Science Skill Sharpeners: Connecting School & Home Grade 2

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