CURRICULUM RESOURCES NHPS SECOND GRADE PAGE
New Haven Public Schools Science 
This page is for the use of staff and teachers of science in New Haven Public Schools. It is here to provide a useful central point for information only, and should not be considered as a definitive statement of policies and procedures. For official files and communication please refer to the main New Haven Public Schools page at http://www.nhps.net .(for best printing results, select PDF files)
New Haven Science Standards/Pacing Guide( rev Aug 07) (Word, PDF)
NHPS Science Curriculum Vision/Strategies (Word, PDF)
07-08 Science Curriculum/Pacing
Second Grade Overview Curriculum, Word, PDF
** Note, these units are rotated among schools, so the order can change
Unit One of Four Solids Liquids Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit One of Four Solids Liquids, Word, PDF
STC Solids and Liquids Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, Selected StudentSheets (Student Sheets for Lesson 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 ), SelfAssessment
CASAP Kits Moving Color Dots, NAEP Kits C Markers
Unit Two of Four Soils Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Two of Four Soils, Word, PDF
STC Soils Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 ), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverSoilTeachersGuide
Unit Three of Four Nutrition Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Three of Four Nutrition, Word, PDF
STC Food Chemistry Kit (Optional): OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 ), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverNutritionTeachersGuide
Unit Four of Four Butterflies Overview, Word, PDF
Complete Unit Four of Four Butterflies, Word, PDF
STC Butteflies Kit: OverviewLessons, ConceptualStoryline, Goals, (Student Sheets for Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ), SelfAssessment, KidsDiscoverButterflyTeachersGuide
Elem School Grade Level Expectations K-5 (Draft) from CT State, Word, PDF
CMT Science (5th Grade) Overview (Word, PDF)
CMT Open Ended Rubric (Word, PDF)
Practice ELEM Science CMT(Word, PDF), Teacher Guide
Other Useful Info
Professional Development(includes materials on experimentation, misconceptions, assessment, writing, achievement gap, curriculum, instruction, questioning, STS, etc.
New Haven Science Fair
CT State Science Standards and Embedded Tasks
Recommended Science Materials K-8, Word, PDF
Useful Science Teaching Info Folder
Assessments (Teacher Use Only)
End of Year Letter and Announcements for K-8 Principals/Teachers
Richard Therrien,
K-12 Science Supervisor,
New Haven Public Schools
Gateway Center, 3rd floor,
54 Meadow Street,
New Haven, CT 06519
203-946-7933,
203-946-8664 (fax)
richard.therrien at new-haven.k12.ct.us