2nd grade Science Resources

Explore the Seasons

Every season comes with different celebrations! In this lesson, your students will learn about the seasons while exploring different ways that people celebrate events in each season.

2nd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Water Cycle Diagram

Potential And Kinetic Energy

Water Cycle Diagram

How do clouds form? Why does it rain? Help your student answer some of these questions by completing this water cycle worksheet.

1st grade

Science

Worksheet

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle

Potential And Kinetic Energy

Walk, sleep, run, eat! We're constantly using energy, whether we're moving or not. In this lesson, students learn how their bodies are constantly converting potential energy into kinetic energy and kinetic energy back to potential energy.

1st grade

Science

Lesson plan

Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Butterfly's Life Cycle

In this lesson, you will use “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to teach students about the butterfly life cycle. After listening to the story read aloud, students will use their knowledge to create their own butterfly life cycles!

1st grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Can You Dig It: Rocks and Soil

Get your hands dirty in the name of science! Explore the basic elements of the earth's surface with this beginner's guide to rocks, soil, and processes that change them.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Life Cycle of a Plant

Name the Parts of a Plant

Life Cycle of a Plant

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Text Detective: Weird Animals

Name the Parts of a Plant

Help your preschooler sharpen his knowledge about plants with this colorful worksheet. He'll use the word bank to name the basic parts of a plant.

1st grade

Science

Worksheet

Wintertime Writing Prompt

Text Detective: Weird Animals

It's fact vs. opinion statements about interesting animals in this workbook. Kids will also think about how diagrams and images help clarify reading passages.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Wintertime Writing Prompt

How do you know when it's wintertime? Have your child complete this winter writing prompt to exercise writing skills and reinforce seasonal knowledge.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Mineral Match-Up

Mineral Match-Up

Learn some new words and facts about precious minerals with this word-scramble and matching worksheet.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Simple Machines

Simple Machines

Did you know there are 6 simple machines that make up every complicated gizmo out there? This book introduces the pulley, the lever, the screw, the wedge, the inclined plane and the wheel & axle.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Types of Clouds

Types of Clouds

Here's a beautiful science page to help your child learn the different types of clouds.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Measurement Medley

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Measurement Medley

In this workbook kids will measure time, distance, and masses to hone their measurement skills for science, math, and beyond!

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

How does the butterfly become so beautiful? Learn about the four stages that it goes through in its life.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

We've Got the Dirt!

We've Got the Dirt!

Help your students learn about earth with this lesson that teaches them about the most basic component-dirt!

2nd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Life Cycles

Life Cycles

In this life science packet kids will cut and paste various forms of insects, mammals and more, learning the similarities and differences of living things during stages of life.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

Water Soluble Science

Fossil Worksheet for Kids: Dig It! #1

Water Soluble Science

Your students will enjoy this hands on lesson where they make simple solutions and mixtures. They will have an opportunity to predict and observe solids that dissolve in water.

1st grade

Science

Lesson plan

Fossil Worksheet for Kids: Dig It! #1

These "Dig It!" worksheets not only teach about life on earth, they teach the scientific method as well.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Insect Body Parts

Insect Body Parts

Bug out on some insect anatomy! Can you name each part of the insect? Try making an educated guess by using what you already know about animal body parts.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Tree-mendous Trees

Tree-mendous Trees

Pay homage to our majestic, leafy companions with this series about trees. Kids can learn about the structure of trees, identify different leaf types and reflect on the many gifts that trees give.

2nd grade

Science

Workbook

The Water Cycle

Renewable Resources and Nonrenewable Resources

The Water Cycle

Did you know that there is no new water on Earth? It all gets recycled and reused in a process that we call the water cycle.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Renewable Resources and Nonrenewable Resources

Here are listed a handful of natural resources, for kids to classify as renewable resources and nonrenewable resources.

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

Life Cycle of a Frog

Life Cycle of a Frog

All living things go through cycles. Learn about the life cycle of an amphibian with this diagram of the life of a frog!

2nd grade

Science

Worksheet

What Is Code?