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Science — Grade 2
Goal 2, Objective 2.04
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Observing the water cycle
- Initially, students will observe a demonstration of the water cycle and apply the information gained through the demonstration. Then students will measure and graph rainfall for two weeks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 5 Mathematics, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
- By Priscilla Nutt.
- Project Groundhog
- The students will determine the groundhog prediction of either six more weeks of winter or an early spring and see if the prediction was accurate by recording daily weather data for six weeks. Over that six week period the students will be comparing their weekly data with schools around the USA and Canada using the Project Groundhog website.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science)
- By Jane Diamond.
- Weather watchers
- This is a week long activity during which the students record the weather, track weather changes, and make predictions about future weather patterns.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Information Skills, Computer Technology Skills, and Science)
- By Virginia Shaddix.
- Weathering the water cycle: Precipitation
- Students will learn that precipitation is one of the three stages of the water cycle and how it relates to the other stages.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 5 Science)
- By Cathie Hill, Jackie Parker, and Karen Neilson.
Lesson plans on the web
- El Niño: More Than Just Hot Air?
- Students are introduced to the El Niño phenomenon by doing a brief experiment and looking at pictures of El Niño. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Science)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Rain, ice, steam: Using reading to support inquiry about the water cycle
- In this lesson, students discover the repetitive cycle of water through read-alouds that introduce the topic of rain, hands-on experiments, and classroom centers. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Weather: A journey in nonfiction
- This research project is designed for primary students to engage in nonfiction text. Students formulate questions and research information on a subject. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Science)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
