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

Students come up with questions about the world that can be tested with an experiment, or identify a problem that could be fixed by building something new.

Students draw or build a simple model, like a diagram of the water cycle or a sketch of a bridge design, to show how something works. The model helps explain an idea they cannot easily see or test directly.

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

Students look at data from investigations and find patterns in it. They might notice that plants in more sunlight grew taller, then use that pattern to explain what happened.

Students use counting, measuring, and simple math to back up what they notice in a science activity. A measurement or a number helps explain why something happened.

Students take something they observed or tested and explain why it happened, using what they saw as proof. They also use that evidence to come up with a fix or a better way to do something.

Students look at two different explanations or solutions, then use what they observed or tested to make a case for which one works better.

Students gather facts from books, videos, or simple experiments, then decide what the information means and share what they found with others.

Students explore how materials look, feel, and behave to figure out what they are made of. They observe solids, liquids, and gases up close and explain what causes everyday physical changes like melting or mixing.

Students push, pull, and observe how objects speed up, slow down, or stay still. They learn why a ball rolls farther on a smooth floor than a rough one, and what it takes to stop it.

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

Students explore how waves, like sound and light, move energy from place to place. They learn how waves carry information too, the way a ringing phone or a flashing light sends a signal.

Students look closely at living things, from the tiny parts that make up their bodies to the bigger systems that keep them alive, like how a plant moves water from its roots to its leaves.

Students learn how plants, animals, and other living things in a place depend on each other for food and energy. They look at what happens when one part of that community changes.

Students look at traits like eye color, hair color, or leaf shape and figure out which ones were passed down from parents. They also notice which traits vary even within the same family or plant species.

Living things share basic traits like needing food, water, and air, but they also come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and behaviors. Students look at how those differences help animals and plants survive in their surroundings.

Students study where Earth sits in space and how the sun, moon, and planets move in predictable patterns. They also look at how Earth itself has changed over a long stretch of time.

Students learn that Earth is made of connected layers and systems: the ground beneath them, the water around them, the air above them, and all living things. They explore how those systems affect each other.

Students look at how people change the land, water, and air around them, and at how storms, floods, and other natural events affect where and how people live.

Students identify a problem, come up with a solution, then test and improve their design until it works better. It's the same process engineers use to build bridges, toys, or anything that has to hold up in the real world.

Students explore how inventions change daily life and how everyday needs push engineers to build new things. A new tool can shape how people live, and how people live shapes what tools get built next.