2nd GRADE SCIENCE

K-5 science lessons in which each lesson starts with an inquiry question. Students explore the question using simple supplies you most likely already have at home.

STEM activities for grades K-12

National Geographic Science Lab - Provides easy to follow directions for engaging activities indoor and out!

Play animal games, solve animal puzzles, take a guided tour, and join a zoo quest while you make new animals at this virtual zoo.

Check out some of these virtual field trips!

• Actual astronauts read stories from the International Space Station

• Activities Using Household Materials

  • What Color is Your Leaf? (K - 2nd) - Students head outside to look closely for patterns of leaves in a shady environment versus a sunny environment. In what ways are the colors the same or different?

  • Go Bug! (K - 3rd) - Ever played the card game Go Fish? If you know the rules, you can easily learn how insects undergo the stages of metamorphosis to become an adult.

  • Worlds in Comparison (2nd - 6th) - Do you know the relative sizes of the planets in our solar system? Put yourself to the test with some Play-doh! This activity allows students to model, in three dimensions, the relative sizes of the planets.

  • Build a Coral Polyp (2nd - 6th) - By building an edible coral polyp, students will learn the anatomy of coral and be able to explain why corals are animals, rather than plants.

• Explanation of the immune system and white blood cells

• Also covers a lot more information about keeping our bodies healthy

  • skin

  • lymphatic sytem

  • and so much more...