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Grade 2           

Unit A: Life Science

Chapter Connection: Where's It From?
Children learn that people have grown plants and spread them to new areas for many years. Children visit Web sites to learn where some common plants were first grown. More info

Chapter Connection: Animal Copycats
Children learn that some animals protect themselves by looking or sounding like other animals that are poisonous or that taste bad to predators. More info

Chapter Connection: Egg Hunt
Children visit Web sites to learn how fossilized dinosaur eggs give scientists clues about the lives of dinosaurs. More info

Writing for Science: Plant, Animal, or Dinosaur?
Children write a description of their favorite plant or animal. More info

National Lab: Dinner Bell: Food Chain Lab
Children decide if the foods they eat are producers or consumers. Then they classify foods from their diets into food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. More info

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Unit B: Physical Science

Chapter Connection: What's the Matter?
Children learn about solids, liquids, and gases and about their properties. Children visit Web pages that describe and illustrate the properties of matter. More info

Chapter Connection: Flying Lights
Children learn that some lights that are caused by a chemical reaction do not get hot. Children visit Web pages that tell how fireflies make chemical light inside their bodies. More info

Chapter Connection: Big and Little Shadows
Children learn that an object's shadow shows where a light source is and the distance between the object and the light source. Children visit Web pages that help them investigate shadows. More info

Chapter Connection: From Pole to Pole
Children learn about the poles of magnets and other properties of magnets. Children discover which materials magnets attract, don't attract, and repel. More info

Chapter Connection: Don't Get Zapped!
Children learn some uses of electricity and that electricity can be very dangerous. Children visit Web pages that illustrate safe and unsafe practices for using electricity. More info

Writing for Science: How to Make Noise!
Children use their writing to describe how to make a noisemaker. More info

National Lab: Hot Stuff: Measuring Heat Lab
Children measure the temperature of objects on a playground. More info

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Unit C: Earth Science

Chapter Connection: Shaking Earth
Children learn what to do during and after an earthquake in order to stay safe. Children visit Web sites that give earthquake safety tips. More info

Chapter Connection: Volcano!
Children learn about the three main types of volcanoes (cinder cone, composite, and shield), what they look like, and how they are formed. Children visit Web sites that show photographs of the different types of volcanoes and tell how they are formed. More info

Chapter Connection: Wintertime
Children learn how different animals cope with the cold during the winter. Children visit Web sites that tell how different animals stay warm. More info

Chapter Connection: Rise and Shine
Children learn that the Earth's rotation causes the sun to rise and set at different times in different places. Children visit Web sites that give them sunrise/sunset timetables for several locations in California. More info

Writing for Science: Vote for Me!
Children write a persuasive advertisement that will help them get elected class president. More info

National Lab: Hot Stuff: Measuring Heat Lab
Children measure the temperature of objects on a playground. More info

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Unit D: Human Body

Chapter Connection: By Land or Sea
Children learn that amphibians breathe through gills, skin, and lungs. Children visit Web sites that explain how gills and lungs allow different animals to breathe. More info

Chapter Connection: Hidden Health Treasures
Children learn about vitamins and minerals, focusing on vitamin C. Children visit Web sites that explain how vitamins and minerals help to keep people healthy. More info

Chapter Connection: Move Those Muscles!
Children learn facts about exercise by visiting Web sites that describe why exercise is important and give ideas for ways to exercise. More info

Writing for Science: The Story of Yesterday
Children write a narrative story of their lives on the previous day that includes information about healthful foods they ate and their exercise. More info

National Lab: Dinner Bell: Food Chain Lab
Children decide if the foods they eat are producers or consumers. Then they classify foods from their diets into food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. More info

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