Grade 2 Science: how to help at home
What your child learns in Grade 2 science in the Saskatchewan Curriculum, and simple things to try at home.
The Big Ideas this year
- Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes (AN2.1–AN2.3): Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and… Compare the growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals. Assess the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments.
- Physical Science: Liquids and Solids (LS2.1–LS2.2): Investigate properties of familiar liquids and solids. Investigate interactions between liquids and solids, and technologies based on those interactions.
- Physical Science: Motion and Relative Position (MP2.1–MP2.2): Analyze methods of determining the position of objects relative to other objects. Investigate factors, including friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects, including…
- Earth and Space Science: Air and Water in the Environment (AW2.1–AW2.2): Investigate properties of air and water (in all three states of matter) within their environment. Assess the importance of air and water for the health and survival of living things, including self, and the…
Easy ways to practise science at home
- Try a kitchen experiment, such as what dissolves in water and what floats or sinks.
- Keep a simple weather or moon log for a month.
- Ask “What do you think will happen?” and then test it.
- Visit a park, beach or creek and look for living things and their habitats.
What each unit covers
Life Cycles
Life cycles of butterflies, frogs and BC salmon, and how babies compare with their parents.
Animals & People
Helpful and bothersome ways animals affect us, and how building, litter and clean water affect animals and the places they live.
Solids & Liquids
Sorting solids and liquids, describing melting, freezing and boiling, and changes that can or can't be undone.
Push & Pull
Pushes and pulls, magnets, gravity, and how surfaces slow things down.
Water World
The water cycle, where our water comes from, and simple ways to save water and keep rivers clean.
What the report card levels look like at home
- Beginning
- Just getting started with this idea. Short, regular practice with lots of support helps most.
- Approaching
- Understands parts of it and is building confidence. Keep practising the tricky parts.
- Meeting
- Has it! Meeting is the goal for every outcome. Mixed review now and then keeps it strong.
- Exemplary
- Applies it confidently, even in new or harder situations. Try challenge mode and real-life problems.
Your child’s teacher decides the level on the report card. Read the Saskatchewan report card guide.
Common questions
How can I help my Grade 2 child with science?
Try a kitchen experiment, such as what dissolves in water and what floats or sinks. Keep a simple weather or moon log for a month. Keep sessions short, about 10 to 15 minutes, and stop on a success.
What does my child learn in Grade 2 science in Saskatchewan?
The Saskatchewan Curriculum Grade 2 science units include life cycles, animals & people, solids & liquids, push & pull, water world.
Free printable Grade 2 science practice sheet
Questions from every unit, with an answer key.