180 DaysT: Hands-On STEAM for Grade 2: Practice, Assess, Diagnose

by Melissa Laughlin

Overview

Help second grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts.

180 Days™: Hands-On STEAM for Grade 2

• Uses daily hands-on lab activities to explore STEM concepts
• Motivates students with quick independent learning activities focusing on exploring STEAM concepts, building critical-thinking skills, and refining the problem-solving process
• Makes at-home learning, whole-class instruction, or small-group support, quick and easy
• Includes standards-based activities, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding

Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.

Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The hands-on lab activities require little prior knowledge and use typical classroom or home materials. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps. Aligns to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781425825294
Publisher:	Shell Education
Publication date:	05/20/2022
Series:	180 Days of Practice
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction

Research 4

The Importance of STEAM Education 4

Defining Steam 5

The Engineering Design Process 6

How to Facilitate Successful Steam Challenges 7

How to Use This Resource 9

Unit Structure Overview 9

Pacing Options 10

Teaching Support Pages 11

Student Pages 12

Assessment Options 14

Standards Correlations 15

180 Days of Practice

Physical Science

Unit 1 Fun with Forces 17

Unit 2 Heating Things Up 34

Unit 3 Materials with Purpose 51

Unit 4 Piece by Piece 68

Life Science

Unit 5 Biodiversity 85

Unit 6 Life Cycle of Frogs 102

Unit 7 Plant Survival 119

Unit 8 Pollination Partners 136

Earth Science

Unit 9 Erosion 153

Unit 10 Maps 170

Unit 11 Water Cycle 187

Unit 12 Volcanoes 204

Appendixes

Steam Challenge Rubric 221

Summative Assessment 222

Engineering Design Process 223

Digital Resources 224

References Cited 224