Hands-On Science and Technology, Grade 2 (Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario)

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the Hands-On Science and Technology program (guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the science skills that grade 2 students use and develop) and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates. It also includes connections to the Achievement Levels as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 Science and Technology (2007).

This resource has four instructional units:

Unit 1: Growth and Changes in Animals
Unit 2: Movement
Unit 3: Properties of Liquids and Solids
Unit 4: Air and Water in the Environment
Each unit is divided into lessons which focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has

curriculum expectation(s) lists
materials lists
activity descriptions
assessment suggestions
activity sheet(s) and graphic organizer(s)