What does a student learn in StateConnecticut,GradeGrade 2,SubjectScience?

Students come up with questions about the world around them that can be tested with an experiment, and figure out what problem needs solving before trying to build or fix something.

Students draw or build simple models to show how something works, like a diagram of a water cycle or a sketch of a bridge design. The model helps explain an idea that's hard to see just by looking.

Students come up with a question, plan a simple test, and collect information to find out if their idea holds up.

Students look at data from an experiment and explain what it shows. They spot patterns, like which condition made a plant grow taller or which material kept ice frozen longer.

Students use counting, measuring, or simple math to help explain what they observe in science. For example, they might count how many times something happens or measure how far an object moves.

Students take what they observed or tested and use it to explain why something happened. The explanation has to connect back to real evidence, not just a guess.

Students look at two different explanations or solutions, then use what they observed or tested to argue which one works better.

Students read simple science books or charts, decide if the information makes sense, and share what they learned by writing or talking about it.

Students explore what everyday objects are made of and why materials look, feel, or behave the way they do. They learn that tiny building blocks too small to see determine whether something is hard or soft, heavy or light.

Students push, pull, and observe how objects start moving, stop, or stay still. They learn why heavier objects are harder to move and what happens when two objects hit each other.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday forms like light, heat, and sound, and how it can move from one object to another. A hot pan warming your hand or a lamp lighting a room are the kinds of examples students work with.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling through air or light bouncing off a mirror. They also look at how waves carry information, the way a phone call or radio signal does.

Students look closely at living things to understand how their parts work. A leaf, a bone, or a root each has a job, and those parts work together so the whole organism can grow and survive.

Students explore how plants, animals, and other living things in a place depend on each other for food and survival. They look at how energy moves from the sun to plants to animals, and how matter gets reused across the community.

Students look at how parents pass traits like eye color or height to their offspring, and notice that siblings can look similar but not identical.

Students look at how living things are alike and how they differ, then explore why those differences matter for survival. It's the building block for understanding why life on Earth looks the way it does.

Students learn where Earth sits in the solar system and how the sun, moon, and planets follow predictable patterns as they move. They also look at how Earth itself has changed over a very long time.

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things work together on Earth. They investigate what happens when one of those parts changes and how the others respond.

Students look at how things people do (like building roads or cutting down trees) change the land, water, or air. They also explore how natural events like floods, earthquakes, or storms affect where and how people live.

Students look at a real problem, sketch out a few ways to fix it, build or test their best idea, and then adjust it based on what they learn.

Students explore how inventions shape daily life and how everyday problems push engineers to build new tools. A new technology can change how people live, and the needs of a community can change what gets invented.