Rockingham County Public Schools

Second Grade Science Benchmarks

A Guide for Parent Involvement

1st Nine Weeks

 

Conduct scientific investigations; 2.1

á       Make observations

á       Make repeated observations to ensure accuracy

á       Classify items with multiple attributes

á       Use bar/picture graphs

á       Use Metric and English units when making measurements (length, mass, volume, temperature)

á       Differentiate between observations and opinions

á       Note unusual or unexpected data

á       Draw conclusions

á       Construct physical models

á       Identify conditions which cause change

 

Life cycles of plants and animals; 2.4

á       Identify stages butterfly life cycle

á       Changes in flowering plants from flower to fruit

 

Living things are part of a system; 2.5

á       Living organisms are part of their living and nonliving surroundings

á       Changing habitats

 

Weather; 2.6

á       Temperature

á       Wind

á       Precipitation

á       Drought/Flood

á       Storms

á       Importance of recording data and measuring devices

 

Earth patterns of weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings; 2.7

á       Migration

á       Camouflage

á       Adaptation

á       Dormancy

á       Weathering

á       Erosion

 

Plants; 2.8

á       Plant products (fiber, cotton, spices, lumber, medicine, etc.)

á       Plant products affect development of a geographic area

á       Plants are resources for animals (homes and food source)

á       Prevent soil erosion

 

 

 

 

2nd Nine Weeks

 

Conduct scientific investigations; 2.1

á       Make observations

á       Make repeated observations to ensure accuracy

á       Classify items with multiple attributes

á       Use bar/picture graphs

á       Use Metric and English units when making measurements (length, mass, volume, temperature)

á       Differentiate between observations and opinions

á       Note unusual or unexpected data

á       Draw conclusions

á       Construct physical models

á       Identify conditions which cause change

 

Characteristics of natural & artificial magnets; 2.2

á       Magnetism

á       Metals

á       Magnetic/Non-magnetic

á       North and South poles

á       Attract/Repel

á       Magnetic compass

 

States of Matter; 2.3

á       Solid, liquid, gas

á       Mass, Volume

á       Changing states of matter (condensation, evaporation, melting, freezing)

 

Weather; 2.6

á       Temperature

á       Wind

á       Precipitation

á       Drought/Flood

á       Storms

á       Importance of recording data and measuring devices

 

Earth patterns of weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings; 2.7

á       Hibernation

á       Camouflage

á       Adaptation

á       Dormancy

á       Weathering

á       Erosion

 

Plants; 2.8

á       Plant products (fiber, cotton, spices, lumber, medicine, etc.)

á       Plant products affect development of a geographic area

á       Plants are resources for animals (homes and food source)

á       Prevent soil erosion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Nine Weeks

 

Conduct scientific investigations; 2.1

á       Make observations

á       Make repeated observations to ensure accuracy

á       Classify items with multiple attributes

á       Use bar/picture graphs

á       Use Metric and English units when making measurements (length, mass, volume, temperature)

á       Differentiate between observations and opinions

á       Note unusual or unexpected data

á       Draw conclusions

á       Construct physical models

á       Identify conditions which cause change

 

Characteristics of natural & artificial magnets; 2.2

á       Magnetism

á       Metals

á       Magnetic/Non-magnetic

á       North and South poles

á       Attract/Repel

á       Magnetic compass

 

States of Matter; 2.3

á       Solid, liquid, gas

á       Mass, Volume

á       Changing states of matter (condensation, evaporation, melting, freezing)

 

Living things are part of a system; 2.5

á       Living organisms are part of their living and nonliving surroundings

á       Changing habitats

 

Weather; 2.6

á       Temperature

á       Wind

á       Precipitation

á       Drought/Flood

á       Storms

á       Importance of recording data and measuring devices

 

Earth patterns of weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings; 2.7

á       Hibernation

á       Camouflage

á       Adaptation

á       Dormancy

 

Plants; 2.8

á       Plant products (fiber, cotton, spices, lumber, medicine, etc.)

á       Plant products affect development of a geographic area 

á       Plants are resources for animals (homes and food source)

á       Prevent soil erosion

á       Review for SOL tests

 

4th Nine Weeks

 

Conduct scientific investigations; 2.1

á       Make observations

á       Make repeated observations to ensure accuracy

á       Classify items with multiple attributes

á       Use bar/picture graphs

á       Use Metric and English units when making measurements (length, mass, volume, temperature)

á       Differentiate between observations and opinions

á       Note unusual or unexpected data

á       Draw conclusions

á       Construct physical models

á       Identify conditions which cause change

 

States of Matter; 2.3

á       Solid, liquid, gas

á       Mass, Volume

á       Changing states of matter (condensation, evaporation, melting, freezing)

 

Life cycles of plants and animals; 2.4

á       Identify stages of frog life cycle

á       Changes in flowering plants from flower to fruit

 

Living things are part of a system; 2.5

á       Living organisms are part of their living and nonliving surroundings

á       Changing habitats

 

Earth patterns of weather and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings; 2.7

á       Adaptation

á       Weathering

á       Erosion

 

Plants; 2.8

á       Plant products (fiber, cotton, spices, lumber, medicine, etc.)

á       Plant products affect development of a geographic area 

á       Plants are resources for animals (homes and food source)

á       Prevent soil erosion

 

 

 

**  The numbers throughout the Benchmarks refer to the Virginia Science Standards of Learning objectives.  For example, Ò2.4Ó refers to Second Grade SOL objective number Ò4Ó.