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

Students come up with questions that can be tested and problems that can be fixed by building something. This is how science and engineering work gets started.

Students draw or build a simple model (a diagram, a map, or a physical replica) to show how something in the world works or how a design solves a problem.

Students plan a simple test, collect information from it, and use what they find to check whether their idea was right.

Students look at information gathered from observations or simple experiments, find patterns in what they see, and draw a basic conclusion about what the data shows.

Students use counting, measuring, and simple math to back up what they notice in science. They might count how many seeds sprouted or measure how far a toy car rolled.

Students take what they observed or tested and explain why they think it happened, using their results as proof. The explanation has to connect back to what they actually found, not just what they guess.

Students look at two different explanations or solutions, then use what they observed or tested to argue which one works better. The goal is to back up an opinion with real evidence, not just a guess.

Students read simple science texts and share what they learned, in writing or out loud. They also look at pictures, diagrams, and short articles to find useful information.

Students examine what everyday objects are made of and how materials behave when they interact. This builds toward explaining why things melt, dissolve, or change when mixed.

Students test what happens when they push or pull objects, and explore why some things stay still while others move. This builds toward understanding why a heavier ball is harder to stop than a lighter one.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday forms like light, heat, and sound, and how it moves from one place to another. They learn that energy doesn't disappear when it changes form.

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

Living things are made of parts that work together, like how a plant has roots, a stem, and leaves that each do a different job. Students look closely at those parts to figure out what each one does.

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

Students look at traits like eye color, leaf shape, or fur pattern to see which ones get passed from parents to offspring and which ones turn out different.

Students look at living things to spot what makes them alike and what makes them different. They start learning why those differences matter for survival.

Students learn where Earth sits in the solar system and study patterns like the rise and set of the sun and moon. They also look at clues in rocks and landscapes that tell the story of how Earth has changed over a long time.

Students learn how land, water, air, and living things connect and affect each other. They look at what happens when one of those parts changes, like how rain shapes the ground or how animals depend on plants.

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

Students pick a problem (like keeping a paper bridge from collapsing), come up with ideas to fix it, build a version, test it, and then adjust their design until it works better.

Students look at everyday objects like bridges, phones, and water pipes to see how people's needs shape inventions, and how those inventions change the way people live.