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2-PS1-1 Matter and Its Interactions Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
2-PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Mason, A. (2005). Touch it! Materials, matter and you. Non-fiction book asking readers to describe various materials through observing, feeling and comparing.
2nd grade 2-PS1-3 Matter and Its Interactions Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
Mason, A. (2006). Build it! Structures, systems and you. Explores the function of structures, the materials they're made of, how their parts are joined together and more.
Van Dusen, C. (2007). If I built a car. A little boy relates all of the wonderful things about the car he plans to design, including safety features, a pool, a robot driver, and the ability to go underwater and fly through the air.
Beaty, A. (2007). Iggy Peck, architect. Iggy has one passion: building. When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up!
Spires, A. (2014). The most magnificent thing. A girl decides to make something magnificent but can’t get it quite right. From her efforts, readers see the importance of planning, gathering supplies, building, and not giving up when a good idea doesn't initially work out.
2nd grade 2-PS1-4 Matter and Its Interactions Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Hanson, A. (2011). Melting matter. This book describes what happens when objects experience different conditions (e.g. when an ice cream cone gets hot).
Zoehfeld, K.W. (2015). What is the world made of? All about solids, liquids and gasses. Uses simple, fun diagrams to explain the difference between solids, liquids and gases. Includes a section with experiments designed to encourage further exploration and introduce record keeping.
Ross, M.E. (2007). What’s the matter in Mr. Whiskers’ room? Using seven science stations, Mr. Whiskers encourages his kids to use all their senses to make observations and draw conclusions.
Braun, E. (2012). Joe Joe the wizard brews up solids, liquids and gasses. Joe Joe the wizard has a problem. His spell to turn homework into chocolate bars has gone to syrup! Readers learn how solids, liquids, and gases help Joe Joe with his sticky mess.
2nd grade 2-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Carle, E. (2009). The tiny seed. This classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed.
Krauss, R. (1945). The carrot seed. When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits...
Rockwell, A. (1999). One bean. What happens when you plant just one little bean? A fundamental childhood experiment charmingly unfolds in this first science book about planting and observation. Takes the reader step-by-step through a plant's growth cycle, from planting the bean in a paper cup to the tasty results.
Brown, P. (2009). The curious garden. While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world.
2nd grade 2-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.*
Pallotta, J. (2010). Who will plant a tree? "I wonder who will plant a tree?" begins this glowingly illustrated meditation on the interconnectedness of Earth's creatures. Each page features an animal in a different habitat that, by simply going about its everyday activities, unknowingly plants a tree.
Lawrence, E. (2012). From bird poop to wind: How seeds get around. Informational book that introduces young readers to the many different ways that plants disperse their seeds.
Anthony, J. (1997). The dandelion seed. A story about a dandelion seed that will not let go because it's afraid of the world. Eventually, the winds blow it free and it travels the world.
Macken, J. (2008). Flip, float, fly! Seeds on the move. Presents clear pictures of the featured seeds in their natural dispersals, from tumbleweeds rolling across a Western landscape to coconuts dropping into a tropical sea. Many of the double-page illustrations contain a circular "bubble" with close-ups of leaves, flowers, pods, etc. 2nd grade
2-LS4-1 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Ward, J. (2009). The busy tree. Rhyming text describes a tree’s activities from its roots to its branches. Acorns nibbled by chipmunks, ants scurrying across a trunk, a spider spinning a web—everything adds up to a “busy tree” for all to “come and see.”
Fredericks, A. (2001). Under one rock: Bugs, slugs and other ughs. Focuses on the whole community of neighbors where the ground beneath a big old rock is home to them all.
Fleming, D. (1998). In the small, small pond. A frog's-eye view of life in a pond throughout the seasons.
Guiberson, B. (1991). Cactus hotel. A story about a desert, a giant cactus, and the animals who live in it.
2nd grade 2-ESS1-1 Earth's Place in the Universe Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
Hiscock, B. (1999). The big rock. Tells the story of the big rock, a granite boulder that began as molten rock millions of years ago. Through the ages, the mountains above it wore down, the ocean flooded the region, and then new mountains heaved the rock upward, to the surface of a New York State forest.
Ewart, C. (2014). Fossil. A young girl finds a fossil, and a day in the life of a pterosaur unfolds. The pterosaur finally lives out its natural life, and layers of Earth and time transform the creature into a fossil.
Meierhenry, M. (2007). The mystery of the round rocks. While exploring their grandfather's farm, Max and Hannah discover hundreds of round rocks piled up in the corner of a field. The children seek out Grandpa to learn how the rocks got there and why the rocks are round.
Herman, J. (1996). The magic school bus blows its top: A book about volcanoes. Mrs. Frizzle and her class visit an underwater volcano that eventually creates an island.
2nd grade 2-ESS2-1 Earth's Systems Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
DeCristofano, C. (2016). The sun and the moon. The sun is out in the day and always has a circle shape. The moon’s shape seems to change and you can sometimes see it in the daytime and at night. What are the sun and the moon? How are they the same and how do they differ? Guides readers into a deeper understanding of their observations of the sun and the moon.
Smith, P. (2015). How do wind and water change Earth? Explains how the shape of Earth is changed by weathering and erosion, the breaking down of rocks and minerals, which are then carried from one place to another by water, ice, wind, and gravity.
Hyde, N. (2010). Soil erosion and how to prevent it. Describes the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition, the impact of erosion on plants and animals, and kid-friendly steps to preventing erosion.
Koontz, R. (2006). Erosion: Changing Earth’s surface. An informative look at the effects of erosion, this text, which is a part of the Amazing Science series, blends video game--stylized illustrations with scientific facts.
2nd grade 2-ESS2-2 Earth's Systems Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
Dorros, A. (2000). Follow the water from brook to ocean. Describes how water shapes the earth and why it is important to keep our water clean.
Locker, T. (2002). Water dance. The author takes readers on a poetic journey through various bodies of water. Smith, P. (2015). Earth’s landforms and bodies of water. Explains how Earth is covered by landforms and bodies of water, all of which change shape over time.
Lobel, A. (1993). Ming Lo moves the mountain. Ming Lo's wife is angry. The couple live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Shadows fall over their garden. Rocks fall through their roof. And it is always raining. "Husband," says Ming Lo's wife, "you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace." But how can a man as small as Ming Lo move something as large as a mountain? Maybe the village wise man can help. This whimsical literary folktale is set in China.
2nd grade 2-ESS2-3 Earth's Systems Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Lyon, G. (2011). All the water in the world. With occasional rhymes, the short, poetic lines are conversational and instructive and evoke a sense of mystery about the water cycle.
Kerley, B. (2006). A cool drink of water. Combines striking National Geographic photographs with a poetic text to show how people in various cultures use and conserve the world's most vital resource.
Paul, M. (2015). Water is water: A book about the water cycle. This spare, poetic picture book follows a group of kids as they move through all the different phases of the water cycle.
Rosinsky, N. (2002). Water: Up, down, and all around. Describes the water cycle and the importance of water, explaining evaporation and condensation, dew and frost, and the three states of water.
K-2nd grade K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Beaty, A. (2013). Rosie Revere, engineer. A little girl works to design something that will help her aunt fly. After multiple failures and encouragement from her teacher, she finally succeeds. Use to introduce the concept of engineering and persevering to solve a problem.
Portis, A. (2007). Not a stick. Begins with a little pig holding a long, forked object. An unenlightened voice offstage suggests, "Hey, be careful with that stick." The pig corrects the false impression ("It's not a stick") and demonstrates the item's many uses.
Lamug, K. K. (2011). A box story. Invites the reader to look at things in a different way. With the use of hand drawn images, you are taken through simple thought provoking ideas about a box and how it is not just a box.
Hale, C. (2012). Dreaming up: A celebration of building. A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children’s constructions, created
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