SCI 0200: 2nd Grade Science

05/01/2025 to 05/30/2026 • Modified 04/28/2025

Course Description

This science course allows students to explore the scientific method while participating in experiments. Students will engage in various science concepts such as the scientific method, magnets, states of matter, the water cycle, weather, adaptations, habitats, life cycles, measurement, and health. The student will participate in a variety of fun hands-on activities. This course will emphasize God’s creation and design of the world, which will help students apply a biblical worldview as they continue to learn about science.

Next Start Date*

Next Monday

Prerequisite

1st Grade Science

Schedule

Module 1: Matter

  • Week 1: Exploring Matter
  • Week 2: Liquids & Gases 
  • Week 3: Matter Can Change
  • Week 4: Changing Matter

Module 2: Types of Forces

  • Week 5: Contact Forces 
  • Week 6: Magnetism
  • Week 7: Gravity
  • Week 8: How Forces Help
  • Week 9: Quarter One Review

Module 3: Weather

  • Week 10: Getting Started with Weather
  • Week 11: Extreme Weather
  • Week 12: Weather Data
  • Week 13: Tracking & Predicting Weather

Module 4: Seasonal Changes

  • Week 14: Behavioral Adaptions
  • Week 15: Adapting and Responding to Weather
  • Week 16: Changes to Land
  • Week 17: Effects of Weathering & Erosion
  • Week 18: Quarter Two Review

Module 5: Life Cycles

  • Week 19: Insect Life Cycles
  • Week 20: Mammal Life Cycles
  • Week 21: Plant Life Cycles
  • Week 22: Seed Dispersal & Comparing Life Cycles

Module 6: Interdependence

  • Week 23: Living Things
  • Week 24: Nonliving Things
  • Week 25: What Animals Depend On
  • Week 26: What Plants Depend On
  • Week 27: Quarter Three Review

Module 7: Animal Habitats

  • Week 28: Habitats
  • Week 29: Zooming in on a Habitat
  • Week 30: Natural Influences
  • Week 31: Human Influences

Module 8: Plants

  • Week 32: How Do Plants Provide for Animals
  • Week 33: How Plants Provide for Humans
  • Week 34: Plant Products in a Geographic Area
  • Week 35: How Plants Help with Erosion
  • Week 36: Quarter Four Review
*Course specifics are tentative and subject to change each year. For the most current information, please refer to the Course Registration Tool.

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