Second graders are introduced to different types of motion. They make rolling spider toys and race them on different surfaces to invsetigate forces and motion. Pupils make glue "spider webs" for their spiders after testing different...

Pupils observe bird nests. In this observation level, students explore bird nests using their five senses. Pupils compare and contrast bird nests while hypothesizing about the need birds have to construct the nest.

Students calculate acceleration due to gravity.

Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.