2nd Grade | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)

Exploring Weather Patterns with Technology, K-2

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

This lesson is designed for K-2 students to explore and understand weather patterns using technology. Over the course of 45 minutes, students will use tablets or computers to gather real-time weather

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Weather Data Educational Technology

Changes in Matter "The Good Egg"

Grades: 2nd Grade

This lesson will allow students to review their understanding of physical and chemical properties and emphasize the difference between physical and chemical changes as well as deepen their

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Changes in Matter Literature

We Are Water Protectors & Ozobots

Grades: 2nd Grade

This 2nd grade lesson incorporate the book, We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, and Ozobots. Students will discuss the beginning and ending of the story and discuss how characters respond to

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Ozobot Water Literature

Literature and STEM

Grades: 2nd Grade

This lesson uses a children's literature book called Rosie Revere, Engineer. The lesson is designed to support ELA standards along with Math and SEPs. (Science and Engineering Practices) The initial

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Engineering Engineering Design Process Literature

Penguin Protectors: Understanding Climate Change, Math, Properties of Water, Conservation of Matter and Teamwork with Penguins

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Most students are likely familiar with popular films like Happy Feet, Surf’s Up, Penguins of Madagascar, and classic books like Mr. Popper's Penguins. Capitalizing on this familiarity with penguins

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Habitats Natural Selection Climate Change

How Much Do We Grow in Second Grade?

Grades: 2nd Grade

This is a year long measurement unit. Students will learn about different tools to measure height, discuss and review what they need to grow, and create a growth over time graph for their height. They

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Graphing Measurement Measuring

Sun and Shadow

Grades: 2nd Grade

Students will complete a shadow activity where they will learn what happens to shadows throughout the day. They will create a hypothesis, collect observable data, and come to a conclusion about a

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Sun Space Earth and Space Science Earth's Revolution and Rotation Revolution and Rotation

Tornado Towers

Grades: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Groups of students will create a stable tower with a paper towel roll and other materials. They will test it with the force of a fan on its highest speed. Groups should have time to modify and retest

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Natural Disasters Engineering Design Process

DIY Escape Room

Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Students (or teacher) create an escape room to align with any math (or science or any subject) standards. Can incorporate various technology (chromebooks, laser pointers, etc and students will need to

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Escape Room Engineering