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toc = Second Grade Course Description = In this course, the focus will be on developing scientists who engage in scientific inquiry through hands-on learning experiences. Students will use multi-sensory methods, student-to-student interactions, discourse, reflective thinking, reading and research. Students will develop the skills of observation, comparison, and communication. Second grade students of the Muskego-Norway School District will be actively engaged in the study of Insects, Air and Weather, and Solids and Liquids.

= Vocabulary =

= Concept Maps =

= Topic List =

Insects

 * Life cycles (simple and complete metamorphosis)
 * Structures and functions (3 main body parts)
 * Behaviors (observing, recording)
 * Habitats (creating an environment for each insect)
 * Providing for the needs of insects (mealworms, waxworms, crickets, milkweed bugs, painted lady butterflies, darkling beetles)

Air and Weather

 * Clouds (identify and compare)
 * Air pressure
 * Use of Weather Instruments (anemometers, thermometers, wind gauges)
 * Wind (measuring direction and strength)
 * Meteorologists (predicting and use of tools)
 * Precipitation (measurement and prediction)

Liquids and Solids

 * Properties of Solids and Liquids (identifying and comparing)
 * Changes from one state of matter to another (heating and cooling)
 * Solids with properties of liquids (solids that can be poured, piled, etc.)