Build your second grader's understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging reading selections, activities, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.
The simple hands-on activities help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way. Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following second grade topics:
Physical Science
• Matter
• Changes in Matter
• Forces and Motion
• Forces at Play
Life Science
• My Body
• Body Parts
• Animal Life Cycles
• Plants
• Habitats
Space and Earth Science
• Space
• The Sun
• Weather
• Earth's Systems
• Geology
• Water and Ice
Science and Engineering
• Science
• Engineering
Ideal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:
• provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills
• offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world
• is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards
• includes an answer key
