STEM Pacing Guide

The STEM Unit of Study Pacing Guide allows the second-grade teacher to plan out his or her STEM units of study throughout the year by incorporating ELA standards, science, technology, engineering, and relevant math concepts into each unit. This guide provides the big picture look at STEM, breaks the quarterly units down into topics (nature of science and engineering, matter- solids, liquids, and gases, water, rocks, sand, soil, landforms, and habitats). The big picture also looks at performance expectations based on the Next Generation Science Standards, the disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and the crosscutting concepts of each unit.

A bonus week of lesson plans and accompanying resources is included for the first unit of study- STEM Unit One: An Introduction to Science and Engineering. This will allow you to get started in STEM and to determine the feel and layout of each unit.