LANGUAGE ARTS

2nd Grade Standards Map

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FOUNDATIONAL
SKILLS

2.3.0.3
Knowandapplygradelevelphonicsandwordanalysisskillsindecodingwords.
a.Distinguishlongandshortvowelswhenreadingregularlyspelledonesyllablewords.
b.Knowspellingsoundcorrespondencesoradditionalcommonvowelteams.
c.Decoderegularlyspelledtwosyllablewordswithlongvowels.
d.Decodewordswithcommonprefixesandsuffixes.
e.Identifywordswithinconsistentbutcommonspellingsoundcorrespondences.
f.Recognizeandreadgradeappropriateirregularlyspelledwords,includinghighfrequencywords.

a:all
b:all
c:all
d:Statesof
Matter,Plants
e:all
f:all

a:all
b:all
c:all
d:StatesofMatter,
Plants
e:all
f:all

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LITERATURE

2.1.1.1
Askandanswersuchquestionsaswho,what,where,when,why,andhowtodemonstrate
understandingofkeydetailsinatext

Forces&Motion

2.1.2.2
Recountstories,includingfablesandfolktalesfromdiversecultures,anddeterminetheircentral
message,lesson,ormoral.

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2.1.3.3
Describehowcharactersinastoryrespondtomajoreventsandchallenges.

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2.1.4.4
Describehowwordsandphrases(e.g.,regularbeats,alliteration,rhymes,repeatedlines)supply
rhythmandmeaninginastory,poem,orsong.

Forces&Motion

2.1.5.5
Describetheoverallstructureofastory,includingdescribinghowthebeginningintroducesthestory
andtheendingconcludestheaction.

2.1.6.6
Acknowledgedifferencesinthepointsofviewofcharacters,includingbyspeakinginadifferent
voiceforeachcharacterwhenreadingdialoguealoud.

2.1.7.7
Useinformationgainedfromtheillustrationsandwordsinaprintordigitaltexttodemonstrate
understandingofitscharacters,setting,orplot.

2.1.9.9
Compareandcontrasttwoormoreversionsofthesamestory(e.g.,Cinderellastories)bydifferent
authorsorfromdifferentcultures,includingthosebyoraboutMinnesotaAmericanIndians.

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INFORMATIONAL
TEXT

2.2.1.1
Askandanswersuchquestionsaswho,what,where,when,why,andhowtodemonstrate
understandingofkeydetailsinatext

Forces&Motion
StatesofMatter
Plants

Forces&Motion

2.2.2.2
Identifythemaintopicofamultiparagraphtextaswellasthefocusofspecificparagraphs
withinthetext.

Geography
StatesofMatter
Economics

Geography
StatesofMatter
Economics

2.2.3.3
Describetheconectionbetweenaseriesofhistoricalevents,scientificideasorconcepts,
orstepsintechnicalproceduresinatext.

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2.2.4.4
Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesinatextrelevanttoagrade2topicorsubject Forces&Motion
area
Economics

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Forces&Motion
Economics
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2.2.5.5
Knowandusevarioustextfeatures(e.g.,captions,boldprint,subheadings,glossaries,
indexes,electronicmenus,icons)tolocatekeyfactsorinformationinatextefficiently.

Geography
StatesofMatter

Geography
StatesofMatter

2.2.6.6
Identifythemainpurposeofatext,includingwhattheauthorwantstoanswer,explain,or
describe..

Forces&Motion
StatesofMatter

StatesofMatter

2.2.7.7
Explainhowspecificimages(e.g.,adiagramshowinghowamachineworks)contributeto
andclarifyatext.

Forces&Motion
Geography
StatesofMatter

2.2.8.8
Describehowreasonssupportspecificpointstheauthormakesinatext.

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N/A

2.2.9.9
Compareandcontrastthemostimportantpointspresentedbytwotextsonthesametopic. GramsTrunk
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LANGUAGE

2.10.1.1
DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarandusagewhenwritingor
speaking.

a.Usecollectivenouns(e.g.,group).
b.Formandusefrequentlyoccurringirregularpluralnouns(e.g.,feet,children,teeth,mice,fish)
c.Usereflexivepronouns(e.g.,myself,ourselves)
d.Formandusethepasttenseoffrequentlyoccurringirregularverbs(e.g.,sat,hid,told).
e.Useadjectivesandadverbs,andchoosebetweenthemdependingonwhatistobemodified.
f.Produce,expand,andrearrangecompletesimpleandcompoundsentences(e.g.,Theboywatchedthe
movieThelittleboywatchedthemovieTheactionmoviewaswatchedbythelittleboy).

a:GramsTrunk
b:GramsTrunk
StatesofMatter
c:all
d:ScientificInquiry
e:StatesofMatter
f:Forces&Motion
Economics

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b:GramsTrunk

c:all
d:ScientificInquiry
e:statesofmatter
f:Economics

2.10.2.2
DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,punctuation,and
spellingwhenwriting.
a.Capitalizeholidays,productnames,andgeographicnames.
b.Usecommasingreetingsandclosingsofletters
c.Useanapostrophetoformcontractionsandfrequentlyoccurringpossessives.
d.Generalizelearnedspellingpatternswhenwritingwords(e.g.,cagebadgeboyboil).
e.Consultreferencematerials,includingbeginningdictionaries,asneededtocheckandcorrectspellings

a:Plants

b:Citizenship
c:Plants
d:
e:Economics

a:Forces&Motion
Geography
StatesofMatter

b:Citizenship
c:Plants
d:
e:Economics

2.10.3.3
Useknowledgeoflanguageanditsconventionswhenwriting,speaking,reading,orlistening.
a.CompareformalandinformalusesofEnglish

Forces&Motion

2.10.4.4
Determineorclarifythemeaningofunknownandmultiplemeaningwordsandphrasesbasedon
grade2readingandcontent,choosingflexiblyfromanarrayofstrategies.
a.Usesentencelevelcontextasacluetothemeaningofawordorphrase.
b.Determinethemeaningofthenewwordformedwhenaknownprefixisaddedtoaknownword(e.g.,
happy/unhappy,tell/retell).
c.Useaknownrootwordasacluetothemeaningofanunknownwordwiththesameroot(e.g.,addition,
additiona
l)
d.Useknowledgeofthemeaningofindividualwordstopredictthemeaningofcompoundwords
(e.g.,birdhouse,lighthouse,houseflybookshelf,notebook,bookmark).
e.Useglossariesandbeginningdictionaries,bothprintanddigital,todetermineorclarifythemeaningof
wordsandphrases

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b:Plants
c:Plants
d:
e:Economics

a:GramsTrunk
b:Plants
c:Plants
d:
e:Economics

2.10.5.5
Demonstrateunderstandingofwordrelationshipsandnuancesinwordmeaningsto
developwordconsciousness.
a.Identifyreallifeconnectionsbetweenwordsandtheiruse(e.g.,describefoodsthatarespicyorjuicy)
b.Distinguishshadesofmeaningamongcloselyrelatedverbs(e.g.,toss,throw,hurl)andcloselyrelated
adjectives(e.g.,thin,slender,skinny,scrawny).

a:
b:Economics

a:
b:

2.10.6.6
Usewordsandphrasesacquiredthrough
conversations,readingandbeingreadto,andrespondingtotexts,includingusingadjectivesandadverbsto
describe(e.g.,Whenotherkidsarehappythatmakesmehappy)

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WRITING

2.6.1.1
Writeopinionpiecesinwhichtheyintroducethetopicorbooktheyarewritingabout,state Geography
anopinion,supplyreasonsthatsupporttheopinion,uselinkingwords(e.g.,because,and,also)to
connectopinionandreasons,andprovideaconcludingstatementorsection.

Geography

2.6.2.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextsinwhichtheyintroduceatopic,usefactsand
definitonstodevelopamainpoint,andprovideaconcludingstatementorsection.

StatesofMatter
Economics
Plants

StatesofMatter
Economics
Plants

2.6.3.3
Writenarrativesandothercreativetextsinwhichtheyrecountawellelaboratedeventor
shortsequenceofevents,includedetailstodescribeactions,thoughts,andfeelings,usetemporal
wordstosignaleventorder,andprovideasenseofclosure.

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2.6.5.5
Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,andpeers,focusonatopicandstrengthenwriting
asneededbyrevisingandediting.

Geography
StatesofMatter
Economics
Plants
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Geography

2.6.6.6
Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,useavarietyofdigitaltoolstoproduceand
publishwriting,includingincollaborationwithpeers.

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Plants

Geography
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Plants

2.6.7.7
Participateinsharedresearchandwritingprojects(e.g.,readanumberofbooksona
singletopictoproduceareportrecordscienceobservations).

Plants

Plants

2.6.8.8
Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprovidedsourcesto
answeraquestion.

Plants

Plants

2.8.8.8
Withpromptingandsupport,createanindividualorsharedmultimediaworkforaspecific
purpose(e.g.,tocreateorintegrateknowledge,toshareexperiencesorinformation,topersuade,
toentertain,orasartisticexpression.)
a.Withpromptingandsupport,critiqueeachfoundimageunderconsiderationforuseina
multimediaprojectforitsappropriatenesstopurpose,itseffectivenessinconveyingthemessage,
anditseffectontheintendedaudienceandjustifyitsuseintheproject.

b.Sharetheworkwithanaudience.

Geography
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SPEAKING,
VIEWING,
LISTENING

2.8.1.1
Participateincollaborativeconversationswithdiversepartnersaboutgrade2topicsandtextswith
peersandadultsinsmallandlargergroups
a.Followagreeduponrulesfordiscussions
(e.g.,gainingthefloorinrespectfulways,listeningtootherswithcare,speakingone
atatimeaboutthetopicsandtextsunderdiscussion).
b.Buildonotherstalkinconversationsbylinkingtheircommentstotheremarksof
others.
c.Askforclarificationandfurtherexplanationasneededaboutthetopicsandtextsunderdiscussion.
d.Cooperateforproductivegroupdiscussion.
e.Followtwoandthreesteporaldirections.

StatesofMatter
Plants
History

2.8.2.2
Recountordescribekeyideasordetailsfromatextreadaloudorinformationpresentedorallyor
throughothermedia.

2.8.3.3
Askandanswerquestionsaboutwhataspeakersaysinordertoclarifycomprehension,gather
additionalinformation,ordeepenunderstandingofatopicorissues.

2.8.4.4
Tellastoryorrecountanexperiencewithappropriatefactsandrelevant,descriptivedetails,aviod
plagiarismbyidentifyingsourcesandspeakaudiblyincoherentsentences.

Geography

2.8.5.5
Createaudiorecordingsofstoriesorpoemsadddrawingsorothervisualdisplaystostoriesor
recountsofexperienceswhenappropriatetoclarifyideas,thoughts,andfeelings

2.8.6.6
Producecompletesentenceswhenappropriatetotaskandsituationinordertoproviderequested
detailorclarification.(Seegrade2Languagestandards1and3onpage38forspecificexpectations.)

2.8.7.7
Distinguish,understand,andusedifferenttypesofprint,digital,andmultimodalmedia.a.Usetools
forlocatingprintandelectronicmaterialsappropriatetothepurpose.

2.8.8.8
Withpromptingandsupport,createanindividualorsharedmultimediaworkforaspecificpurpose
(e.g.,tocreateorintegrateknowledge,toshareexperiencesorinformation,topersuade,toentertain,oras
artisticexpression.)
a.Withpromptingandsupport,critiqueeachfoundimageunderconsiderationforuseinamultimedia
projectforitsappropriatenesstopurpose,itseffectivenessinconveyingthemessage,anditseffectonthe
intendedaudienceandjustifyitsuseintheproject.
b.Sharetheworkwithanaudience.

Geography
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Geography
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SOCIAL STUDIES
CITIZENSHIP &
GOVERNMENT

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2.1.1.1.1
Democraticgovernmentdependsoninformedandengagedcitizenswhoexhibitcivicskillsandvalues,
practicecivicdiscourse,voteandparticipateinelections,applyinquiryandanalysisskillsandtakeactionto
solveproblemsandshapepublicpolicy.
Demonstratevotingskills,identifyrulesthatkeepavotingprocessfair,andexplainwhyvotingis
important.

Citizenship

Citizenship

Civic Values and

Principles of Democracy

2.1.2.2.1
ThecivicidentityoftheUnitedStatesisshapedbyhistoricalfigures,placesandeventsandbykey
foundationaldocumentsandothersymbolicallyimportantartifacts.
Explaintheimportanceofconstitutions.Forexample:Examplesofconstitutionsaclassroom
constitution,clubcharter,theUnitedStatesConstitution.

Citizenship

Citizenship

Civic Values and

Principles of Democracy

2.1.4.8.1
TheprimarypurposesofrulesandlawswithintheUnitedStatesconstitutionalgovernmentareto
protectindividualrights,promotethegeneralwelfareandprovideorder.
Compareandcontraststudentrules,rightsandresponsibilitiesatschoolwiththeirrules,rightsand
responsibilitiesathomeexplaintheimportanceofobeyingrules.Forexample:Rulesatschoolfollow
theleader,putjacketsaway.Rightsatschoolbetreatedwithrespectbyothers.Responsibilitiesat
schoolfollowschoolrules.

Citizenship

Citizenship

HISTORY

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Historical Thinking Skills

2.4.1.1.1
Historiansgenerallyconstructchronologicalnarrativestocharacterizeerasandexplainpasteventsand
changeovertime.
Useandcreatecalendarstoidentifydays,weeks,months,yearsandseasonsuseandcreatetimelines
tochroniclepersonal,school,communityorworldevents.

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2.4.1.2.1
Historicalinquiryisaprocessinwhichmultiplesourcesanddifferentkindsofhistoricalevidenceare
analyzedtodrawconclusionsabouthowandwhythingshappenedinthepast.
Usehistoricalrecordsandartifactstodescribehowpeoplesliveshavechangedovertime.For
example:Historicalrecordsphotos,oralhistories,diaries/journals,textbooks,librarybooks.Artifacts
art,pottery,baskets,jewelry,tools.

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Peoples, Cultures and

Change over Time

2.4.2.4.1
Thedifferencesandsimilaritiesofculturesaroundtheworldareattributabletotheirdiverseoriginsand
histories,andinteractionswithotherculturesthroughouttime.
CompareandcontrastdailylifeforMinnesotaDakotaorAnishinaabepeoplesindifferenttimes,
includingbeforeEuropeancontactandtoday.

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Peoples, Cultures and

Change over Time

2.4.2.4.2
Thedifferencesandsimilaritiesofculturesaroundtheworldareattributabletotheirdiverseoriginsand
histories,andinteractionswithotherculturesthroughouttime.
Describehowthecultureofacommunity
reflectsthehistory,dailylifeorbeliefsofitspeople.Forexample:Elementsofculturefoods,folk
stories,legends,art,music,dance,holidays,ceremonies,celebrations,homes,clothing.

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Civic Skills

Historical Thinking Skills

ECONOMICS

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Economic Reasoning
Skills

2.2.1.1.1
Peoplemakeinformedeconomicchoicesbyidentifyingtheirgoals,interpretingandapplyingdata,
consideringtheshortandlongruncostsandbenefitsofalternativechoicesandrevisingtheirgoalsbasedontheir
analysis.
Givenagoalandseveralalternativechoicestoreachthatgoals,selectthebestchoiceandexplainwhy.

Economics

Economics

Fundamental
Concepts

2.2.3.3.1
Becauseofscarcityindividuals,organizationsandgovernmentsmustevaluatetradeoffs,makechoices
andincuropportunitycosts.
Describethetradeoffsofadecisiondescribetheopportunitycostofachoiceasthenextbestalternative
whichwasnotchosen.Forexample:Joecanvisithisgrandparents,gotothepark,orseeamovie.Heonly
hasenoughtimetodooneactivity,sohemustchoose.Hisopportunitycostwillbewhicheveractivityhe
wouldhaveselectedsecond.

Economics

Economics

Fundamental
Concepts

2.2.3.5.1
Individuals,businessesandgovernmentsinteractandexchangegoods,servicesandresourcesindifferent
waysandfordifferentreasons/interactionsbetweenbuyersandsellersinamarketdeterminesthepriceand
quantityexchangedofagood,serviceorresource.
Classifymaterialsthatcomefromnatureasnaturalresources(orrawmaterials)tools,equipmentand
factoriesascapitalresourcesandworkersashumanresources.Forexample:NRtrees,ironore,pigs,
CRhammer,computer,powerplant,HRteacher,carpenter,nurse

Economics

Economics

Fundamental
Concepts

2.2.3.5.2
Individuals,businessesandgovernmentsinteractandexchangegoods,servicesandresourcesindifferent
waysandfordifferentreasons/interactionsbetweenbuyersandsellersinamarketdeterminesthepriceand
quantityexchangedofagood,serviceorresource.
Identifymoneyasanygenerallyaccepteditemusedinmakingexchanges.Forexample:UScurrencyand
coinstoday,beaverpeltsandfursinMNin1800s,saltinRomanEmpire,etc.

Economics

Economics

GEOGRAPHY

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Geospatial Skills

2.3.1.1.1
Peopleusegeographicrepresentationsandgeospatialtechnologiestoacquire,processandreport
informationwithinaspatialcontext.
Createsketchmapstoillustratedetailedspatialinformationaboutsettingsfromstoriesdescribethespatial
informationfoundonthemaps.Forexample:spatialinformationcities,roads,boundaries,bodiesof
water,regions.

Geography

Geography

Geospatial Skills

2.3.1.1.2
Peopleusegeographicrepresentationsandgeospatialtechnologiestoacquire,processandreport
informationwithinaspatialcontext.
Locatekeyfeaturesonamaporglobeusecardinaldirectionstodescribetherelationshipbetweentwoor
morefeatures.Forexample:Keyfeaturescity,state,country,continents,theequator,poles,prime
meridian,hemisphere,oceans,majorrivers,majormountainranges,othertypesoflandformsintheworld.

Geography

Geography

Geospatial Skills

2.3.1.1.3
Peopleusegeographicrepresentationsandgeospatialtechnologiestoacquire,processandreport
informationwithinaspatialcontext.

Geography

Geography

Usemaps,photos,orothergeographictoolstoidentifyandlocatemajorlandmarksormajorphysical
featuresoftheUS.ForexamplePhysicalFeaturesAtlanticCoast,RockyMountains,MississippiRiver,
LakeSuperior.LandmarksStatueofLiberty,AngelIsland,GatewayArchinSt.Louis,MountRushmore,
CrazyHorseMemorial

Geospatial Skills

2.3.1.1.4
Peopleusegeographicrepresentationsandgeospatialtechnologiestoacquire,processandreport
informationwithinaspatialcontext.
Usemaps,photos,orothergeographictoolstoanswerbasicquestionsaboutwherepeoplearelocated.For
exampleWherearewe?Whatisthislocationlike?Whatarethecharacteristicsofthislocation?Howhas
thisplacebeenaffectedbythemovementofpeople,goods,andideas?howdopeoplemodifythe
environmenttofittheirneeds?Howdopeopleorganizelocationsintoregions?howisthisplacesimilaror
differentfromotherplaces?

Geography

Geography

Human Environment
Interaction

2.3.4.9.1
Theenvironmentinfluenceshumanactionsandhumansbothadaptto,andchange,theenvironment.
Identifycausesandconsequencesofhumanimpactontheenvironmentandwaysthattheenvironment
influencespeople.

Geography

Geography

SCIENCE
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING

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The Practice of Science

2.1.1.2.1
Scientificinquiryisasetofinterrelatedprocessesincorporatingmultipleapproaches
thatareusedtoposequestionsaboutthenaturalworldandinvestigatephenomena.
Raisequestionsaboutthenaturalworldandseekanswersbymakingcareful
observations,notingwhathappenswhenyouinteractwithanobject,andsharingthe
answerswithothers.

all

all

The Practice of Engineering

2.1.2.2.1
Engineeringdesignistheprocessofidentifyingaproblemanddevisingaproductor
processtosolvetheproblem.
Identifyaneedorproblemandconstructanobjectthathelpstomeettheneedorsolve
theproblem.Forexample:Designandbuildatooltoshowwinddirection.Another
example:Designakiteandidentifythematerialstouse.

Forces&
Motion

Statesof
Matter

Forces&
Motion

Statesof
Matter

The Practice of Engineering

2.1.2.2.2
Engineeringdesignistheprocessofidentifyingaproblemanddevisingaproductor
processtosolvetheproblem.
Describewhysomematerialsarebetterthanothersformakingaparticularobjectand
howmaterialsthatarebetterinsomewaysmaybeworseinotherways.Forexample:
Objectsmadeofplasticorglass.

Forces&
Motion

Statesof
Matter

Forces&
Motion

Statesof
Matter

The Practice of Engineering

2.1.2.2.3
Engineeringdesignistheprocessofidentifyingaproblemanddevisingaproductor
Forces&
processtosolvetheproblem.
Explainhowengineeredordesigneditemsfromeverydaylife Motion
benefitpeople.

Forces&
Motion

Statesof
Matter

Statesof
Matter

LIFE SCIENCE

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Structure and Function of

Living Systems

2.4.1.1.1
Livingthingsarediversewithmanydifferentobservablecharacteristics.
Describeandsortplantsintogroupsinmanyways,accordingtotheirphysicalcharacteristics
andbehaviors.

Plants

Plants

Interdependence Among
Living Systems

2.4.2.1.1
Naturalsystemshavemanycomponentsthatinteracttomaintainthesystem.
Recognizethatplantsneedspace,water,nutrientsandair,andthattheyfulfilltheseneedsin
differentways.

Plants

Plants

Evolution in Living Systems

2.4.3.1.1
Plantsandanimalsundergoaseriesoforderlychangesduringtheirlifecycles.
Describethecharacteristicsofplantsatdifferentstagesoftheirlifecycles.Forexample:Uselive
organismsorpicturestoobservethechangesthatoccurduringthelifecycleofbeanplantsor
marigolds.

Plants

Plants

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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Matter

2.2.1.1.1
Objectscanbedescribedintermsofthematerialstheyaremadeofandtheirphysical
properties.
Describeobjectsintermsofcolor,size,shape,weight,texture,flexibility,strengthandthe
typesofmaterialsintheobject.

StatesofMatter Statesof
Matter

Matter

2.2.1.2.1
Thephysicalpropertiesofmaterialscanbechanged,butnotallmaterialsrespondthe
samewaytowhatisdonetothem.
Observe,record,andrecognizethatwatercanbeasolidoraliquidandcanchangefromone
statetoanother.

StatesofMatter Statesof
Matter

Motion

2.2.2.1.1
Themotionofanobjectcanbedescribedbyachangeinitspositionovertime.
Describeanobject'schangeinpositionrelativetootherobjectsorabackground.For
example:Forward,backward,goingup,goingdown.

Forces&
Motion

Forces&
Motion

Motion

2.2.2.1.2
Themotionofanobjectcanbedescribedbyachangeinitspositionovertime.
Demonstratethatobjectsmoveinavarietyofways,includingastraightline,acurve,a
circle,backandforth,andatdifferentspeeds.Forexample:Spinningtoyandrockingtoy.
Anotherexample:Constructobjectsthatwillmoveinastraightlineoracurvesuchasa
marbleortoycaronatrack.

Forces&
Motion

Forces&
Motion

Motion

2.2.2.2.1
Themotionofanobjectcanbechangedbyapushorapullforces.
Describehowpushandpullforcescanmakeobjectsmove.Forexample:Pushandpull
objectsonsmoothandroughsurfaces.

Forces&
Motion

Forces&
Motion

Motion

2.2.2.2.2
Themotionofanobjectcanbechangedbyapushorapullforces.
DescribehowthingsnearEarthfalltothegroundunlesssomethingholdsthemup.

Forces&
Motion

Forces&
Motion

EARTH SCIENCE

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Interdependence within the Earth

2.3.2.2.1
Weathercanbedescribedinmeasurablequantitiesandchangesfromdaytodayandwith
theseasons.
Measure,recordanddescribeweatherconditionsusingcommontools.Forexample:
Temperature,precipitation,sunrise/sunset,andwindspeed/direction.

Scientific
Inquiry&Daily
calendarmath

Scientific
Inquiry&Daily
calendarmath

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