Matter 2nd grade

Teach students about whether heat causes permanent changes with a SORT about Reversible and Irreversible Changes aligned with the Next Generation Science

Teaching states of matter in kindergarten can be a tricky! Here are some resources to help students gain a solid understanding of the topic!

Studying the states of matter and how they change is one of our favorite science units! Every lab has a wow factor, whether we're inflating balloons by mixing vinegar and baking soda, or creating a solid from a liquid when we shake cream to make our own butter. (It's so good!) And you have to do the root beer float lab... it's a solid, liquid, and gas all in one treat! In this blog post, I've rounded up some of our favorite activities and resources for second grade teachers... let's plan!

Teach about properties of Matter in 2nd grade! Little Science Thinkers has scripted lesson plans, activities, read aloud texts, and investigations to get your little scientists learning about properties of matter. #NGSS #2ndgradescience

A fun and easy properties of matter cracker lab where students use their senses to observe, describe and then taste the physical properties of crackers.

This is a very simple demonstration, good for very young students who are just beginning to grasp the differences between solids, liquids an...

Each year in the first week of school I begin building an atmosphere of fun and learning with a candy themed science unit. We learn the proc...

15 Creative Ways to Teach About States of Matter. Explore solids, liquids, and gases with these fun states of matter activities. Kids of all ages will enjoy these hands-on learning ideas. #science #elementaryschool #preschool

Kids will have fun learning about science as they explore with these Solid, Liquid, Gas Hands on Activities for kids of all ages.

Elementary picture books about the properties of matter, states of change, and reversible and irreversible changes of matter. These books align with the second grade NGSS and allow teachers to build students' background knowledge about the states of matter and how matter changes. They're great for your classroom library, a science center or as read alouds. #sciencepicturebooks #statesofmatterbooks #secondgradeNGSS #2ndgradeNGSS