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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.

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.

ZIPPLY delicious ice cream: Students explore states of matter when they change a liquid to a solid. Working in pairs, students make ice cream in a zip-lock bag. Science and technology are integrated with the use of graphic organizing software, word processing, digital photography and digital video.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer Technology Skills and Science); By Pam Maness.

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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); Provider: 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); Provider: 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 Science and Mathematics); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Water and Ice: In this lesson, students will observe, measure, and describe change in water as it changes state. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science and English Language Arts); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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