Science Information Bulletin for the Elementary Level: Grade 2

Grade 2

Core Unit: Habitats

unit 7: "Environments

activities: "Once Upon a Place" "Nature -- Who Needs It? The Turtle's Gifts to People" "Care Pairs": "Once Upon a Place"; "Nature -- Who Needs It? The Turtle's Gifts to People"; "Care Pairs"

"The Beautiful Basics" "What's That, Habitat?" "Tracks" "Make a Coat" "Graphananimal" "Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"What's That, Habitat?" "Tracks" "Make a Coat" "Graphananimal" "Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Tracks" "Make a Coat" "Graphananimal" "Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Make a Coat" "Graphananimal" "Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Graphananimal" "Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Too Close for Comfort" "Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Ethi-Thinking" "Can Do"
"Can Do"

activities 14, 15

chapter 3: "Where Plants and Animals Live"

Core Unit: Magnets

unit 3: "Forces in Action"

chapter 5: "Fun With Magnets"

Core Unit: Plant Growth

unit 5: "Growing Seeds"

stories: "Coming of the Corn" "Kokopilau, the Hump-Backed Flute Player": "Coming of the Corn"; "Kokopilau, the Hump-Backed Flute Player"

activities:

"The Planter, the Crop, the Soil"

"Season Suite"

"Friend for all Seasons"

"Busy as a Bee"

"Forest in a Jar"

activities 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

activities 9, 10, 11, 12

chapter 2: "How Plants Grow"

Seeds and Weeds

An excellent resource is the CN Grains Kit. Kits may be obtained by writing to:

CN Communications
224 - 193 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 2P8

The Saskatchewan Education Northern Regional office has a booklet available called Let's go Berry Picking. Contact the:

Northern Division
Saskatchewan Education
1328 Mistasinihk Building
Box 5000
La Ronge, SK
S0J 1L0

For more information about Arbour Day, contact the:

Canadian Forestry Association
185 Somerset Street West
Suite 203
Ottawa, ON
K2P 0J2

Core Unit: Weather

unit 1: "Finding Out About Weather"

"Stormy Weather"

chapter 9: "You and Weather"

chapter 9: "Our Weather"

For more information about weather, you can order Learning Weather from the:

Department of Supply and Services
Canadian Government Publication Center
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0S9

There is a small charge for the kit. The kit is designed for the Middle Level, although it can provide some useful ideas for Elementary Level teachers.

Other information can be obtained by contacting:

Environment Canada
Atmospheric Environment Service
P.O. Box 4800
Regina, SK
S4P 3Y4

Optional Unit: Air and Water

unit 7: "Investigating Air and Water"

story: "Koluscap and the Water Monster" activity: "Rainmaking"
activity: "Rainmaking"

chapter 7: "Our Earth's Air and Water"

Optional Unit: Dinosaurs

Silver Burdett and Ginn Science 2
chapter 1: "Animals of Long Ago"

Optional Unit: Foods

Journeys in Science 2
unit 6: "Foods and You"

Project Wild activity
"What's for Dinner"

SEEDS 1
activities 5, 6, and 7

Silver Burdett and Ginn Science 3
chapter 14: "Nutrition"

Optional Unit: Measuring Matter

Journeys in Science 2
unit 4: "Measuring All Around You"

Optional Unit: Oceans

Journeys in Science 2
unit 2: "The World's Ocean"

Keepers of the Earth
activities:
"Making Waves and Other Current Events"
$quot;Saltwater Taste and Freeze"