2.SCI.1.D

Use tools, including hand lenses, goggles, heat-resistant gloves, trays, cups, bowls, beakers, notebooks, stream tables, soil, sand, gravel, flowering plants, student thermometer, demonstration thermometer, rain gauge, flashlights, ramps, balls, spinning tops, drums, tuning forks, sandpaper, wax paper, items that are flexible, non-flexible items, magnets, hot plate, aluminum foil, Sun-Moon-Earth model, and frog and butterfly life cycle models to observe, measure, test, and compare.

Grade 2 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022

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Vocabulary
toolshand lensesgogglesheat-resistant glovestrayscupsbowlsbeakersnotebooksstream tablessoilsandgravelflowering plantsstudent thermometerdemonstration thermometerrain gaugeflashlightsrampsballsspinning topsdrumstuning forkssandpaperwax paperitems that are flexiblenon-flexible itemsmagnetshot platealuminum foilSun-Moon-Earth modelfrog and butterfly life cycle modelsobservemeasuretestcompare
Skills
  • observe (objects and phenomena with scientific tools) #dok1
  • measure (properties and changes using specific tools) #dok1
  • test (ideas and objects using appropriate equipment) #dok2
  • compare (results and observations from investigations) #dok2
  • select and use (the correct tool for a specific investigation) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can observe objects and phenomena using different science tools. #dok1
  • I can measure properties of objects with tools such as thermometers and rulers. #dok1
  • I can identify which tool to use for a specific type of experiment. #dok1
  • I can test ideas by using science tools during investigations. #dok2
  • I can compare my results from different tools or methods. #dok2
  • I can select the appropriate tool based on what I need to measure or observe. #dok2
Big Ideas
  • Using the right science tools helps us learn more about the world through careful observation and investigation.
  • Comparing information gathered from different tools leads to better scientific understanding.
Essential Questions
  • How do different science tools help us observe and investigate the world around us?
  • Why is it important to choose the right tool for a science investigation?
  • In what ways can we measure, test, and compare objects and phenomena?
  • What can we learn when we use various science tools to observe and measure?
  • How do tools help us make careful and safe observations in science?