2nd Grade Science Activities
Looking for games and activities to keep your child busy? Second grade is all about real world applications - from math activities that teach about money, to games that develop reading comprehension, we've got fresh ideas to keep learning going long after the school bell rings.
Make Lightning!
What if your kid could create lightening? While this experiment won't produce something that can strike down trees, it does create an electrical discharge that's like a mini lightening bolt! Set it up, then turn the lights out for a super cool demonstration.
States of Matter in a Baggie
How does temperature alter the states of matter? Use this experiment to give your second grader a more "solid" understanding!
Build a Toad Abode
Having a toad hanging around your yard to catch bugs is very eco-friendly and gives children a fascinating creature to study. Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project.
Craft a Butterfly and Chrysalis
Butterflies offer us a special glimpse into nature's constant rebirth. This arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.
How Windy Is It? A Weather Science Experiment
How do we measure wind? For nearly two centuries, people have referred to a scale that was pioneered by a British admiral named Sir Francis Beaufort. Help your second grade scientist use the Beaufort scale to explore wind speed right around home.
Marble Magic that's Physics, too!
Here's a great magic trick for second grade scientists who like to have a little fun. And guess what? It's a cool way to learn some important concepts of physics while you're at it.
