Grade 2 Lesson plan
Slowing the Storm on Copperfield Hill: A Barrier-Design Lesson
A 40-minute grade 2 lesson where students test bare, rock-wall, and grass-mat barrier designs to see which one best slows water from washing soil off a hill.
Water Science · Grade 2
These materials teach earth science, chemistry, biology, and physics through water systems, from the water cycle to treatment chemistry.
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Grade 2 Classroom activity
Storm Drain or Trash Can? A Grade 2 Litter-Sorting Toss Game
A grade 2 toss game where students sort called-out items into a trash can hoop or a 'leave it' response to keep litter out of a storm drain.
Grade 2 Reading passage
Where Is Earth's Water Today? A Grade 2 Reading Passage
A grade 2 reading passage following a student's day noticing solid and liquid water in ice, a puddle, a creek, frost, and clouds, with comprehension questions.
Grades 1–2 Classroom activity
A Drop's Day: A Water Cycle Station Game
Students role-play water drops moving among six stations, drawing cards weighted toward the ocean and clouds, then write their own drop's story.
Grade 2 Lab / experiment
Sunny Windowsill, Shady Shelf: A Grade 2 Ice Melting Investigation
Grade 2 students measure two identical ice pucks with a ruler as they melt in sun and shade, then refreeze the water to test whether the change reverses.