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Second Grade Earth & Space Science Activities

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2nd grade
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Learning Why and How to Compost
Learning Why and How to Compost
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Learning Why and How to Compost
Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.
2nd grade
Science
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Learn Where Wind Comes From
Learn Where Wind Comes From
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Learn Where Wind Comes From
Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?
2nd grade
Science
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Make Your Own Rainbow
Make Your Own Rainbow
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Make Your Own Rainbow
You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.
2nd grade
Science
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Moonlight Magic
Moonlight Magic
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Moonlight Magic
Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.
2nd grade
Science
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Construct a Weather Spinner
Construct a Weather Spinner
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Construct a Weather Spinner
This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.
2nd grade
Science
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Chart the Phases of the Moon with Marshmallows
Chart the Phases of the Moon with Marshmallows
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Chart the Phases of the Moon with Marshmallows
Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!
2nd grade
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Make a Weather Wall
Make a Weather Wall
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Make a Weather Wall
Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.
2nd grade
Science
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How to Make Geodes
How to Make Geodes
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How to Make Geodes
Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!
2nd grade
Science
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Cloud in a Jar
Cloud in a Jar
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Cloud in a Jar
Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.
2nd grade
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Different Types of Rocks
Different Types of Rocks
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Different Types of Rocks
The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.
2nd grade
Science
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Second Grade Earth & Space Science Activities

Bring parts of nature to your own living room by making a geode, rainbow, and other phenomena with these hands-on second grade Earth science projects.