2nd Grade Science Projects (by date, oldest first)

Let's Be Scientists with Apple Experiments! This packet contains two experiments about apples. Experiment 1: Can Apples Sink or Float (whole and parts of the apple)? Experiment 2: What happens to an apple under different conditions? Each experiment includes a detailed instruction sheet with materials lists and step by step directions for the experiment There is a recording page for students to make predictions and record the results of the project. Also provided are journal pages for students to write why they think the results happened the way they did. Journal pages are differentiated where appropriate. Are you looking for other apple themed activities? Be sure to check out the following: Apple Themed Activities and Centers for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Practice preschool skills with this bundle of 16 themed preschool activity sets. This bundle includes a wide variety of center activities, worksheets and games specifically for preschool and pre-k. Students practice handwriting, letter recognition, number recognition, counting, shapes, syllables and more with these various themes.

Please note that this bundle is not yet complete and items will be added as they are completed.

What is Included:

Alphabet Cards

Alphabet Clip Cards

Alphabet Game

Alphabet Puzzles

Alphabet Tracing Cards

Counting to 10 Centers

Counting to 20 Mats

Dot Painting

Magnet Matching Mats

Number Cards

Number Puzzles

Prewriting Lines Tracing Cards

Science Activities

Seek and Find Mats

Shapes Centers

Sorting Activities

Syllable Sorting

Worksheets

Themes Included:

Apples (13 Activities)

Back to School (8 Activities)

Beach (2 Activities)

Community Helpers (Coming Soon)

Dental Health (2 Activities)

Earth Day (4 Activities)

Farm (1 Activity)

Fire Safety (2 Activities)

Gingerbread (4 Activities)

Insects (1 Activity)

Ocean (2 Activities)

Pets (1 Activity)

Space (4 Activities)

Sports (1 Activity)

Transportation (8 Activities)

Weather (1 Activity)

* These sets are a work in progress. Please note that you only pay for the items already included in this set. The price of this bundle will increase as the rest of the activities are added. Each of the 16 themes will have at least 10 different activities when competed.

Related Links:

Winter Themed with Real Photographs

Valentine's Day with Real Photographs

Fall/Autumn Themed with Real Photographs

Christmas Themed with Real Photographs

Practice preschool skills with this apple themed preschool activity bundle. This bundle includes a wide variety of center activities, worksheets and games specifically for preschool and pre-k.

What is Included:

Alphabet Clip Cards

Alphabet Puzzles and Cards

Counting 1-10 Math Centers

Counting Mats 1-20

Counting Clip Cards

Tracing Lines Center

Worksheet and Activity Packet

Science Activities

Shape Centers

Letter Tracing Cards

Syllable Counting

Seek and Find Mats

Related Links:

Winter Themed Preschool Bundle

Groundhog's Day Themed Preschool Bundle

Do fun and engaging science experiments with this science bundle. Each experiment includes a detailed instruction page with materials needed to complete the experiment. Each experiment comes with its own making predictions page, recording page and journaling page.

The following experiments are available in this packet:

Apple Experiments

1. Sink or Float
2. What happens to an apple under different conditions?

Comparing Mass

Making Butter

Pumpkins

1. Pumpkin Observation
2. Sink and Float
3. Pumpkin Volcano Comparison

Seeds and Plants Experiments

1. What happens when seeds get wet?
2. How do seeds grow?

Transportation Experiments

1. Does it Roll?
2. Sink the Boat!

More Science Activities

Living and Nonliving Sort

The Plants We Eat

This is an integrated project that focuses on the Persuade portion of Author's Purpose. I integrated this project with my science unit (Human Impacts on the earth) and my social studies unit (How people can help our planet). Students were tasked with creating an ad to persuade their audience to help with a world problem (Deforestation, Pollution, etc).

All of the graphic organizers we used, PowerPoints with ads and videos of world problems, and the checklist for the ad is included in this product. The students get to explore ads already created and review them. Then they research some of the world problems. After this they are placed in groups and then using a random wheel, are given a world problem. They then identify the impacts of the problem and come up with some solutions. Then they begin to plan their ad and once approved by their teacher, they began creating their ad!

In my classroom, my students wanted to try and create commercials. So we used the Canva app (usually free for educators) and the students worked together to create their commercials.

I hope this product is useful and gets your students engaged. Please rate and review.

Make reviewing the life cycle of a bee fun with this engaging hands-on 3d diorama science project! Students learn about the bee life cycle and then they decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the life cycle of a bee. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• a pre-colored page of a background for students to use as accents.
• a black and white page of a background for students to color themselves and use as accents.
• black and white page representing the life cycle of a bee for students to color, cut, and paste
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the bee life cycle first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the life cycle of a bee as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Are you looking for a unique, interesting, and hands-on way to analyze the human body systes for your students? You'll like the flexibility of this lapbook and how simple it is to adapt it to the different abilities of your students. Lapbooks are great for both group and/or partner projects as well as independent projects.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Digestive System Labels
• Brain with Labels (Nervous System)
• Parts of Lungs Labels (Respiratory System)
• The Human Body Front Cover
• Multiple Diagrams

What is a lapbook?

A lapbook is a book made from a file folder that includes various information about a topic. Students can create a lap book by cutting, coloring (when needed), and gluing them inside a file folder. The finished file folder book is called a lapbook because the book is usually big enough to spread out on your lap to read.

Lapbooks do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students are to use the information to build their books creatively and uniquely! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the information!

All of the hard work is done for you. Just print the pieces, give each student one file folder, and let your students get creative!

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Students love it when they do projects and make their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding coral reefs. Students learn about coral reefs and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents coral reefs.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored background scenes
• black and white pages for students to color their background and animals
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the coral reefs as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Students love doing projects and making their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding ponds and pond life. Students learn about ponds in the ecosystem and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and creating a creative scene representing a pond ecosystem.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored pages for a quick cut and prep
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and pieces, cut, and decorate
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy. Print on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity for your lesson plan.

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Students love doing projects and making their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding the rainforest. Students learn about the rainforest ecosystem and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and creating a creative scene representing a pond ecosystem.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored pages for a quick cut and prep
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and pieces, cut, and decorate
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy. Print on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity for your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing the rock cycle fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about the rock cycle and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the rock cycle. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get in this rock cycle project:

• pre-colored pages for a quick cut and prep
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and pieces, cut, and decorate
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the rock cycle first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing the layers of the earth fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about earth layers and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the layers of the earth. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• colorful earth layers
• black and white earth layers
• black and white labels
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the layers of the earth first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

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Students love doing projects and making their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding desert biome. Students learn about the desert and their amazing animals and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents coral reefs.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored background scenes
• black and white pages for students to color their animals
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the coral reefs as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Students love doing projects and making their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding ocean animals. Students learn about oceans and their amazing animals and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents coral reefs.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored background scenes
• black and white pages for students to color their animals
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the coral reefs as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

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Make reviewing volcanoes fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about volcanoes and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the volcanoes. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• a pre-colored page for the background and volcanoes
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and volcanoes
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about volcanoes first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing the layers of the ocean fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about ocean layers and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the layers of the ocean. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• 2 pages of colored ocean with labels
• 2 pages of black and white ocean with labels
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the layers of the ocean first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing day and night science fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about day and night and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents day versus night. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored pages for a quick cut and prep
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and pieces, cut, and decorate
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about day versus night first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing the layers of soil fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about the soil layers and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the layers of soil. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• colorful soil layers
• black and white soil layers
• black and white labels
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the layers of soil first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Make reviewing taiga biomes fun with this engaging hands-on 3D diorama science craft project! Students learn about the taiga biome and animals that live there and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the taiga biome. Students love it when they get to do projects and make their learning come to life!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• colorful scene backgrounds
• black and white animals and trees
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about the taiga biome first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Students love it when they do projects and make their learning come to life! This project is perfect for hands-on activities and understanding the Food Chain. Students learn about the food chain and then decorate a shoe box based on what they learned! Students are responsible for decorating the box and putting a creative scene inside that represents the food chain.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• pre-colored pages for a quick cut and prep
• black and white pages for students to color their own background and pieces, cut, and decorate
• rubric for easy grading
• research page for students to record their learning
• planning page for students to map out how they want their diorama to look

What is a diorama?

A diorama is a three-dimensional scene built to illustrate a topic. Dioramas are small scenes created with layers of materials. A diorama can be made out of a shoe box or similar box that includes a variety of information and pictures about a topic.

Students create a diorama by cutting, coloring, painting, and gluing pieces inside the box to create a model that shows a situation, such as a historical event or animals in their natural environment. Students can be encouraged to add real features such as grass, sand, sticks, etc.

The dioramas do not come with specific assembly instructions. Students should learn about food chains first, and use the pieces within this resource to creatively build their own unique diorama! This is a fun way for students to learn and get hands-on with the lesson/topic.

Prep is quick and easy... print the pieces on cardstock for durability and let your students explore the water as an enrichment activity to your lesson plan.

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Copyright © That One Cheerful Classroom.

Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.