Goals and Objectives

 

Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes

General Curriculum Outcome (Nova Scotia Science Curriculum Grade 2):

Students will be expected to

 

Investigating the Needs and Life Cycle of an Organism

• select and use materials to observe an organisms life cycle and ask

questions about the organisms needs and changes in growth

•describe and record observations, in various formats, of changes in

the appearance and activity of an organism through its life cycle

•propose suggestions for meeting the needs of the organism being

investigated and draw conclusions about its growth patterns or stages

based on observations

•identify new questions about the needs and growth patterns of other

organisms (202-9)

 

Comparing Life Cycles of Familiar Animals

•compare and make predictions about the life cycles of familiar

animals

•describe features of natural and human-made environments that

support the health and growth of some familiar animals