Read and Understand Science: Grades 2-3 (Read & Understand)

By Richard Courant

Book Overview

Read and Understand, Science, Grades 2-3 presents stories that range from low-second grade to high-third grade in readability.

Topics presented include:

Life Science: flowering plant life cycle, seed dispersal, parts of a tree, metamorphosis, honeybees, invertebrates, the platypus, digestion Physical Science: magnets, sound vibrations (hearing), hot air rises, friction, simple machines, heat transference Earth and Space Science: why stars seem to twinkle, rainbows, movements of Earth, thunder and lightning, the moon, soil, fossils Science and Technology: using tools to measure, invention of Velcro(R), microscopes, telescopes, recycling, manufactured products (plastics)

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557998558
• ISBN13: 9781557998552
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3