Here is a link to the North Carolina Competency Goals for Science in Second Grade:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/science/scos/2004/14grade2

Field Trips Delivered can help you achieve the following goals as described in the North Carolina Competency Goals for Science in Second Grade:

Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of animal life cycles.

Objectives
1.01 Describe the life cycle of animals including:

• Birth.
• Developing into an adult.
• Reproducing.
• Aging and death.

1.02 Observe that insects need food, air and space to grow.

1.03 Observe the different stages of an insect life cycle.

1.04 Compare and contrast life cycles of other animals such as mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies or frogs.