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Weathering the water cycle: Condensation: This lesson introduces students to condensation as one phase of the water cycle. Through the use of the four lessons in this series in which students will learn that the water cycle is a continuous cycle.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Cathie Hill, Jackie Parker, and Karen Neilson.

Positively popcorn: This lesson should be used as a part of a unit on the three forms of matter. This is a fun activity on the process of how popcorn pops using gas as a form of matter.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science); By Jennifer Burton.

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Water and Ice: The purpose of this lesson is to use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe change. In this lesson, students will observe, measure, and describe change in water as it changes state. As part of the investigation, students will take... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); Provided by: Science Netlinks

Melting and Freezing: Students explore what happens to the amount of different substances as they change from a solid to a liquid or a liquid to solid: water, chocolate, and margarine. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Hot and cold colors: This experiment engages students in an activity that will allow them to observe that hotter conditions can speed up changes in materials. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Erupting volcanoes!: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students learn about volcanoes by making and erupting model volcanoes. Students take measurements and make observations before and after the eruption then compare them to see how the eruption changed their volcano. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Disappearing Water: Students compare and contrast observations of the amount of water in an open and closed container. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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