GRADE 2_SCIENCE 2nd QUARTER I. LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS – Observing, Identifying, Describing, Comparing, Classifying A. DIRECTIONS: Write L if the characteristic given is for living things and NL if it is for non-living things. _______
1.
They reproduce.
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2.
They do not move on their own.
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3.
They grow.
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4.
They are not alive.
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5.
They need air, water and food to stay alive.
B. DIRECTIONS: Classify the things in the box into living and nonliving things. chalk
mosquito
flagpole
slug
sea anemone
computer
banana tree
tissue paper
leech
fly
wind
bus
stuffed toy
grass
vine
Living Things
Non-living Things
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II.
PLANTS
DIRECTIONS: Write T if the sentence is True and F if it is False. _______
1.
Plants need carbon dioxide from the air.
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2.
Some plants grow from roots.
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3.
Plants do not move.
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4.
Plants can grow on their own and need not be looked after.
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5.
Leaves differ in shapes, sizes and colors.
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6.
Plants can live without sunlight.
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7.
Plants can make their own food and water.
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8.
The stem takes in water and minerals from the soil.
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9.
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air through tiny openings in the leaves.
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10.
All plants grow from seeds.
B. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answer from the box. Write your answer on the blanks. sunlight
lagundi
sugar
seeds
stems
leaves
potato
roots
carbon dioxide
sunlight _____________________
1.
This is an example of a medicinal plant.
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2.
They hold plants tightly to the ground.
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3.
They carry water and other nutrients to all parts of the plant.
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4.
Green leaves use this to change water and carbon dioxide to sugar and oxygen.
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5.
Plants store this in their stems and roots.
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6.
This gas goes into a plant through its leaves.
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7.
A ___ is an underground stem.
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8.
They absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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9.
Most plants grow from these.
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10.
This is where plants make their food.
C. DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions. 1.
Plants are helpful to people. Write three (3) uses of plants.
2.
Write two (2) ways of caring for plants.
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D. DIRECTIONS: Below is a graph showing the height (in cm.) of a growing plant. Answer the questions about the graph.
35 30 25 20 15
Growth of Monggo plant
10 5 0 Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
__________ 1. What is the height of the plant on Week 1? __________ 2. How many cm did the plant grow between Week 1 and Week 4? __________ 3. How many cm did the plant grow between Week 2 and Week 3? __________ 4. How tall was the plant by Week 3? __________ 5. On what week did the plant not grow? What do you think happened to the plant between Week 2 and Week 3?
III.
ANIMALS
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A. DIRECTIONS: Write the correct information for the animals given in the chart below. Animal
Body Covering
Body Parts
Movements
Habitat
rabbit parrot goldfish duck snake DIRECTIONS: Write T if the sentence is True and F if it is False. _______
1.
All animals need food to live.
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2.
Fishes are warm-blooded animals.
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3.
Animals change in size and shape as they grow.
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4.
Some animals are protected by their body coverings.
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5.
Some animals can live without water.
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6.
Only birds hatch from eggs.
DIRECTIONS: Write 2 ways of caring for a pet. 1.
2.
III.
LIFE CYCLE OF A MOSQUITO
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DIRECTIONS: Number the following sentences 1-4 according to the correct sequence of the life cycle of a mosquito. ________
After a few weeks, each larva develops a big head and grows stouter. It becomes a pupa.
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The female mosquito lays her eggs on top of a body of water.
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After two or three days, the eggs hatch into wrigglers or larvae.
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After two to four days, the pupa’s shell opens and the mosquito comes out as an adult.
DIRECTIONS: Write 3 ways of preventing dengue. 1.
2.
3.
IV. LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY DIRECTIONS: Number the following sentences 1-4 according to the correct sequence of the life cycle of a butterfly. ________
The caterpillar hatches from the egg and starts eating leaves.
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When the changes are complete, the adult butterfly comes out and in a few minutes will fly.
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The caterpillar will make a hard covering for itself and becomes a pupa.
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The egg is laid on stems and leaves.