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2nd Grade homeschool science curriculum

All 36 weeks of 2nd grade science, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.

Open the free Week 1 lesson See plans

How 2nd grade science works

Every lesson has an on-page lab or model, diagrams, and a quiz. Grades 6–8 add a full lab notebook: hypothesis, variables, three trials, averages, a chart, and a claim-evidence-reasoning write-up.

Time: about 15–25 minutes a day
Scores go straight to the gradebook and report card
Print any lesson as a worksheet with an answer key
Parent tools: hours log, weekly report, portfolio
Family plan: up to 4 students, each with their own records

The full 36-week scope & sequence

Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.

Quarter 1 (weeks 1–9)

Week	Topic	Standards
1	Habitats and shelter	health connection
2	Food chains (simple)	NGSS structure and function of the body
3	Push and pull forces
4	Friction
5	Water cycle intro
6	Clouds and rain
7	Rocks and soil
8	Erosion in a pan
9	Healthy body: food groups

Quarter 2 (weeks 10–18)

Week	Topic	Standards
10	Sleep and exercise data
11	Magnets: poles
12	Sound travel
13	Light reflection
14	States of matter
15	Heating and cooling
16	Plant parts as system
17	Seed dispersal
18	Midyear investigation

Quarter 3 (weeks 19–27)

Week	Topic	Standards
19	Earth's resources
20	Reduce waste at home
21	Life cycles: butterfly or frog
22	Fossils as clues
23	Weather vs climate (gentle)
24	Engineering: boat that holds pennies
25	Measure with a ruler
26	Graph your data
27	Properties: hard/soft/flexible

Quarter 4 (weeks 28–36)

Week	Topic	Standards
28	Engineering: stronger bridge
29	The sun as energy
30	Moon and tides (intro)
31	Land vs water on Earth
32	Pollinators
33	Review: matter and motion
34	Design: water filter (sand/cotton)
35	Science talk: CER
36	Grade 2 science portfolio

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FAQ

Is this 2nd grade science curriculum free?

Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 science lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).

How long is a 2nd grade science lesson?

Plan on about 15–25 minutes a day for science. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.

Is Life Academy accredited?

No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.

Can I print it?

Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.

Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.