2nd Grade NGSS COMPLETE YEAR STEM Unit ! Earth, Life & Physical Science!!
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This is a full YEARS’ Comprehensive STEM curriculum unit that covers ALL of your 2nd Grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). In this bundle we’ve included the COMPLETE Earth, Physical and Life Science Units from our store. These units are PACKED with engaging investigations and activities, engineering design challenges, technology integration, math application and integrated literacy lessons! (CCSS). With step-by-step instructions and easy to follow plans, you’ll be able to bring engaging in fun, interactive, hands-on, inquiry based learning through student led activities.
These lessons were created and compiled through a backwards design format where the NGSS and CCSS literacy and math standards are the focus point of the unit and each lessons helps lead students to a real understanding of the standards. With step-by-step easy to follow lessons it makes turning your class into an engaging STEM class so much easier! Not only will students be gaining a solid understanding of the NGSS core ideas but an opportunity to practice and develop their science and engineering practices. EVERY lesson has a literacy component already integrated into it, which helps students improve their core content area!
If you’d like to check out the individual components of each unit, click the links below! Otherwise, scroll down to see what’s included!!
The COMPLETE 2nd Grade NGSS Earth Science Unit
The COMPLETE 2ND Grade NGSS Life Science Unit
The COMPLETE 2nd Grade NGSS Physical Science Unit
*This product includes zipped files. If you are unsure of how to open them please see the following tutorials on YOUTUBE.
For a MAC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saX2jSGo9nc
For a PC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wm4PwF8DqY
*********The Earth Science Unit Portion of the Bundle Includes:
- Landform Powerpoint
- Land & Water intro activity
- Ocean and Continent Vocabulary Cards
- Ocean and Continent Worksheet
- What is a landform? Activity
- Landform Vocabulary Cards
- Landforms Video Note-taker
- Landforms Vocabulary & Picture Match
- Landforms Booklet
- Comparing and Contrasting Landforms Activity
- Suggested Read Alouds & Internet resources
- Landform Web quest
- Landform PowerPoint Student Project
- Landform PowerPoint Template
- PowerPoint Project Rubric
CONSTRUCTING A DREAM ISLAND LANDFORM PROJECT
- Salt-Dough Recipe & Step by Step Instructions for teachers
- Literacy integration-Text Analysis & writing
- Island Brochure Activity, Template, and Rubric
- Island landform labels, Dream Island brainstorm worksheet
- Dream Island Graphic Organizer & Pre-write & Student Worksheet
PLATE TECTONICS
- Focus Questions
- Earth’s Crust Activity
- Snack Tectonics Lesson Plan
- Snack Tectonics class PowerPoint
- Snack Tectonics Data Sheet & Reflection Questions
- Plate Boundary Models Lesson
- Plate Boundary Worksheet
- Step-by-Step Lesson Plan
- Earthquake vocabulary Cards
- Engineering Design Process Poster
- Building and Earthquake-resistant structure Engineering Design Challenge
- Primary Grade Engineering Design Reflection Questions
TSUNAMIS
- Focus questions & Objectives
- Tsunami Vocabulary cards
- Step-by-Step Teacher instructions
- Demonstration Instructions with pictures
- Tsunami Demonstration Observation Sheet & Reflection Questions
- Tsunami Fact Sheet
- Suggested Books & Videos
- Tsunami Engineering Design Challenge
- Engineering Design challenge Worksheet & Reflection Questions
- Step by Step Volcano Model & Earth Changes Lesson Plan
- Reflection Questions
- Volcano Earth Changes Key
- Technology Suggestions
EROSION, WEATHERING AND DEPOSITION
- Erosion PowerPoint
- Skittles Erosion Activity & Student Worksheets
- Canyon Investigation
- Vocabulary Cards
- Step-By-Step Investigation Instruction & Worksheet
- Read Aloud Suggestions & activity
- Focus Questions
- “The Life of the Land” -A Creative Writing Activity that describes the weathering, erosion, and deposition process.
- Writing Pre-write, Brainstorming Questions, and Worksheets
EROSION PREVENTION UNIT & EROSION PREVENTION ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
- Teacher background
- Erosion PowerPoint & Teacher PPT Script
- Erosion Prevention Engineering Design Challenge
- Material preparation instruction & Ideas
- Material & Project Cost Analysis Student Worksheet
- Step-by-step instructions to guide students through the Engineering Design Challenge
- Optional technology Integration ideas
- Drainage as Erosion Prevention Demonstration Guide
- Vegetation as Erosion Prevention Demonstration Guide
*********The LIFE SCIENCE portion of the Bundle Includes:
- Focus Questions, Objectives; Vocabulary
- Step-by-Step Investigation instructions
- Organism Observations NoteTaker
- Flower Exploration Diagram NoteTaker
- Focus Questions, Objectives and Vocabulary
- Step-by-Step lesson and activity instructions
- Investigation Packet & Data Recording Sheets
- Investigation Written Response Sentence Frame Template and Worksheet
- Plant Theme Writing Sheet
- Focus Questions, Objectives and Vocabulary
- Step by Step lesson and activity instructions
- Outdoor Observations NoteTaker & Questions
- Habitats Around the World NoteTaker
- Focus Questions, Objectives and Vocabulary
- Habitat Webquest & Webquest Note-Taker & Graphic Organizer
- Research Project Instructions
- Research Project Rubrics for Poster, PowerPoint, and Diorama Presentations
- TWO Student PowerPoint Templates (To help your students deliver the information!!)
- Student PowerPoint Exemplar
- Focus Questions, Objectives and Vocabulary
- Step by Step lesson and activity instructions
- Venn Diagram Worksheet
- Focus Questions, Objectives and Vocabulary
- Step by Step lesson and activity instructions
- Habitat Characteristic NoteTaker
- Habitat Characteristic Clue Sheet
- Diagram of Pollinator & Flower Worksheet
- Important Pollinators Worksheet
- POLLINATORS ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
- Step-by-step Engineering Design Challenge Instructions
- Engineer Design Challenge Student response packet
- Student collaboration Rubric
SEED DISPERSAL ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
- Step-by-step Engineering Design Challenge Instructions
- Engineering Design Challenge Student Design and Data Sheets
*********The PHYSICAL SCIENCE portion of the Bundle Includes:
- Strength Experiment Lesson guide and materials
- Absorbency Experiment Lesson guide and materials
- Elasticity Experiment Lesson guide and materials
- Conductivity Experiment Lesson guide and materials
- Engineering Design Process Poster
- Properties of Materials- Engineering Design Lesson Plan and Activity Materials.
- 14 Step-by-step matter lessons
- Student centered graphic organizers
- Engineering Design Packet
- Exit Tickets
- Teacher & student vocabulary cards
- Materials Lists
- Lesson Specific Focus Questions
What People are Saying!
"Amazing! Now if I can just convince the school to let me use only this!" - Hillary A.
"WOW! This has SO many great lessons, engineering design challenges, and teacher and student resources. I bought the earth & physical science unit before the bundle was available & now I can use this to do NGSS and STEM all year! Thank you!! Such a valuable unit!" - Anne B.
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