• Second Grade Science Pacing Guide

The Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science On June 9, 2016, the State Board of Education approved the K-12 Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for Science. The K-12 Science GSE should be implemented during the 2017-2018 school year. Please visit the for resources and professional learning. Science Frameworks Frameworks are intended to be models for articulating desired results, assessment processes, and teaching-learning activities that can maximize student achievement relative to the Georgia Performance Standards. They may provide Enduring Understandings, Essential Questions, tasks/activities, culminating tasks, rubrics, and resources for the units.

Second Grade Science Pacing Guide

General Information Georgia Performance Standards The current Georgia Performance Standards are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills for proficiency in science. The Project 2061’s Benchmarks for Science Literacy is used as the core of the curriculum to determine appropriate content and process skills for students. The GPS is also aligned to the National Research Council’s National Science Education Standards. Technology is infused into the curriculum. A formal review and revision process has been conducted for the K-12 Science and Social Studies Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). The review process included several public survey opportunities.

Teacher and stakeholder survey results informed the revision process for drafting K-12 Science and Social Studies Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE). A teacher survey was conducted from April 16, 2015, through June 15, 2015. An external stakeholder survey was conducted from August 10, 2015, through September 15, 2015. Teacher survey feedback was collected and analyzed by University System of Georgia staff. Stakeholder survey feedback was collected and analyzed by staff from SEDL, an affiliate of the American Institutes of Research and staff from Georgia State University.

Working Committees representing K-12 Georgia public school teachers, post-secondary staff, parents, and instructional leaders from across the state made revisions to the standards based on survey results. Advisory Committees representing teachers from the Working Committees, post-secondary staff, business and industry, RESAs, parents, and instructional leaders reviewed the recommendations made by the Working Committees and provided additional suggestions for clarity and change based on feedback and survey recommendations. An Academic Review Committee, consisting of representatives from the K-12 writing and advisory committees, K-12 instructional leaders, post-secondary educators, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, business and industry, and Department of Education leadership staff, reviewed and finalized the draft revised standards for presentation to the State Board of Education on January 14, 2016, for permission to post for 60 days of public review and comment.