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Alabama Grade 2 Science Online Center
No state science assessment in grade 1 or 2. ACAP Summative assesses science in grades 4, 6, and 8. Grade 2 is where the habit of looking closely gets built, so this page keeps it small and hands-on: six short practice tests, 9 skill quizzes, and every Alabama science standard for this grade, free.
Standards source: Alabama Academic Standards, Alabama State Department of Education.
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Alabama Science by Grade
Every Alabama science center, grade 1 through grade 8.
Start With a Practice Test
Six grade 2 science practice tests, 14 questions each, no timer, instant scoring, and a written explanation for every question. They are short enough to read aloud together in one sitting. Each one opens right here.
Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 1
Start here. A first look across every science idea for this grade.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 2
Another full set across every science idea for this grade.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 3
Another full set across every science idea for this grade.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 4
Another full set across every science idea for this grade.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 5
Another full set across every science idea for this grade.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Practice Test 6
Another full set across every science idea for this grade.
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Grade 2 Science Skill Quizzes
Pick one science idea, answer 8 questions, and see exactly where it broke down. Every answer comes with a short explanation written for the grown-up reading along. Each quiz opens right here.
Describing and Sorting Materials
A short check on describing and sorting materials by their properties, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Choosing the Right Material
A short check on testing materials and choosing the right one for a job, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Taking Apart and Rebuilding
A short check on taking a set of pieces apart and building something new, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Heating and Cooling Changes
A short check on changes from heating and cooling, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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What Plants Need to Grow
A short check on whether plants need sunlight and water, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Seeds and Pollination
A short check on how animals spread seeds and pollinate flowers, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Habitats and the Variety of Life
A short check on the variety of life in different habitats, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Fast and Slow Earth Changes
A short check on Earth changes that happen quickly or slowly, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Land, Water, and Maps
A short check on the shapes of land and water and where water is found, with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer.
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Grade 2 Science Study Tools
A few minutes of review between practice tests, easy enough to do together. Both open right here.
Grade 2 Science Flashcards
All 63 words this grade is expected to know, written to be read aloud. Search the deck, filter by science area, star the tricky ones, and mark off what your child has down.
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Grade 2 Science Quick Review
Every must-know idea for this grade on one page, grouped by science area, with the vocabulary for each one.
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Alabama Grade 2 Science Topics
These are the 11 science standards Alabama sets for grade 2, from the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science, grouped the way the state groups them. Each one carries its official code so you can trace it straight back to the state document.
All Alabama Grade 2 Science Standards
- 2.1Describing and Sorting Materials
- 2.2Describing and Sorting Materials
- 2.3Taking Apart and Rebuilding
- 2.4Heating and Cooling Changes
- 2.5What Plants Need
- 2.6Seeds and Pollination
- 2.7Habitats and Diversity of Life
- 2.8Land and Water on Earth
- 2.9Where Water Is Found
- 2.10Fast and Slow Earth Changes
- 2.11Wind and Water Shape the Land
Alabama Grade 2 Science Standards
Every grade 2 science standard in the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science. If your Alabama classroom or report card mentions a code, you will find it here with its full wording.
All Alabama Grade 2 Science Standards
- 2.1Describing and Sorting MaterialsPlan and carry out investigations to compare, contrast, and classify solid and liquid materials by physical properties, including color and texture.
- 2.2Describing and Sorting MaterialsConduct investigations to determine suitable uses of natural and manufactured materials based on observable properties: strength, flexibility, hardness, absorbency, texture.
- 2.3Taking Apart and RebuildingDemonstrate and explain how structures made from a small set of pieces can be disassembled and reassembled as new, different structures.
- 2.4Heating and Cooling ChangesProvide evidence that some changes in matter caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some changes are irreversible.
- 2.5What Plants NeedPlan and carry out an investigation, using one variable at a time, to determine how each variable affects plant growth.
- 2.6Seeds and PollinationDesign and construct models to simulate how animals disperse seeds or pollinate plants.
- 2.7Habitats and Diversity of LifeObtain information to explain that there are many different kinds of living things that exist in habitats on land and in water.
- 2.8Land and Water on EarthUse models to distinguish between the shapes and kinds of land and water on Earth.
- 2.9Where Water Is FoundObtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and determine whether it is a solid or a liquid.
- 2.10Fast and Slow Earth ChangesUse a variety of sources to provide evidence that Earth’s events can occur slowly or rapidly.
- 2.11Wind and Water Shape the LandEvaluate multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of Earth’s surface.
Alabama Grade 2: Math and English Too
Science is one of three Alabama grade 2 centers. Same format, same standards-first approach, for the other two subjects.
Alabama Grade 2 Math
Six full practice tests, printable worksheets, step-by-step lessons, and every Alabama grade 2 math standard.
Alabama Grade 2 English
Reading, writing, and language standards for Alabama grade 2, broken into short skill targets with practice for each one.
Alabama Grade 2 Science FAQ
Does Alabama test science in grade 2?
No state science assessment in grade 1 or 2. ACAP Summative assesses science in grades 4, 6, and 8. The standards on this page are still what grade 2 teachers in Alabama teach, and they are what later science testing is built on.
Which standards does grade 2 science in Alabama follow?
Alabama follows the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science. All 11 of this grade’s standards are listed further down this page with their official codes.
How long are the practice tests?
Each of the six practice tests has 14 questions and no timer. A second grader can work through one in about ten to fifteen minutes, and there is no clock counting down while they think.
My child cannot read the questions yet. Can we still use this?
Yes, and that is how most families use it. The questions are written short and plain so you can read them aloud, and the explanation after each answer is written for you, not for the child. It says why the right answer is right and suggests something you can try together.
Is any of this free?
Yes. Every practice test and quiz on this page is free and needs no login. Progress is saved in your own browser and nowhere else.
What is the fastest way to use this page?
Do practice test 1 together, without helping. Look at the breakdown by science area, pick the weakest one, and do that skill quiz. There are 9 quizzes, one per idea, so you can work on the shaky part instead of everything at once.
Grade 2 Science in Other States
Standards, practice tests, and quizzes for grade 2 science in every state and Washington, D.C.
Start With One Practice Test
Grade 2 is a building year for science in Alabama. Take a timed test, see which area is thinnest, and fix that one before it compounds.