Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It is aligned to the NGSS standards, but also corresponds with many US state standards for 2nd grade science. (Click here for the TEKS alignment) This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 4: EARTH’S SYSTEMS introduces your students to Earth’s Systems and how they work together to change Earth. It includes many engaging activities and investigations for your class. It includes lessons on these topics:

Landforms
The Water Cycle
Mapping Landforms and Bodies of Water
How Wind and Water Change Earth through Weathering and Erosion
Natural Events
Slow and Fast Changes to Earth’s Surface

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates NGSS standards (standard alignment included). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 3: HABITATS introduces your students to different habitats and the diversity of plant and animal life found in them. It includes many engaging activities and investigations for your class. It includes lessons on these topics:

Biodiversity
Desert Habitats
Temperate Forest Habitats
Tropical Rainforest Habitats
Grassland Habitats
Marine Habitats
Freshwater Habitats
Polar Habitats
Tundra Habitats
Microhabitats

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (standard alignment included). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 2: LIVING THINGS introduces your students to how living things depend on each other for survival. It includes many engaging investigations for your class. It includes lessons on these topics:

Needs of plants and animals
How plant parts help them meet their basic needs
Seed dispersal and pollination
How physical characteristics and behaviors help animals survive
Animal migration
Dormancy and hibernation of living things
Life cycles of plants and animals, including metamorphosis
Inherited Traits of plants and animals
Extinction and fossils

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It’s everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates many state and NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 1: MATTER introduces your students to science, properties of matter, and structures. It includes many engaging investigations and experiments for your class. It includes lessons on these topics:

What scientists do
Science tools and safety
The scientific method
States of matter
Observing and classifying properties of matter
Structures and Materials
Assembling and disassembling structures
Changing States of matter
Reversible and irreversible changes