Spectra Science — Grade 2
beginnerSpectra Science Grade 2 is designed for students ages 7 and 8. Across four units, the course covers matter, natural cycles, insects, and the human body. Every lesson includes a short illustrated reading followed by a ten-question quiz.
- Subject
- Spectra Science
- Minimum age
- 7+
- Units
- 4
- Lessons and quizzes
- 46 lessons · 46 quizzes
- Reading
- about 118 minutes in allat 100 words a minute, a grade 2 reading rate
What the student will learn
- Define what matter is and identify its three main states
- Sort various everyday objects based on their physical properties
- Recognize gases as a form of matter you cannot see
- Explain the process of dissolving salt and getting it back
- Explain how Earth’s movement creates day, night, and the four seasons.
- Describe the life cycles of plants, animals, and the water cycle.
- Identify insect body parts, life cycles, and basic behaviors.
- Distinguish between insects that help people and those that harm crops.
- Describe cells, tissues, organs, the digestive system, and the excretory system.
- Explain how good nutrition, exercise, sleep, and handwashing maintain health.
Every lesson ends in a quiz. The next lesson opens when that quiz is passed at 90%. Retakes are unlimited.