Grade 2 Kits

Second graders become scientists as they explore the world around them! Whether mapping landscapes, experimenting with matter or designing solutions to help bees, these hands-on kits inspire curiosity and critical thinking.

Students work to help Tina, a world traveler, decide where to live in the United States. Students will receive postcards from

Tina’s family members, describing different land and water features that can affect Earth’s surfaces at different rates. A design

task will ask students to create a solution that will slow or prevent wind or water hazards that can affect the landscape.

Students explore matter, its properties and uses through Ada and her friends, who make instruments from trash. Students learn that matter has mass, takes up space and can be solid or liquid. Students classify matter, analyze data to find the best materials for specific purposes and investigate how heating and cooling cause changes.

The buzz in this kit focuses on the environmental issue of declining bee populations. Dr. Seuss’ book “The Lorax” kicks off

learning followed by letters from the Lorax to encourage learning about plants, animals, their habitats and how they depend on

each other. Students design a hand pollinator to do the work of bees and to save the many foods that require pollination.

To assist district decisions surrounding curriculum planning, BOCES 4 Science teachers created suggested pathways based on unit length and the typical school calendar. You can choose to follow a suggested pathway, use it as a reference or create your own science curriculum journey.