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MN.2.1.The Nature of Science and Engineering

The Nature of Science and Engineering
2.1.1. The Practice of Science
2.1.1.2. The student will understand that scientific inquiry is a set of interrelated processes incorporating multiple approaches that are used to pose questions about the natural world and investigate phenomena.
2.1.1.2.1. Raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations, noting what happens when you interact with an object, and sharing the answers with others.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry - 3rd grade
 

MN.2.2.Physical Science

Physical Science
2.2.1. Matter
2.2.1.1. The student will understand that objects can be described in terms of the materials they are made of and their physical properties.
2.2.1.1.1. Describe objects in terms of color, size, shape, weight, texture, flexibility, strength and the types of materials in the object.
Flip Charts Clay
Flip Charts Paper & Cloth
Flip Charts Properties
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Flip Charts Water & Ice
Flip Charts Wood & Metal
Vocabulary Terms Matter and its properties
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Describe and measure matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on lab skills/Science Inquiry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter and its properties
 
2.2.1.2. The student will understand that the physical properties of materials can be changed, but not all materials respond the same way to what is done to them.
2.2.1.2.1. Observe, record and recognize that water can be a solid or a liquid and can change from one state to another and that the amount of water stays the same when it melts and freezes.
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Flip Charts Water & Ice
Vocabulary Terms Comparing matter
Vocabulary Terms Matter and its properties
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Comparing matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Describe and measure matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Matter and its properties
 
2.2.2. Motion
2.2.2.1. The student will understand that the motion of an object can be described by a change in its position over time.
2.2.2.1.2. Demonstrate that objects move in a variety of ways, including a straight line, a curve, a circle, back and forth, and at different speeds.
Flip Charts How Things Move
Flip Charts Pushing & Pulling
Flip Charts Ups & Downs
Vocabulary Terms Did you Know... 1st Grade
Vocabulary Terms Force and motion
Vocabulary Terms Objects in motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Did you Know... 1st Grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force and motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Forces and motion-how things move
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Objects in motion
 
2.2.2.2. The student will understand that the motion of an object can be changed by push or pull forces.
2.2.2.2.1. Describe how push and pull forces can make objects move.
Flip Charts How Things Move
Flip Charts Pushing & Pulling
Flip Charts Ups & Downs
Vocabulary Terms Did you Know... 1st Grade
Vocabulary Terms Force and motion
Vocabulary Terms Objects in motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Did you Know... 1st Grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force and motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Forces and motion-how things move
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Objects in motion
 
2.2.2.2.2. Describe how things near Earth fall to the ground unless something holds them up.
Vocabulary Terms Objects in motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Forces and motion-how things move
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Objects in motion
 

MN.2.3.Earth and Space Science

Earth and Space Science
2.3.2. Interdependence Within the Earth System
2.3.2.2. The student will understand that weather can be described in measurable quantities and changes from day to day and with the seasons.
2.3.2.2.1. Measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools.
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
Flip Charts Weather
Flip Charts Weather Tools
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's weather and seasons
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
 

MN.2.4.Life Science

Life Science
2.4.1. Structure and Function in Living Systems
2.4.1.1. The student will understand that living things are diverse with many different observable characteristics.
2.4.1.1.1. Describe and sort plants into groups in many ways, according to their physical characteristics and behaviors.
Flip Charts All About Plants
Flip Charts Grouping of Plants
Flip Charts Science Grade 2
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
 
2.4.2. Interdependence in Living Systems
2.4.2.1. The student will understand that natural systems have many components that interact to maintain the living system
2.4.2.1.1. Recognize that plants need space, water, food and air and they fulfill these needs in different ways.
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Flip Charts What Plants Need
Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Did you Know... 3rd grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants and animals live together?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants grow?
 
2.4.3. Evolution in Living Systems
2.4.3.1. The student will understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes during their life cycles.
2.4.3.1.1. Describe the characteristics of plants at different stages of their life cycles.
Flip Charts All About Plants
Flip Charts Life Cycles
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
Flip Charts Science Grade 2
Flip Charts Science Grade 3
Vocabulary Terms How do plants grow?
Vocabulary Terms Plants
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How do plants grow?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide How living things grow and change?
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plants