Grade 2 Science SOL Prep

Scientific and Engineering Practices

• 2.1.AQ — Ask questions and define problems that can be investigated scientifically or solved through engineering.
• 2.1.PI — Plan and carry out simple investigations to produce data.
• 2.1.IA — Interpret, analyze, and evaluate data.
• 2.1.CC — Construct and critique conclusions and explanations based on data or observations.
• 2.1.M — Develop and use models to demonstrate phenomena and natural processes.
• 2.1.CI — Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information.

Force, Motion, and Energy

• 2.2 — Investigate and understand that different types of forces may cause an object’s motion to change.

Matter

• 2.3 — Investigate and understand that matter can exist in different phases and has specific characteristics.

Living Systems and Processes

• 2.4 — Investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they grow and develop.
• 2.5 — Investigate and understand that living things are part of a system and interact with their environment.

Earth and Space Systems

• 2.6 — Investigate and understand that there are different types of weather on Earth and how to measure and interpret weather data.
• 2.7 — Investigate and understand that weather patterns and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings.

Earth Resources

• 2.8 — Investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources with various applications.

What is on the Grade 2 Science SOL test?

Grade 2 Science is organized into 6 strands: Scientific and Engineering Practices, Force, Motion, and Energy, Matter, Living Systems and Processes, Earth and Space Systems, Earth Resources.

How many standards does Grade 2 Science cover?

Grade 2 Science covers 13 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 6 strands.