This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 2nd Grade Science content.

This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 2nd Grade Science in Earth Systems, Structures and Processes.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 2nd Grade Science Unit #3. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

Students make a wind streamer for use as a wind vane to discover from which direction the wind is blowing.

Students build a thermometer and then compare its performance against a regular thermometer.

In this activity, students make and record weather observations, and compare their observations to online weather data.

In this lesson, students will understand how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the Earth. They will also investigate how different surfaces of the earth absorb different amounts of the sun's energy. Students will take temperature readings at a variety of locations.

Students investigate conditions that affect extreme weather on Earth. They will use brainstorming, discussion, and resources such as images and video to gather information about weather, and then record their information on a provided worksheet.

This is the fifth lesson in the unit Weather Trackers (http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/unitplan/11468.htm). This is a fun and entertaining lesson on temperature. Students learn about temperature using hands-on activities and games.

In this lesson, students will predict, measure and record temperatures using assorted colored paper pockets to determine if color plays a role with heat absorption. Student data will provide evidence that shows the sun is a source of heat and light for the Earth. Extension activities that include the arts, community and probing questions are included.

In this lesson, students learn about the different ways we measure and observe the weather. Students make their own rain gauges and practice using them to measure rainfall amounts. They will also make weather journals which can be used to track weather data over a long period of time.

This activity is designed for students to learn about the the changes in day to day weather and to pose questions about changes in daily temperature. The students will gain experience using thermometers by measuring temperature. The students will use the scientific method to ask questions, predict, observe, collect data and make conclusions. Students will observe the weather conditions and outdoor temperature twice a day, both a.m. and p.m., and record it in their science notebook on a chart. Then on a class graph, continue to record daily morning temperature each month for the students to predict and draw conclusions from how the morning temperature will change throughout the seasons.

In this lesson, students will be introduced to thermometers and will practice taking temperature readings in different locations indoors and outside.

Students will engineer a house that can withstand the force of a hurricane. Students will think about wind forces and the structures of houses to create their house using certain materials.

In this lesson, students record the high and low temperature daily and observe change over time. Students create a graph to show their data. They analyze the data they collected each month and use it to make predictions about the weather.

In this activity students will learn how to measure the direction and speed of wind.

In this lesson, students will create a log book to keep track of daily weather observations.