Biology Program Goals and Objectives
Grade Level 2

About the Biology Program
All students will participate in the Barrier Island Ecology Course at the same time. Small groups of approximately twelve students together with a Sound to Sea instructor each start in a different habitat area and begin a rotation. This component introduces students to the five habitats (beach/ocean, maritime forest, freshwater pond, salt marsh, and sound/estuary), geological history, basic ecological concepts and general habitat study skills that are reinforced throughout the entire program. Sound to Sea instructors encourage exploration and present various ecological concepts (such as habitats, cycles, communities, populations, species, food webs, decomposition, etc.) as students discover concrete evidence that relates to that concept. As the groups explore each habitat, students observe the differences and make comparisons. The Habitat Study skills include: observation, measurement, data collection, and analysis and assessment of habitat conditions with respect to soil, air, water, wind, temperature, and human impact; and observation, identification, classification, mapping and representative sampling of species present within the habitat.

Main Curriculum Area: Science
Other Curriculum Area: Social Studies
Grade Level: 2

Primary Goals and Objectives:
These objectives will be covered during all Biology Program classes. Some objectives are more specific to one habitat than another, so if your schedule does not allow you to take all offered classes, or if there are particular objectives that you want to make sure we cover, please let us know what your specific needs are.

Science Competency
Goal 1		 The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal life cycles.

Objectives
1.01 Describe the life cycle of animals including:

  • Birth.
  • Developing into an adult.
  • Reproducing.
  • Aging and death.

1.02 Observe that insects need food, air and space to grow.

1.03 Observe the different stages of an insect life cycle.

1.04 Compare and contrast life cycles of other animals such as mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies or frogs.


Science Competency
Goal 2		 The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate tools to build an understanding of the changes in weather.

Objectives
2.04 Identify and use common tools to measure weather:
  • Wind vane and anemometer.
  • Thermometer.
  • Rain gauge.

Second Grade Regional Studies: Local, State, United States, and the World
Social Studies Skill Competency
Goal 5		 The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of good citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.

Objectives
5.01 Define geography and use geographic terms to describe landforms, bodies of water, weather, and climate.

5.03 Compare and contrast the physical features of communities and regions.

5.04 Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.

5.05 Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.

5.06 Identify and describe the people, vegetation, and animal life specific to certain regions and describe their interdependence.


Social Studies Skill Competency
Goal 6		 The learner will analyze how people depend on the physical environment and use natural resources to meet basic needs.

Objectives
6.01 Identify natural resources and cite ways people conserve and replenish natural resources.

6.02 Cite ways people modify the physical environment to meet their needs and explain the consequences.


Social Studies Skill Competency
Goal 8		 The learner will recognize how technology is used at home, school, and in the community.

Objectives
8.01 Identify uses of technology in communities.

8.02 Explain how technology has affected the world in which we live.


Social Studies
K-12 Skill Competency
Goal 2		 The learner will acquire strategies to access a variety of sources, and use appropriate research skills to gather, synthesize, and report information using diverse modalities to demonstrate the knowledge acquired.

Objectives
2.04 Utilize community-related resources such as field trips, guest speakers, and interviews.


Social Studies
K-12 Skill Competency
Goal 3		 The learner will acquire strategies to analyze, interpret, create, and use resources and materials.

Objectives
3.01 Use map and globe reading skills.

Social Studies
K-12 Skill Competency
Goal 4		 The learner will acquire strategies needed for applying decision-making and problem-solving techniques both orally and in writing to historic, contemporary, and controversial world issues.

Objectives
4.01 Use hypothetical reasoning processes.

4.02 Examine, understand, and evaluate conflicting viewpoints.

4.04 Apply conflict resolutions.

4.05 Predict possible outcomes.

4.06 Draw conclusions.

4.08 Develop hypotheses.