South Dakota State Standards for Science: Grade 2

SD.2.N. Nature of Science: Students will explore, evaluate, and communicate personal and scientific investigations to understand the nature of science.

2.N.1. Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge.

2.N.1.1. Explore scientific contributions made by people. 36
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2.N.2. Apply the skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations.

2.N.2.1. Use scientific thinking skills of observing, communicating, classifying, and comparing. 18
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2.N.2.2. Write descriptions and/or draw pictures to represent sequences of steps, events, and observations. 18
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2.N.2.3. Recognize importance of safety procedures and equipment. 20
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SD.2.P. Physical Science: Students will use appropriate scientific models to describe and quantify the nature and interactions of matter and energy.

2.P.1. Describe structures and properties of, and changes in, matter.

2.P.1.1. Students are able to classify solids in terms of the materials they are made of and their physical properties. 6
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2.P.1.2. Students are able to describe visually observable properties of liquids and classify liquids by their physical properties. 11
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2.P.1.3. Students are able to identify mixtures of solid substances and ways to separate them. 15
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2.P.2. Analyze forces, their forms, and their effects on motions.

2.P.2.1. Students are able to demonstrate how moving objects exhibit different types of motion. 9
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2.P.2.2. Students are able to predict the effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects. 6
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2.P.3. Analyze interactions of energy and matter.

2.P.3.1. Students are able to compare sounds in terms of high pitch, low pitch, loud and soft (volume). 8
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2.P.3.2. Describe ways heat can be produced. 10
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2.P.3.3. Demonstrate how light can pass through some objects and not others. 7
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2.P.3.4. Explore sources of energy. 8
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SD.2.L. Life Science: Students will describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life, and interaction with each other and the environment.

2.L.1. Understand the fundamental structures, functions, classifications, and mechanisms found in living things.

2.L.1.1. Students are able to classify plants according to similarities and differences. 23
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2.L.1.2. Students are able to classify people and animals according to similarities and differences. 18
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2.L.2. Analyze various patterns and products of natural and induced biological change.

2.L.2.1. Students are able to describe how flowering plants go through a series of orderly changes in their life cycle. 16
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2.L.2.2. Students are able to compare life cycles of various living things. 137
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2.L.3. Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.

2.L.3.1. Students are able to describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other. 13
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2.L.3.2. Students are able to associate adaptations in plants and animals in response to seasonal changes. 40
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2.L.3.3. Students are able to recognize what it means for a species to be extinct or endangered. 4
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SD.2.E. Earth/Space Science: Students will analyze the composition, formative processes, and history of the universe, solar system, and Earth.

2.E.1. Analyze the various structures and processes of the Earth system.

2.E.1.1. Students are able to describe types and patterns of weather during different seasons. 3
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2.E.1.2. Students practice reading thermometers. 5
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2.E.1.3. Students are able to identify and locate geological features using maps and globes. 7
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2.E.1.4. Students are able to recognize and distinguish between forms of water in the Earth system. 21
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2.E.2. Analyze essential principles and ideas about the composition and structure of the universe.

2.E.2.1. Students identify the basic components of space. 56
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SD.2.S. Science, Technology, Environment, and Society: Students will identify and evaluate the relationships and ethical implications of science upon technology, environment, and society.

2.S.1. Analyze various implications/effects of scientific advancement within the environment and society.

2.S.1.1. Explore how technology has changed daily life. 7
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2.S.1.2. Recognize ways to recycle, reuse, renew, and reduce. 27
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2.S.2. Analyze the relationships/interactions among science, technology, environment, and society.

2.S.2.1. Investigate and describe ways science/technology is used to solve problems. 7
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2.S.2.2. Explain how scientific findings have generated solutions to various environmental and social concerns. 35
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