This 2nd grade properties of matter resource is a comprehensive, 3-week science unit that is carefully designed with literally everything you need to teach NGSS and many state standards all in one, in-depth resource.
This unit is also available bundled with a digital version and narrated audio lessons CLICK HERE.
This resource aligns to 2nd grade NGSS Structure & Properties of Matter 2-PS1-4, 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2, 2-PS1-3. It includes 15 days of highly engaging science lessons and labs on these topics:
- Lesson 1: Describing Matter
- Investigation 1: Cracker Lab
- Lesson 2: Properties of Matter
- Investigation 2: Testing Flexibility
- Lesson 3: Understanding & Using Solids
- Investigation 3: Design-A-Toy Using a Solid, Liquid & Gas
- Lesson 4: Understanding & Using Liquids
- Investigation 4: Design-Build-Test Model Dam
- Lesson 5: Understanding & Using Gases
- Investigation 5: Carbonation Exploration Pop Rocks Lab
- Lesson 6: Changing Matter (Reversible and Irreversible Changes)
- Investigation 6: Push & Pull Play Doh Lab
- Lesson 7: Temperature and Matter
- Investigation7: Ice Cream in a Bag
- Lesson 8: Matter Within Objects
- Investigation 8: What Shapes Are Best for Building?
Each ready to teach lesson comes with a highly engaging instructional PowerPoint, detailed, scripted lesson plans, response journal activities, differentiated quizzes, hands-on investigations and simple lab activities that are actually do-able in your classroom.
Students are introduced to science practices, such as making observations, constructing explanations, using evidence to support a claim, and designing solutions to problems.
The lessons also include vocabulary posters, guiding questions, and learning objectives display cards as well as related videos for each lesson. Literacy and math based science centers make it easy to integrate science and reinforce the lessons during other subjects.
During each lesson students are presented with engineering connections that enable them to understand how solids, liquids, and gases are used in their everyday lives. Students plan and carry out investigations and experiments, Turn and Talk with partner discussion questions, and Write About It with science journal activities.
Assessments are easy to differentiate using one of two quiz formats: the fill in the blank option or the short, written response format. At the end of the unit students are assessed with a unit test.
I’ve included detailed, scripted lesson plans, guiding questions and objectives cards, science center extension activities and a related lesson videos and read alouds list with all in an easy-prep planning binder. I’ve made it easier than ever to plan and teach an organized and effective science unit, stress-free!
Included in the unit:
- A complete Teacher’s Guide with 15-day pacing guide that can be shortened to fit your schedule
- Standards alignment pages with NGSS and CCSS for each lesson
- 15 Days of detailed, scripted lesson plan
- Teacher planning binder with cover and sections
- 8 hands-on investigations with guided lab procedures and step-by-step direction with photos
- In-depth Teaching PowerPoint with Turn and Talk partner discussion slides
- Essential question & learning target posters
- Guiding questions & objectives cards
- Student science journal with activity pages for each lesson
- Vocabulary lesson cards + full page posters
- Quizzes for each lesson in 2 formats (short written response or fill in the blank)
- Unit test
- Related videos and book list
5 Literacy-Based Science Centers
Reinforce science content as students practice these literacy skills:
- Cause & Effect
- Classifying
- Sequencing
- Comparing & Contrasting
- Applying Vocabulary
*Please see the preview for details and pictures of everything included in this unit.
CLICK HERE for a list of materials needed to do the investigations & STEM labs.
Additional Second Grade Science Units:
Scientists & The Scientific Method
Plant & Animals Needs and Life Cycles
Landforms Building & Writing Project
DIGITAL Science Units with Audio Lessons:
Scientists & The Scientific Method Digital
Earth Changes & Landforms Digital
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