Science

2nd Grade - Science

Physical Science: Forces in Motion

Understand the relationship by vibrating objects and columns of air

2.P.1.1

Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air.

Web Games
Sound

Notebook Files:
2.P.1.1 w/b

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2.P.1.2

Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate – eardrum and vocal cords.

Web Games
How loud is too loud

Notebook Files:
Sound Creativity

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Physical Science: Matter: Properties and Change

Understand properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo

2.P.2.1

Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling.

Web Games
Changing State
Solids and Liquids
Foss Web

Notebook Files:
Evaporation and Condensation w/b

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2.P.2.2

Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a container before and after freezing.

Web Games
Changing State

Notebook Files:
States of Matter

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2.P.2.3

Compare what happens to water left in an open container over time as to water left in a closed container.

Web Games

Notebook Files:

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Earth Science: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes

Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather

2.E.1.1

Summarize how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the land, air and water.

Web Games

Notebook Files:
The sun
How does the sun change things

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2.E.1.2

Summarize weather conditions using qualitative and quantitative measures to describe:

·      Temperature
·      Wind direction
·      Wind speed
·      Precipitation

Web Games
Thermometer
Extreme Weather
Weather Wiz Kid

Notebook Files:
Weather
weather 2
weather 3
Project Groundhog Weather Wiz Kid

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2.E.1.3

Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year.

Web Games
Patterns in the Sky

Notebook Files:
Seasons w/b

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2.E.1.4

Recognize the tools that scientists use for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

Web Games
Temperature
Weather Maker

Notebook Files:
weather resource
2nd grade weather

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Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms

Understand animal life cycles

2.L.1.1

Summarize the life cycle of animals including:

·      Birth
·      Developing into an adult
·      Reproducing
·      Aging and death

Web Games
Study Jam

Notebook Files:
Life Cycles
Life Cycles 2
Life Cycles 3
Life cycle of Butterfly

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2.L.1.2

Compare life cycles of different animals such as, but not limited to, mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies or frogs.

Web Games
Study Jam

Notebook Files:
Life cycle of Butterfly
Life cycle: frog, butterfly, chicken
Butterfly Life Cycle
Livebinder

Life Science: Evolution and Genetics

Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism

2.L.2.1

Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different.

Web Games
Eye Color Calculator
Find the Parent
Science Interactives

Notebook Files:
DNA from Beginning w/b

2.L.2.2

Recognize that there is variation among individuals that are related.

Web Games
Build a monster

Notebook Files:
Monster Story w/b

Additional Resources:
Science Interactives: http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science.html
General:

Science Kids:
http://sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

Science 4 us:
http://www.science4us.com/demo/

Utah Education Network:
http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/science.shtml

PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/science/games/elementary/

How things are made:
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html

Magic Schoolbus:
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/index.htm

Ology:
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology

Planet Games:
http://games.noaa.gov/

Animals:

4-H Virtual Farm:
http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/main.html

San Diego Zoo Cams:
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/video-more

Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Web Cams:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-experiences/live-web-cams

Astronomy/Space:

Mars Virtual Tour:
http://mars.arounder.com/

Moon Virtual Tour:
http://moon.arounder.com/

Ask an Astronomer:
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ask_astronomer/video/index.html

Nasa for students:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html

Chemistry:

Chem 4 Kids:
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html

Earth Science (weather, geology, water cycle, etc):

Global Climate Change:
http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

Beyond Weather and the water cycle:
http://beyondweather.ehe.osu.edu/

Earthquakes for Kids:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/

Nasa Wild Weather Adventure:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/wild-weather-adventure/en/

Thirstin’s water cycle:
http://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html

usda air quality images:
http://www.fsvisimages.com/descriptions.aspx

Weather wiz kids:
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

Habitats and Biomes:

What’s it like where you live?
http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

Paelontology:

The field exhibit museum online exhibits
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/exhibits/online_exhib.htm

Kids dig Reed:
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/

Physics (matter, forces, light, etc):

States of matter:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html

Building big forces lab:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/forces.html

2nd grade livebinder
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=124346
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=911338