a-21c 4. T.G. p. 184
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE Chapter 7 The student will be able to: ¨ Know where air & water are found & how they are used.	5.3	1. Activity to collect air in balloons, paper bags, the mouth, etc., to center attention on where air can be found. 2. Explore to find what objects have air inside them. 3. Explore to find out how water gets into the air. 4. Construct a pinwheel to show its movement is caused by wind as well as by a steady stream of water. Special Education: - Co-op groups, tape record results & stories, video tape experiments to replay.	Class discussion	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 195a (Idea Bank), Appendix p. 22-23 2. T.G. p. 199 Appendix p. 24 3. T.G. p. 203 4. T.G. p. 210 (teacher option)
¨ Be aware of ways air & water can be kept clean.	5.12	1. Demonstrate what happens when a bird’s feathers become soaked with oil, & how it can be subsequently cleaned. 2. Activity to filter various materials out of water.	Chapter review, pp. 242-243 Publisher’s test chapter 7 or teacher made test	1. T.G. p. 213 (ext.) 2. T.G. p. 216
UNIT III – EARTH SCIENCE Chapter 8 The student will be able to: ¨ Understand weather & how it affects us. Þ Temperature of air. Þ What is wind? Þ Clouds.	5.3 5.4 5.5	1. Background – Fahrenheit/Celsius thermometers. 2. Measuring temperature with a thermometer. 3. Make a wind vane. 4. Making clouds. Special Education: - Peer tutor, co-op learning, tape recording, computer, video program.	Chapter review, pp. 274-275 Publisher’s test chapter 8 or teacher made test	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 225a 2. T.G. pp. 225, 228 (reteaching) Appendix p. 25 3. Appendix p. 26 &/or T.G. p. 233 4. Appendix p. 27
CHAPTER IV – HUMAN BODY Chapter 9 ¨ Be familiar with how the body works.	5.1 5.6	1. Have students perform a simple charade & others note which body parts were used. 2. Class activity to show how the brain sends messages through the nerves. 3. Construct a model of the backbone. 4. Discover what happens to your breathing rate after exercise.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 274-275 Chapter 9 test	1. T.G. p. 255a (Idea Bank) 2. T.G. p. 258 (teacher options) 3. T.G. p. 265 4. T.G. p. 272
UNIT IV – HUMAN BODY Chapter 10 The student will be able to: ¨ Be aware of safety practices at home, when travelling and when playing.		1. Work in groups to look for possible dangers to a small child. 2. Explore how to play safely in a playground. 3. Explore how seat belts keep us safe. Special Education: - Co-op learning partners, charts to demo concept, computer/video programs.	Teacher observation Class discussion Chapter review, pp. 302-303 Chapter 10 test	Text, Science Horizons, Silver, Burdett & Ginn, 1991 1. T.G. p. 277a (Idea Bank) 2. T.G. p. 287 3. T.G. p. 293

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