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.
2nd Grade Properties of Matter Worksheets
NGSS 2-PS1: planning and conducting investigations to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
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Properties of Matter worksheets to download
Describing Materials Cloze
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.
Solids and Liquids Sort
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.
Take It Apart, Build It Again
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.
Heating and Cooling Changes
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.
Best Material for the Job Matching
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.
Curriculum objectives covered
2-PS1-1
“Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.”
2-PS1-3
“Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.”
2-PS1-4
“Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.”
2-PS1-2
“Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.”
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