Basic 2
Basic 2 Science Notes
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Living and Non-Living Things
- Parts of a PlantIn this topic you will name the main parts of a plant: roots, stem, leaves and flowers.
- What Plant Parts DoIn this topic you will learn the job of each part of a plant.
- Parts of an AnimalIn this topic you will learn the basic parts of an animal body: head, trunk and limbs.
- Sorting Living and Non-Living ThingsIn this topic you will collect things from the environment and sort them into living and non-living groups.
Materials
- Properties of MaterialsIn this topic you will describe materials as hard or soft, rough or smooth, transparent or opaque, and bendable or not.
- Solids, Liquids and GasesIn this topic you will describe how solids, liquids and gases behave.
- Solid–Solid MixturesIn this topic you will make mixtures of two solids and learn that no new substance is formed.
- Separating Solid–Solid MixturesIn this topic you will separate solid–solid mixtures using picking, sieving and winnowing.
Earth Science
- Dry and Wet SeasonsIn this topic you will learn about the dry and wet (rainy) seasons in Ghana and why they are important.
- Sources of LightIn this topic you will name natural and artificial sources of light and sort them.
- Good Drinking WaterIn this topic you will learn where water comes from and how to tell if it is good to drink.
- Uses of AirIn this topic you will learn the many ways we use air.