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

Students come up with questions about the world that can be tested with an experiment, or spot a problem that could be fixed by designing or building something.

Students draw or build simple models, like a diagram or a physical mockup, to show how something in nature works or how a design they made is supposed to function.

Students plan a simple test, gather information from it, and use what they find to check whether an idea holds up.

Students look at collected data, like a chart of temperatures or a tally of animals spotted, and describe what they notice. They point out patterns, such as which result happened most or how something changed over time.

Students use counting, measuring, or simple math to help explain what they noticed in a science investigation. A number or measurement makes the explanation clearer than words alone.

Students take what they observed or tested and use it to explain why something happened. They back up their explanation with evidence, not just a guess.

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

Students read and talk about science topics using books, pictures, and simple texts. They share what they find with classmates using words, drawings, or charts.

Students sort and describe everyday materials by how they look, feel, and behave. They begin to understand that what something is made of explains how it acts.

Students push, pull, and observe what happens when objects speed up, slow down, or stay still. They learn that a harder push moves something farther, and that objects don't change direction on their own.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday forms like light, heat, and sound, and how it moves from one object to another. A warm cup heating your hand or a lamp lighting a room both count.

Students explore how waves (like sound and light) move energy and carry information from one place to another. They look at everyday examples, like how sound travels through air or how light lets us see signals.

Students learn how living things are built and how they work, from the tiny parts inside a plant or animal all the way up to the whole body and how its parts work together.

Students learn how plants, animals, and other living things depend on each other for food and shelter. They look at how energy moves through a community of organisms, from sunlight to plants to the animals that eat them.

Students look at how traits like eye color or curly hair get passed from parents to children, and notice that siblings can look similar but not identical.

Students look at animals and plants to find what makes each species unique and what they share with others. Over time, living things change in ways that help them survive.

Students learn where Earth sits in the solar system and study how the sun, moon, and stars move across the sky in repeating patterns. They also look at how Earth itself has changed over a very long time.

Students learn that land, water, air, and living things are connected. They look at how changes in one, like a flood or a drought, can affect the others.

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

Students describe a problem they want to solve, come up with ideas to fix it, build or draw a solution, and then test it to see what works and what needs changing.

Students explore how inventions shape daily life and how people's needs shape what gets invented. A new tool can change how a community works, and a community's problems can lead engineers to build something new.