Second Grade Programs

Program	Description	Correlation
Soil--Can You Dig It?	Students conduct various soil experiments including identifying soil profiles, finding and mixing the ingredients to make topsoil, examining soil particle size and mass differences, beach sand composition, learning what it takes to make sand castles, comparing soil and sand temperatures using various samples, and comparing and classifying soil samples indigenous to Alabama	IBPYP ALCOS Earth and Space Science (7) Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. --Identify local landforms and bodies of water --Identify components of soil, including sand, clay, and silt.(8) Identify evidence of erosion and weathering of rocks. (9) Identify components of soil, including sand, clay and silt.
Butterflies & Bugs	Students use live butterflies and other insects and arthropods to discover reasons for classification schemes. They examine compound eye structures and functions, observe puddling, and compare and contrast similarities and differences in butterflies	ALCOS Life Science (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering.
Sharing the Planet	Students examine global issues such as overpopulation, habitat loss and degradation, global warming, etc. through experiments and simulations, and then work toward determining sustainable solutions.	IBPYP Standards ALCOS Life Science (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering and migration and hibernation as survival strategies ALCOS Earth and Space Science (7) Identify geological features as mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and oceans. --Identify local landforms and bodies of water --Identify components of soil, including sand, clay, and silt. (10) Identify the impact of weather on agriculture, recreation, the economy, and society.
Ch-Ch-Changes in Living Things	Students conduct experiments with live animals to learn how changes can be effected by stimuli in the environment. Students discover and identify changes in the habitat according to seasons, temperatures, functions.	IBPYP ALCOS Life Science (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering and migration and hibernation as survival strategies
Water, Water Everywhere!	Through various experiments students learn the importance of water as a vital but finite substance on Earth looking at it chemically, functionally, and as the major component of living things including themselves.	IBPYP Standards ALCOS Physical Science (4) Describe observable effects of forces, including buoyancy, gravity, and magnetism. ALCOS Life Science (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including, behavior, size, and body covering
Survival & Adaptation	Working with the live organisms in the center students discover structural and behavioral characteristics such as mimicry, camouflage, competition, that aid in species survival; students participate in several games and simulations that reinforce the concepts of survival & adaptation	IBPYP Standards ALCOS Life Science (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering and migration and hibernation as survival strategies
All About Organisms!	Using living and non-living things, students discover their similarities and differences in order to properly classify them. Students work with live animals to discover the concepts of growth, reproduction, movement, adaptation and vertebrate vs. invertebrate characteristics. Students take home a coloring book to reinforce the differences between living and non-living organisms. Environmental tie-ins include helping students understand that all things are connected so that neither living or non-living things can exist without each other.	IBPYP ALCOS Life Science (5) Identify the relationship of structure to function in plants, including roots, stems, leaves, and flowers (6) Identify characteristics of animals, including behavior, size, and body covering. --Compare existing animals to extinct animals. --Identify migration and hibernation as survival strategies.

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