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2nd grade science lessons on sale
STEM Challenges Bundle ⭐ 12 STEM Activities ⭐ Science, Tech, Engineering, Math
STEM Challenges Bundle: 12 STEM Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math):STEM activities and challenges are great for developing critical-thinking, teamwork, design, analysis, innovation, and other skills important for young scientists, mathematicians, engineers and all other students as well. These activities have been carefully selected because their concepts align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).STEM activities of this nature inspired me to become an engineer, an
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2nd - 9th
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Habitats Science Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about science with this hands on unit about habitats! This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with visual supports). It is designed to be used as a 2 week long, centers and project based exploration unit, but can also be used as whole class lessons. Week 1:Monday: Build schema and introduce habitats by completing a habitat book.Tuesday through Thursday: Students go to various science centers to explore different habitats. Students learn about oceans
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1st - 3rd
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Map Skills Unit | Reading Maps Activities for Primary Grades
Get your students reading and making maps with these fun center rotations. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards with visual supports. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can also be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Build schema, read a book about maps, and set the stage for the week by creating a Me on the Map book. Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, investigating maps by building maps, reading them, pla
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1st - 3rd
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Changing States of Matter Science Unit for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about changing states of matter with this week long science stations unit. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with visual supports). It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can easily be used as whole class lessons as well. Monday: Build schema and introduce changing states of matter with pancakes!Tuesday through Thursday: Students go to various science centers with hands on lessons on changing states of m
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1st - 3rd
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What Do Plants Need To Grow?: Interactive Powerpoint + Google Slides + Worksheet
What Do Plants Need To Grow?: Interactive Powerpoint + Google Slides Version + 2 Printable WorksheetInteractive presentation & quiz on What Plants Need To Grow (Air, Water, Nutrients, Space and Light) Please watch the preview video to get an understanding of how this product worksINTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on What Plants Need To GrowThe presentation is interactive, animated and fun to use.The presentation can be presented to the class by the teacher and students can v
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K - 5th
NGSS:
1-LS1-1
, K-LS1-1
, 2-LS2-1
STEAM Units Bundle for the Whole Year! | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get all science and social studies stations for the whole year in one convenient package! This growing bundle will have your students excited about STEM/STEAM all year long!Includes over 35 different units suitable for students in grades kindergarten through third. You may also like these FREE resources:Science Center Startup KitFree! Science Notebook Tab DividersAnd this economical resource:Science Word Wall Vocabulary Cards******************************************************Let’s connect!Fo
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K - 3rd
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Introduction to Science Tools and Safety | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Start your science block off on the right foot by introducing your kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students to science tools and safety with this engaging science centers unit. It's perfect for back to school!Monday: Set the stage and discuss what a scientist is and what they do.Tuesday through Thursday: Visit centers to explore balance scales, pipettes, magnets, and magnifying glasses. Learn about what scientists do and play a vocabulary matching game. Friday: Sign the safety contract an
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K - 2nd
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Fossils STEAM Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about fossils with this complete STEM/STEAM stations unit. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit. Monday: Build schema, read a book about fossils (suggestions included), and set the stage for the week by excavating the chips out of a chocolate chip cookies, just like paleontologists!Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, learning all about fossils and the
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K - 2nd
Earth Day Science Unit Easy Prep Information and Activities
This Earth Day Science Unit has everything you need to teach your students about Earth Day. Students will learn about taking care of the Earth, Earth facts, how to reduce, reuse, and recycle, different types of pollution, the importance of bees, natural resources, composting, and renewable energy. This Earth day science unit is perfect for first graders, second graders, and even third graders. This unit will allow you to intergrate Earth science with reading and writing. Students will learn abou
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1st - 3rd
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The Moon: Earth's Best Friend Book Companion
Learn about the Moon and all of the wonderful things it does for us in The Moon: Earth's Best Friend! What's included: Writing Prompts in three line stylesGraphic OrganizersGraphing ActivityAnchor Chart PiecesClass BookPoem PageMini BookClick on the preview for a closer look! Looking for more book companion packs? Check out the What If You Had Animal...!? Pack and The Pigeon Pack!
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PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
Also included in: Sun, Moon, and Earth Book Companion Bundle
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides. Mississippi. Colorado. Hudson + Worksheets
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides, Distance Learning + Powerpoint Version + Worksheets. Interactive presentation & quiz on US major rivers. Please view the video previewINTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on The US major rivers. It can be used for distance learning and google classroom or on a interactive smartboard in the classroom.Once downloaded: Please view the GOOGLE SLIDES/POWERPOINT IN 'PRESENT ▶️' modeWorksheet also included in ZIP file 'Label the US rivers'. This is
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2nd - 7th
Also included in: U.S.A Geography Bundle: Google Slides Presentations + PPT's + Worksheets
Planets Of The Solar System: Interactive Google Slides + Powerpoint + Worksheets
Interactive: The Solar System: Google Slides, Distance Learning + 2 WorksheetsInteractive Solar System (click on each planet / part) & Interactive quiz on The Solar System. Please watch the preview video to understand how this product worksThis presentation is more geared towards an interactive whiteboard/smartboard lesson, where students can come up and touch the board.INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on The Solar System. It can be used for distance learning and google cla
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1st - 7th
All About My Leaf
Have your students bring a leaf to school or take your
class outside for them to find one.This is a cute 5 page
booklet for young learners to fill out about their leaf.
They will draw their leaf.
Color it's size.
Does it have a pointy edge or smooth edge?
How many coins will cover their leaf?
And More!!
States of Matter Science Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about science with this week long unit on states of matter. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with pictures). It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can easily be used as whole class lessons as well. Monday: Build schema, read a book about matter, and set up science notebooks for the week.Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers sorting solids, liquids, and gasses, exploring each one, and
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1st - 3rd
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Thanksgiving Then and Now Unit | Social Studies Centers for Primary Grades
Learn all about the first Thanksgiving with this then and now STEAM and social studies unit. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with pictures). It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can easily be used in whole class lessonsMonday: Build schema and learn about Thanksgiving with a then and now sort. Tuesday through Thursday: Students go to various centers with hands on lessons about Thanksgiving. Three informational books and three
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K - 2nd
Halloween STEAM Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about science with this hands on science unit about Halloween! This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards (with visual supports). It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can also be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Build schema and explore Halloween candy with a dissolving experiment.Tuesday through Thursday: Students go to various science centers with hands on lessons using Halloween themes. Students build a br
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1st - 3rd
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Landforms and Bodies of Water Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about landforms and bodies of water with these engaging center rotations. This unit includes full lesson plans and student direction cards with visual supports. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can also be used as whole class lessons. Monday: Build schema and set the stage for the week by sorting land and water formations. Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, investigating land and water by building the
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1st - 3rd
St. Patrick's Day Science Unit | STEAM Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about St. Patrick's Day with these engaging STEAM/STEM center rotations. This unit includes full lesson plans and student direction cards with visual supports. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can easily be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Build schema and set the stage for the week by experimenting with Skittles. Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, making drums, experimenting with light and reflect
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: The Ultimate March Bundle for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Christmas Science Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Are your students a little *ahem* energetic during the holiday season? Keep them learning and engaged with Christmas science stations. These stations are designed to be used as investigation stations, but can also be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Set the stage to engage and dissolve some candy canes.Tuesday through Thursday: Students visit centers weighing Christmas items, building bunk beds for elves, making an elf trap, learning physics by sending marshmallows into a hot chocolate cup,
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K - 3rd
Force and Motion Unit | Science Centers for Primary Grades
Get your students excited about force and motion and push and pulls with this complete science stations unit. This unit includes full lesson plans and student task cards. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit. Monday: Build schema, read a book about force and motion (suggestions included) and complete the graphic organizer.Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, learning all about pushes and pulls, and how things move. Directions and suggesti
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K - 2nd
Hands-On STEAM Science BIG BOOK - Bundle
Introduce your primary students to the great big world of Science with our Hands-On Science BUNDLE for grades 1-5. Combining Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, this resource aligns to the STEAM initiatives and Next Generation Science Standards.About this Resource: Begin the journey with Physical Science by making a compound machine with your classmates. Experience static electricity first hand by getting a balloon to magically stick to a wall. Move on to Life Science by designing y
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
5-ESS2-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, 1-LS1-1
, 5-PS1-3
, 4-LS1-1
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Planets Suite by Gustav Holst | Digital & Printable Listening Unit
Oh how I love Gustav Holst's Planet Suite! It's programmatic, beautiful, and engaging. Want a tie into Social Studies / History? Study these Roman gods. Want to connect to Science and the planets? Here ya go! Connection to art? There are coloring Listening glyphs included. How about connecting to math? Identify these time signatures or the rhythmic chant in Jupiter's 5/4 ostinato. Relating each movement on the exit slip to an emoji is a nice Social-Emotional Learning component!This is
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PreK - 9th
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Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off
Science Centers Bundled for the Whole Year! | STEAM Units for Primary Grades
Get all science stations for the whole year in one convenient package! This growing bundle will have your students excited about STEM/STEAM all year long! This unit includes ONLY science content specific units. Holiday and social studies STEAM units are also available in year long bundles. Includes 20 different units suitable for students in grades kindergarten through third. You may also like these FREE resources:Science Center Startup KitFree! Science Notebook Tab DividersAnd this economical
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K - 3rd
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Summer STEAM Unit | Science STEM Centers for Primary Grades
Finish the year off strong with these engaging STEAM / STEM center rotations for summer or the end of the year. This unit includes full lesson plans and student direction cards with visual supports. It is designed to be used as a week long, centers-based exploration unit, but can also be used in whole class lessons. Monday: Build schema and set the stage for the week by testing different sunscreens on paper.Tuesday-Thursday: Students will visit a series of centers, exploring and building differe
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K - 3rd
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
Teaching with science resources
One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital science resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you're learning about plant parts or butterfly life cycles, or exploring advanced topics like the anatomy of a cell or Newton’s laws of motion, we've got you covered.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your science lessons and make them feel like real scientists by investigating everyday objects, exploring the world outside the classroom, and doing hands-on and collaborative experiments and design challenges.
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