Unit 1: Materials Properties - 2nd Grade

Match the word and meaning

• investigate

• a test used to discover new infromation about a question

• experiment

• a process to figure out the answer to a question or to undestand how something works

• material

• what something is made of, like metal, wood, or plastic

• property

• to make a plan for creating or doing something

• design

• something you can observe about an object or material

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Match the word and meaning

• invention

• a new object or way of doing things that someone creates

• model

• to pay close attention to something

• texture

• a process to figure out the answer to a question or to undestand how something works

• observe

• a pretend version of something that scientists used when the real thing is too big or small

• investigate

• how something feels to touch, such as rough or smooth

There are 3 different forms of matter called STATES OF MATTER.

Choose ALL 3 States of Matter

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• happy meal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Heat Trapping vs Heat Conducting

Groups:

(a) Heat Trapping

,

(b) Heat Conducting

• Oven Mitt

• Metals

• Absorbs the Heat

• Winter Clothing

• Keeps the heat away

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Conductor vs Insulator

Groups:

(a) Conductor

,

(b) Insulator

• heat does not easily travel through

• plastic

• heat easily travels through

• metal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Anything that takes up space; can be in different forms such as solid, liquid, or gas

(a)  

Label the solid and label the liquid

a

b

liquid

solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Label the Solid and Label the Liquid

a

b

liquid

solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the different types of materials with the correct meaning

• metal

• a material people make that can be formed into almost any shape

• plastic

• a natural material that comes from trees

• wood

• a material people make that's easy to see through

• glass

• a natural material that is often shiny and you cannot see through it

• cloth

• a material people make by weaving threads together

Sandy Soil vs Clay Soil

Groups:

(a) Sandy Soil

,

(b) Clay Soil

• rough texture

• water does not easily flow through it

• 
• 
• water easily flows through it

• smooth texture