The NGSS in Massachusetts

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Skills available for Massachusetts second-grade science standards

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2-ESS Earth and Space Sciences

2-ESS2 Earth's Systems
- 2-ESS2-1 Investigate and compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
  - Changes to Earth's surface: erosion (2-P.5)
  - Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding (3-V.2)
- 2-ESS2-2 Map the shapes and types of landforms and bodies of water in an area.
  - Water on Earth (2-O.1)
  - Identify Earth’s land features (2-O.3)
- 2-ESS2-3 Use examples obtained from informational sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.
  - Bodies of water (2-O.)
  - Water on Earth (2-O.1)
- 2-ESS2-4(MA) Observe how blowing wind and flowing water can move Earth materials from one place to another and change the shape of a landform.
  - Classify changes to Earth's surface (2-P.1)
  - Find evidence of changes to Earth's surface (2-P.2)

2-LS Life Science

2-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-LS2-3(MA) Develop and use models to compare how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- 2-LS4-1 Use texts, media, or local environments to observe and compare (a) different kinds of living things in an area, and (b) differences in the kinds of living things living in different types of areas.

2-PS Physical Science

2-PS1 Matter and its Interactions
- 2-PS1-1 Describe and classify different kinds of materials by observable properties of color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency.
- 2-PS1-2 Test different materials and analyze the data obtained to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
  - Compare properties of materials (2-A.3)
  - Identify materials in objects (2-A.4)
- 2-PS1-3 Analyze a variety of evidence to conclude that when a chunk of material is cut or broken into pieces, each piece is still the same material and, however small each piece is, has weight. Show that the material properties of a small set of pieces do not change when the pieces are used to build larger objects.
  - Identify multiple materials in objects (2-A.5)
- 2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes to materials caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
2-PS3 Energy
- 2-PS3-1(MA) Design and conduct an experiment to show the effects of friction on the relative temperature and speed of objects that rub against each other.

2-ETS Technology/Engineering

2-ETS1 Engineering Design
- 2.K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same design problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each object performs.
  - Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage (3-V.3)

The NGSS in Massachusetts

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2-ESS Earth and Space Sciences

2-ESS2 Earth's Systems

2-ESS2-1 Investigate and compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

2-ESS2-2 Map the shapes and types of landforms and bodies of water in an area.

2-ESS2-3 Use examples obtained from informational sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.

2-ESS2-4(MA) Observe how blowing wind and flowing water can move Earth materials from one place to another and change the shape of a landform.

2-LS Life Science

2-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

2-LS2-3(MA) Develop and use models to compare how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

2-LS4-1 Use texts, media, or local environments to observe and compare (a) different kinds of living things in an area, and (b) differences in the kinds of living things living in different types of areas.

2-PS Physical Science

2-PS1 Matter and its Interactions

2-PS1-1 Describe and classify different kinds of materials by observable properties of color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency.

2-PS1-2 Test different materials and analyze the data obtained to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes to materials caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

2-PS3 Energy

2-PS3-1(MA) Design and conduct an experiment to show the effects of friction on the relative temperature and speed of objects that rub against each other.

2-ETS Technology/Engineering

2-ETS1 Engineering Design

2.K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same design problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each object performs.