Saskatchewan · Grade 2
Science, Grade 2
Saskatchewan’s Grade 2 science course, from Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes to Earth and Space Science — Air and Water in the Environment.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 8
- Skills
- 24
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 8 skills
Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes
Animal Life Cycles
Stages of an animal's life
I can describe how a familiar animal grows through its life cycle.
Official code: AN2.1
What changes as animals grow
I can tell which things about an animal change and which stay the same as it grows.
Official code: AN2.1
Predicting how big an animal will grow
I can predict how an animal will grow and show its changes.
Official code: AN2.1
How People Grow
The stages of a person's life
I can put the stages of a person's life in order and compare them to an animal.
Official code: AN2.2
Food helps us grow
I can tell how the food we eat helps us grow.
Official code: AN2.2
Humans and Animals Together
Where animals live
I can tell where different animals live and find them safely.
Official code: AN2.3
Helping and harming animals
I can tell how people's actions can help or hurt animals.
Official code: AN2.3
Caring for animals
I can tell how to care for animals and name a job that helps animals.
Official code: AN2.3
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- AN2.1
- the growth and development of familiar animals, including birds, fish, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals, during their life cycles
- AN2.1
- the growth and development of familiar animals
- AN2.1
- Analyze the growth and development of familiar animals
- AN2.2
- Compare the growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals.
- AN2.2
- growth and development of humans with that of familiar animals
- AN2.3
- the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments
- AN2.3
- interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments
- AN2.3
- Assess the interdependence of humans and animals
Key ideas
Many animals go through stages as they grow: a frog begins as an egg, becomes a tadpole, then a frog.
People grow through stages: baby, preschooler, kid, teenager, adult, and elderly person.
Animals live in many places: a tree, underground, a nest, a cave, water, or soil.
Baby animals have special names, like a cub, a kitten, a chick, a fawn, or a tadpole.
People and animals both change as they grow, but at different speeds and in different ways.
Watch out for
- Thinking a baby animal looks exactly like its parent.
- Thinking people stop changing once they are grown.
- Thinking all animals live in the same kind of place.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 11 skills
Physical Science — Liquids, Solids, and Motion
Liquids and Solids
Sorting liquids and solids
I can tell whether something is a liquid or a solid.
Official code: LS2.1
Looking closely at liquids and solids
I can describe and compare the properties of liquids and solids.
Official code: LS2.1
Liquids and solids are matter
I can show that liquids and solids take up space and have mass, and read a safety symbol.
Official code: LS2.1
Mixing, Sinking, and Floating
Mixing and dissolving
I can tell which solids dissolve in water and describe what happens when we mix things.
Official code: LS2.2
Thick liquids and soaking up
I can compare how thick liquids are and which materials soak up water.
Official code: LS2.2
Sinking and floating
I can tell what sinks and what floats and build a boat that floats.
Official code: LS2.2
Position and Motion
Describing where things are
I can describe where an object is using position words.
Official code: MP2.1
Giving directions and different views
I can give and follow directions to find a spot, and show a view from a different side.
Official code: MP2.1
Ways things move
I can describe different ways that objects move.
Official code: MP2.2
Pushes and pulls
I can show how a push or a pull changes how something moves.
Official code: MP2.2
Friction on different surfaces
I can tell how a rough or smooth surface changes how easily things move.
Official code: MP2.2
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- LS2.1
- properties (e.g., colour, taste, smell, shape, and texture) of familiar liquids and solids
- LS2.1
- Investigate properties (e.g., colour, taste, smell, shape, and texture) of familiar liquids and solids.
- LS2.1
- familiar liquids and solids
- LS2.2
- interactions between liquids and solids, and technologies based on those interactions
- LS2.2
- Investigate interactions between liquids and solids
- LS2.2
- technologies based on those interactions
- MP2.1
- the position of objects relative to other objects
- MP2.1
- methods of determining the position of objects relative to other objects
- MP2.2
- the motion of natural and constructed objects, including self
- MP2.2
- factors, including friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects
- MP2.2
- friction, which affect the motion of natural and constructed objects
Key ideas
A liquid can be poured and takes the shape of its container, like water or milk.
Some solids dissolve in water and seem to disappear, like sugar or salt.
We describe position with words like above, below, beside, between, in front of, and behind.
A solid keeps its own shape, like a rock, a block, or an ice cube.
Some solids do not dissolve, like sand or gravel — they stay separate.
Watch out for
- Thinking anything you can hold is a solid, even a full water balloon.
- Thinking dissolved sugar is gone rather than spread through the water.
- Saying a position without a reference object.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 5 skills
Earth and Space Science — Air and Water in the Environment
Air and Water All Around
What air and water are like
I can describe what air and water are like and show that air is really there.
Official code: AW2.1
Ice, water, and steam
I can name the three states of water and describe how it changes between them.
Official code: AW2.1
Building with wind and water power
I can build something that moves using wind or water.
Official code: AW2.1
Why We Need Clean Air and Water
Air and water keep us alive
I can explain why living things need clean air and water.
Official code: AW2.2
Keeping air and water clean
I can tell how air and water get polluted and how I can help keep them clean.
Official code: AW2.2
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- AW2.1
- properties of air and water (in all three states of matter) within their environment
- AW2.1
- properties of air and water (in all three states of matter)
- AW2.1
- Investigate properties of air and water
- AW2.2
- the importance of air and water for the health and survival of living things
- AW2.2
- Assess the importance of air and water for the health and survival of living things
Key ideas
Water is clear, tasteless, and takes the shape of its container.
Living things need clean air to breathe and clean water to drink, cook, and stay clean.
Air is usually invisible, but it takes up space, has mass, and we can feel it when it moves.
Water is used everywhere — at home, at school, and in our town — for many important jobs.
Water can be a solid (ice), a liquid (water), or a gas (steam or water vapour).
Watch out for
- Thinking air is nothing because we cannot see it.
- Thinking only people need clean water, not plants and animals.
- Believing air has no weight.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
This page follows Saskatchewan’s own curriculum for Science, Grade 2.
Textbooks
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 2:
- National Geographic Science 1-2
- Pan-Canadian Science Place 2
From core resources, read October 27, 2026. curriculum.gov.sk.ca
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Questions about Science, Grade 2
What is Science, Grade 2?
Saskatchewan’s Grade 2 science course: 3 units and 24 skills, from Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes to Earth and Space Science — Air and Water in the Environment.
What units are in Science, Grade 2?
1. Life Science — Animal Growth and Changes, 2. Physical Science — Liquids, Solids, and Motion and 3. Earth and Space Science — Air and Water in the Environment.
Is there a provincial exam for Science, Grade 2?
No. Saskatchewan gives no provincial exam for Science, Grade 2.
What textbook does Science, Grade 2 use?
The textbooks Saskatchewan Ministry of Education lists for Science, Grade 2: National Geographic Science 1-2 and Pan-Canadian Science Place 2.
What comes after Science, Grade 2?
Science, Grade 3.
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