
Solid, Liquid or Gas
2nd grade science worksheet: sort milk, a pencil, and helium into solid, liquid, or gas, then write properties for an apple, a teddy bear, and a rock.
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2nd grade science worksheet: sort milk, a pencil, and helium into solid, liquid, or gas, then write properties for an apple, a teddy bear, and a rock.

Hiking-trip cloze for 2nd grade science: students fill ten gaps with property words such as waterproof and absorbent, then write a sentence of their own.

Professor Pip's lab mix-up: 2nd graders sort 15 materials such as sand, honey, and a coin into solids and liquids, with a key that explains the tricky ones.

2nd grade guided notes for 2-PS1-3: students count pieces, take a build apart, and make a new object from the same set, with model notes in the key.

11-question heating and cooling check for 2nd grade: sort changes, judge melted chocolate and a frozen leaf as reversible or not, and argue about cake.

Five-page 2nd grade materials worksheet: match rubber, metal, glass, and cotton to their uses, then read test results to pick the best material for four jobs.

2nd grade Earth's surface worksheet: label a mountain, river, island, lake, volcano, and ocean, then sort them into landforms and bodies of water.

Museum-themed 2nd grade sort: place 12 Earth events such as a tsunami, a flash flood, and cave forming into fast or slow changes, with an answer key.

Seven-clue Earth's surface crossword for 2nd grade: volcano, ocean, river, glacier, mountain, lake, and erosion, with an answer key in capitals.

2nd grade labeling worksheet for 2-ESS2-2: name eight parts of a land and water model, including hill, plain, valley, and island, with an answer key.

Water on Earth matching for 2nd grade: link ocean, glacier, river, pond, and snow to pictures and descriptions, then explain what happens to snow in spring.

Ten-question 2nd grade erosion check for K-2-ETS1-3: compare grass and plastic on a hillside, a stone wall and sand fence at the beach, and a windbreak.

2nd grade habitats worksheet: match animals to desert, ocean, Arctic, or forest, read about a busy pond, and draw an animal with its food, water, and shelter.

Desert vs ocean Venn diagram for 2nd grade: place nine facts about camels, sharks, cacti, coral, and salty water into desert only, ocean only, or both.

Rainforest fact file for 2nd grade: draw the habitat, research location, weather, three plants and three animals, and count the living things in your picture.

KWL chart for a 2nd grade habitats unit: students record what they know and want to know about plants and animals, then fill in what they learned.

Guided notes for a 2nd grade plant test: four plants get sunlight, water, both, or neither, and students predict, measure, and explain a fair test.

2nd grade seed dispersal and pollination matching: link a bee, squirrel, dog, and bird to how they move seeds, then match craft materials to what they mimic.

Buster the dog needs a bridge: a 2nd grade engineering challenge to define the problem, choose materials, sketch a design, and improve it after a test.

2nd grade engineering matching: pair five everyday problems with tools such as a sponge and a step stool, then define a classroom problem a new tool could fix.

Label the parts of scissors, from the pointy tip to the oval handle, and say how each shape helps: a 2nd grade engineering worksheet for K-2-ETS1-2.

2nd grade engineering exit slip: students name a problem to fix, explain why a tool's shape matters, and rate the lesson on a five-face scale.

Guided notes for 2nd grade engineering: learn shape and function, sketch with labels, and design a way to carry six library books through the rain.

Paper bridge vs stick bridge Venn diagram for 2nd grade: sort nine test results, such as 50 pennies held and a bend at 10, into each design or both.
From classifying materials to comparing habitats, second grade science under NGSS is about looking closely at the world and describing what you find. These 2nd grade science worksheets cover four units: properties of matter (2-PS1), Earth's surface (2-ESS1), habitats and ecosystems (2-LS4), and engineering design (K-2-ETS1).
Students classify materials by their observable properties, gather evidence that Earth events can happen quickly or slowly, compare the diversity of life in different habitats, and define simple problems that could be solved with a new or improved tool. Each worksheet is built around its NGSS performance expectation, which is listed on this page.
Print them as the written component of an investigation, a science center task, or a quick end-of-unit check. Every worksheet is free to download with no payment. Teachers on Chalkie's free plan can also edit and regenerate any page, which is useful for matching the habitats or materials on the worksheet to the ones your class has actually observed.
NGSS 2-PS1: planning and conducting investigations to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
View worksheetsNGSS 2-ESS1: using information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
View worksheetsNGSS 2-LS4: making observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
View worksheetsNGSS K-2-ETS1: asking questions, making observations, and gathering information to define a simple problem that a new or improved tool could solve.
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