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Typical Course of Study

2nd Grade Science

By Beverly Hernandez, About.com

Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
  • Useful and harmful animals
  • Life cycle
  • Birds and insects in winter
  • Animal babies
  • Animal defense of themselves and their young
  • Plant and animal food
  • Dinosaurs and other extinct animals
  • Food chain
  • Plant reproduction and growth
  • Habitats and homes
  • Weather and its effects on earth
  • Effects of the seasons on the lives of people, animals, and plants
  • Climate
  • Water cycle
  • Air and atmosphere
  • Magnets and forces
  • Gravity
  • Earth and sky
  • Sun, moon, planets
  • Simple constellations
  • Exploring space
  • Scientific method and scientific inquiry
2nd Grade Course of Study

Used by permission of World Book

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