68 results
2nd grade simulations for Microsoft Word
Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 12th
Types:
Water Cycle Demonstration-Every Phase (Stations Activity)
This turned out awesome. You will not be disappointed. Every phase of the water cycle.
This will allow you to show your students every phase of the water cycle. (Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Accumulation)
It will also allow you to show your students that water is evaporated and anything else in the water is left behind. (blue water evaporates, clear water condenses)
Station #6 allows you to demonstrate the entire water cycle. There are 7 total interactive stations to kee
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Experience the Moon Phases Discovery Lab
Students create and actually see the moon phases as they change the alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. You only need the following supplies (styrofoam balls, popcicle sticks or sharpened pencils, and a light without a lamp shade) as seen in the picture, along with the Lab Sheet I have created to go with this hands-on activity. Could be a 1 or 2 day activity. Answer Key included. Very easy to set up and do. My students love this-as do I. Thanks and enjoy!
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 6th
Types:
Space - Mission To Mars Cooperative Simulation 2-Month Unit - PBL friendly
This is an extended cooperative simulation unit for teams of 3-6 students. They will need to work together to make decisions about their mission to Mars. There are 13 lessons, 12 of which have corresponding Mission Log pages where they will be writing and reflecting on the content of each lesson. This unit comprises science, math, art, engineering, writing, collaboration, reading, and critical thinking. Students will have fun working in teams to put together their mission crew, recruit new astro
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Summer Camp In The Classroom: Cross Curricular Lesson Plans
Summer Camp in the Classroom is a simulation in which you transform your classroom into a campground. It has many computer related and non-computer related activities.
Students will work with team mates to select a campsite and map a route. They will participate as a team in learning about:local wildlife; fishing regulations; constellations; campfire cooking; plant, insect, weather, and water safety; using an obstacle course.
Campers will keep logs and scrapbooks while engaging in reading, writ
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Severe Weather Public Service Announcement PBL
In this fun, interactive PBL students choose a destination somewhere around the world to "travel to." The learners research the location's climate and weather data and then focus on what types of severe weather (hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, etc.) are encountered in that area. Students then create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to help inform citizens of their location on how to prepare for this type of severe weather. Students choose from a menu of delivery options on how to present th
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Mixtures and Solutions Science Experiment
For this science experiment, we explored mixtures and solutions...
For the activity, I used the following items:
-pack of dixie cups
-package of chex mix
-3 clear solo cups (+water)
-food coloring (any color)
-1 large bowl
-tissues
I gave each student a copy of the worksheet (the product you are purchasing) before we did the activity. We started first with mixtures. For this portion, I put all the chex mix in the large bowl and told the students to draw what they saw in the "after" portion o
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion
If you're looking for a lesson plan that will help your students finally get what it means to provide textual evidence to prove their answers, then this is the lesson for you!
It combines reading strategies and social studies government law in a very exciting way. First, students must pass the Bar Exam by being able to pass one of your fact and opinion assessments, then they team up in two-person law firms and present their evidence in court.
This was so fun that my students have asked we do
Grades:
1st - 6th
Types:
Washington, D.C. Trip Planning Budget Project
I use this project as part of the addition and subtraction unit in my 3rd grade classroom. It gives students a real world scenario in which they would use their knowledge of addition and subtraction to manage money. The kids love it because it offers a lot of choice and is very fun! It could also be used for advanced 2nd graders or as a review at the beginning of the year for 4th graders.
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
CCSS:
Candy Germ Transmission
Need a fun way to teach how germs are spread? Candy Germ Transmission is a fun experiment that can work well with any age group. I use it for high school, but I have friends who have used it in elementary school as well.
The experiment uses two similar candies that are transferred between student pairs. Only a few students are "infected". By the end of the experiment your class can see how germs are spread both directly and indirectly.
Includes instructions, data collection sheet, and
Grades:
1st - 12th
Types:
Owl Pellets (Lesson Plan)
Throughout this lesson, students will be learning about owls. Students will learn about the owl’s habitat (in particular a barn owl) in relation to North Alabama. They will need to have a background knowledge of predator/prey relationships as we will discuss where the owl is located in the food chain. Students will then get to dissect an owl pellet to see if we can figure out anything about the owl’s habitat or its prey. When students first see an owl pellet, they will probably think that it i
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 5th
Reconstruction Activity - Rebuilding the South
This quick and engaging activity demonstrates the difficulties of Reconstruction in the South following the Civil War.
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Types:
My Occupation - A Personal Finance Project
This product serves as an introduction to personal finance. It is intended for small groups of students. There are seven occupations available for student to choose from, or be assigned by the teacher. Students are given a daily salary, as well as daily expenses. The rest of the project involves a surprise income, as well as two surprise expenses - some of which require students to dip into their savings account to pay for the expense. Also included are a check register for students to writ
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Classroom Restaurant Simulation - Nutrition Lessons Unit
Students will learn how proper nutrition, exercise and rest are important to good health by setting up a classroom restaurant. The sixteen sessions in this unit contain lessons on different types of advertising, food safety rules, how to take your heart rate, analyzing food lables, understanding cooking terms, analyzing menus for nutritious offerings. Children will perform an original nutrition rap (included), write limericks, listen to speakers, learn proper table manners, serve and be served.
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
Food Web Game
Looking for an effective method to teach students how to understand food webs as part of an ecosystem unit? It is definitely a challenging topic and I struggled to create motivating ideas for my students. As a special education teacher, I need to address all learning styles in my classroom. For my students, this kinesthetic approach really proved effective. What I have provided is a game that incorporates the scientific method. It can be adapted to any grade level, with any population. This
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Types:
Brussels Sprouts: A Social Skills Board Game
An Overview of the Brussels Sprouts Social Skills ProgramThe Brussels Sprouts simulation board game and related activities are intended to help young students, in grades 1 to 4, learn and rehearse important social skills. The board game is primarily focused on building social cognitive problem solving skills. The related social skills learning activities can also be used. They address self awareness and self regard, recognizing and labeling emotions, values clarification, interpersonal skills of
Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
Planning a Healthy Meal and Shopping Template (Special Education)
This is a meal planning guide that incorporates the 5 basic food groups. Students will use a cookbook to decide on the main course of the meal, and from there will add on side dishes to help balance the food groups presented in the meal. Students will then make a shopping list of the needed materials. If applicable, they can shop for the food items at the store, working to find the total cost of purchase, use the "dollar up" method to pay, and calculate the amount of change they should get back.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
QAR
This QAR cheer will get your students up and out of their seats cheering for question answer relationships! My students love chanting this before we begin creating QAR questions. It helps them review each type of question with added excitement. I am very proud of this....I just wish I created it a long time ago!
Grades:
K - 6th
Types:
Animated Books Display (Slideshow) for School Libraries / Classrooms
Feature your library’s brand new books or a specific genre collection with this Animated Book Covers display. The display is made on Google Slides – yes, Google Slides. It is a slideshow with preset animations on each book cover.This animated books display can be featured on your classroom or school library website to feature new books that you school has purchased or to showcase a specific set / genre or books. After you download the Google Slides file, make sure you have a folder of your book
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Special Education Conflict Resolution through Art
This is a conflict resolution plan to help students confront stress through art. They are in control of the situation as they process the nature of the stress and how they can overcome the conflict. They will not have to find appropriate words, find an adult to help or face ridicule. It is completely independent and private. It allows them to self-regulate a frightening situation and recover from it.
Grades:
K - 9th
Types:
IB PYP Classroom Job Application
This fully customizable job application allows students to develop community, independence and ownership over the classroom. Students learn about the process of applying for a job by applying for classroom jobs that they would be interested in. Each classroom job is aligned with the PYP transdisciplinary skills required.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Point of View ELA Standard 6 Interactive Highly Engaging Lesson BRAIN COMPATIBLE
This is a foundation lesson teaching the 3 major Points of View. Students create a shutter fold and teachers can add costumes as an option where students act out characters.
Meet Mr. I Me We
Mrs. U Ewe
and Ima Nishent where she uses a cane when she is limited....(use a yard stick) and a wand when she is fully omniscient and has full power to read the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
Use this shutter fold throughout the year as a check for understanding. Students pull
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
Create Your Own Business Project
Included:Overview of ProjectRubricBrainstorming/Planning Worksheet for StudentsNote: This unit took me 10 class periods (45 minutes each) with my third graders, but it could be adapted to any time frame you would like. It is completely editable for your needs.
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Street Crossing Task Analysis / Program
Street Crossing Lesson Plan/Task Analysis
Steps and commands for simulating or acting out in real life a process of crossing the street.
See product preview
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 68 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands