SCIENCE
GRADE TWO AND THREE PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Applications of Science
It is expected that students will:
1  - Conduct simple tests and describe observations
2  - Use simple magnifiers or microscopes to observe things
3  - Suggest possible improvements to investigations
4  - Formulate questions to guide observation and investigations
5  - Use a variety of measuring instruments to gather accurate information
6  - Identify patterns and groupings to draw conclusions from information
7  - Communicate scientific observations to peers, teachers, and family
8  - Construct models to represent ideas or concepts
9  - Describe the ways people in the community use science
10 - Use a variety of science equipment safely
11 - Conserve resources in the school

Life Science
It is expected that students will:
12 - Demonstrate a knowledge of how plants take in water, nutrients, and light
13 - Compare and contrast different types of plant life cycles
14 - Describe structures that enable different plants to survive in different environments
15 - Compare and contrast plant fossils with living organisms
16 - Suggest reasons for the endangerment or extinction of plant species
17 - Compare and contrast different types of animal life cycles
18 - Compare and contrast plant and animal life cycles
19 - Describe structures that enable animals to survive in different environments
20 - Demonstrate a knowledge of  what animals need to survive
21 - Explain how animals interact with one another
22 - Compare and contrast animal fossils with living organisms
23 - Suggest reasons for the endangerment or extinction of animal species
24 - Describe the basic structure and function of the organs involved in hearing and speech
25 - Relate the nature of sound to hearing
26 - Describe ways to protect their hearing and speech organs from damage

Physical Science
It is expected that students will:
27 - Classify materials as magnetic or non-magnetic
28 - Demonstrate the properties of magnetic attraction and repulsion
29 - Describe various kinds of magnets and their force fields
30 - Create a magnet
31 - Identify the sources of energy in a variety of devices found in the school and home
32 - Describe ways energy is used in the school and home
33 - Evaluate ways energy can be conserved in the school and home
34 - Describe the three states of matter
35 - Relate changes in the states of matter to thermal energy transfer
36 - Distinguish between changes in matter that cannot be readily reversed and those that can
37 - Identify properties of matter that may stay the same even when other properties change
38 - Classify materials according to the extent to which they conduct heat
39 - Demonstrate the ability to make sound using vibrations
40 - Describe different types of sounds in terms of pitch, quality, and intensity
41 - Compare how sound travels through different materials
42 - Infer how we hear sounds

Earth and Space Science
It is expected that students will:
43 - Identify the Earth as part of a system of planets
44 - Describe the unique properties of the Earth that sustain life
45 - Demonstrate how the movements of the Earth cause day, night, and the seasons
46 - Distinguish between the features of the day and night skies
47 - Construct a model to show that the Earth is composed of many layers
48 - Give examples of how the Earth's surface changes constantly
49 - Classify rocks as sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
50 - Demonstrate a knowledge of the composition and formation of soil
51 - Demonstrate an understanding of the factors involved in the composition and formation of
        rocks (e.g., minerals, temperatures, forces)