Grade 2 Science PA Core Standards

Nature and Characteristics of Technology and Engineering

Integration of Knowledge, Technologies, and Practices

Influence of Society on Technological Development

Impacts of Technology

History of Technology

Design in Technology and Engineering Education

Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering

Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems

Technology and Engineering

Environmental Literacy Skills

Agricultural and Environmental Systems and Resources

Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

Physical Science

Earth's Place in the Universe

Earth's Systems

Earth and Space Sciences

Nature and Characteristics of Technology and Engineering

Integration of Knowledge, Technologies, and Practices

Design and Design Thinking in Technology and Engineering Education

Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems

Environmental Justice

Environmental Stewardship

Environmental Sustainability

Evaluating Solutions

Environmental Experiences

Investigating Environmental Issues

Watersheds and Wetlands

Environment and Society

Agricultural Systems

Human Impact on Earth Systems

Natural Hazards

Natural Resources

Biogeology

Weather and Climate

The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes

Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

Earth Materials and Systems

The History of Planet Earth

Earth and the Solar System

The Universe and Its Stars

Information Technologies and Instrumentation

Electromagnetic Radiation

Wave Properties

Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life

Relationship Between Energy and Forces

Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

Definitions of Energy

Types of Interactions

Forces and Motion

Nuclear Processes

Chemical Reactions

Structure and Properties of Matter

Biodiversity and Humans

Adaptation

Natural Selection

Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity

Variation of Traits

Inheritance of Traits

Social Interactions and Group Behavior

Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience

Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

Information Processing

Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms

Growth and Development of Organisms

Structure and Function

Life Science

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

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Physical Science

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

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Earth and Space Science

Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.

Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

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Environmental Literacy & Sustainability

Categorize ways people harvest, redistribute, and use natural resources.

Examine how people from different cultures and communities, including one's own, interact and express their beliefs about nature.

Explain ways that places differ in their physical characteristics, their meaning, and their value and/or importance.

Plan and carry out an investigation to address an issue in the local environment and community.

Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.

Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.

Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.

Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.

Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.

Technology & Engineering

Identify and use everyday symbols.

Demonstrate that creating can be done by anyone.

Describe qualities of everyday products.

Compare the natural world and human-made world.

Explain ways that technology helps with everyday tasks.

Discuss the roles of scientists, engineers, technologists, and others who work with technology.

Select ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle resources in daily life.

Collaborate effectively as a member of a team.

Illustrate helpful and harmful effects of technology.

Investigate the use of technologies in the home and community.

Explain the tools and techniques that people use to help them do things.

Explain the needs and wants of individuals and societies.

Compare simple technologies to evaluate their impacts.

Design new technologies that could improve their daily lives.

Safely use tools to complete tasks.

Explore how technologies are developed to meet individual and societal needs and wants.

Demonstrate essential skills of the engineering design process.

Analyze how things work.

Illustrate that there are different solutions to a design and that none are perfect.

Discuss that all designs have different characteristics that can be described.

Apply skills necessary for making in design.

Draw connections between technology and human experience

Apply design concepts, principles, and processes through play and exploration

Demonstrate that designs have requirements.

Explain that design is a response to wants and needs

Explain that materials are selected for use because they possess desirable properties and characteristics.

Apply concepts and skills from technology and engineering activities that reinforce concepts and skills across multiple areas.

Develop a plan in order to complete a task.

Discuss how the way people live and work has changed throughout history because of technology.

Illustrate how systems have parts or components that work together to accomplish a goal.

Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly

Examine how people from different cultures and communities, including one's own, interact and express their beliefs about nature.

Categorize ways people harvest, re-distribute, and use natural resources.

Explain ways that places differ in their physical characteristics, their meaning, and their value and/or importance.

Plan and carry out an investigation to address an issue in their local environment and community.

Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

Analyze how things work.

Identify and use everyday symbols.

Describe qualities of everyday products.

Illustrate how systems have parts or components that work together to accomplish a goal.

Safely use tools to complete tasks.

Explain that materials are selected for use because they possess desirable properties and characteristics.

Develop a plan in order to complete a task.

Collaborate effectively as a member of a team.

Apply design concepts, principles, and processes through play and exploration.

Demonstrate that designs have requirements.

Explain that design is a response to wants and needs.

Discuss that all designs have different characteristics that can be described.

Illustrate that there are different solutions to a design and that none are perfect.

Demonstrate essential skills of the engineering design process.

Apply skills necessary for making in design.

Discuss how the way people live and work has changed throughout history because of technology.

Explain ways that technology helps with everyday tasks.

Illustrate helpful and harmful effects of technology.

Compare simple technologies to evaluate their impacts.

Select ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle resources in daily life.

Design new technologies that could improve their daily lives.

Apply concepts and skills from technology and engineering activities that reinforce concepts and skills across multiple content areas.

Draw connections between technology and human experiences.

Compare the natural world and human-made world.

Explain the tools and techniques that people use to help them do things.

Demonstrate that creating can be done by anyone.

Discuss the roles of scientists, engineers, technologists and others who work with technology.

Explain the needs and wants of individuals and societies.

Explore how technologies are developed to meet individual and societal needs and wants.

Investigate the use of technologies in the home and community.

Career, Community, and Family Connections

Personal Finance and Consumer Skills

Education and Early Childhood Development

Human Development, Family, and Relationships

Resource Management

Food Science and Nutrition

Identify the production steps that food travels from the farm to the consumer.

Describe personal hygiene techniques in food handling.

Explain the importance of eating a varied diet in maintaining health.

Name and classify culinary measurement tools.

Name basic kitchen measuring tools and cooking equipment.

Classify foods according to the senses.

Classify foods by food group within the current USDA dietary guidelines.

Identify career choices that relate to food.

Identify waste and practice ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Identify individual and family resources and responsibilities.

Identify resources used for clothing.

Identify how to care for clothing.

Explain daily activities that fulfill family functions in meeting responsibilities.

Identify how to resolve conflict using interpersonal communication skills.

Identify similarities and differences between self and others.

Identify community resources and services.

Describe self as consumer.