Sound Unit

    

                        

                             

Sound Unit Resources            

We just finished this unit and had a lot of fun experimenting with vibrations.  The internet is full of great ideas... You'll see my favorites below!

Sound unit links: 
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/PWE_Second_Grade/Sound

Sound Freebie- Tap Those Bottles! Pitch - from TpT

Kazoos

5 Experiments Link  - for stations or whole group activities

5 Experiments include....

Palm Pipes

  
                                    Telephones

Weather Resources

Free Weather Lapbook  - This site includes an instructional YouTube video.
You will need Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons.
Pros - Great Project Based Learning project, very thorough weather study for second grade
Cons - Takes many copies (I would probably leave out the weather predictions and combination clouds page), may take longer than you want

Website for Kids:  What is Weather?

Water Cycle Reader's Theater Script
from www.teachers.net


From Teachers Pay Teachers:
At this time, these resources are free.

Weather Unit by Living Life Intentionally                        

Make an Anemometer  by Elementary Contessa

Fog Experiment  by Camilla Barry

Water Cycle Song  by Jaya Maharajh
 
Weather in a Cup Experiment   by The Teaching Reef

Water Cycle Bracelet  by Meaghan Kimbrell


Weather Poems: 
A Cloudy Serenade
The Thunder Giant

Fun & Easy End of Year Science Experiments

What better way to end a school year?!  My students often tell me that one of their favorite parts of second grade is trying different science experiments (especially elephant toothpaste!). After a lot of Googling, I plan to do several of these experiments the last seven or so days of school.

 

Free Scientific Method Posters for primary grades - created by Ladybug's Teacher Files

1.  Germy Apples - link to book

2.  Surface tension penny experiment - http://pbskids.org/zoom//grownups/clubzoom/pdfs/ClubZOOMsci_G_dropspenny.pdf

 

3.  Vinegar /egg experiment http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/naked-egg-experiment

4.  Gummy Bear Lab   http://pinterest.com/pin/69383650481467987/ 

5.  Adaptations -  www.buildyourwildself.com    - will tell what your adaptations can do when finished

6.  Apple / potato blind taste test http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/smelltaste.html

7.  M&M / Skittles http://sciencegal-sciencegal.blogspot.com/2012/10/m-and-skittlesexperiment.html

Look to the right of the M & M..... a floating M!

 

 

8.  When is a Black Marker Not Really Black?  link to experiment

9.  Insta-Worms - goes with Diary of a Worm  link to Steve Spangler's Insta-Worms

10.  Pepper Experiment - The teacher includes a scientific method activity sheet to go along with the experiment.

Praying Mantis Nymphs

Our praying mantis nymphs decided to come out of their egg case today!  There are between 75-200 nymphs in an egg case.  This morning they quickly changed from white to greenish brown.  Since we did not have any aphids to feed them, we released most of them in the second grade butterfly garden.  A great science experiment for any young (or young at heart) scientist! 

I ordered our egg case and praying mantis book from www.insectlore.com.
Egg Case link