2nd grade Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Science Worksheets Centers

Engage 2nd Graders in science with nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions, plus bonus experiments, and finally, find a way to fit in both science and reading comprehension in your already busy schedule. Cover topics like force and motion, energy, states of matter, and more!

It really can feel like an impossible task. But this resource can be the answer you are looking for. This bundle includes engaging passages written specifically for second graders, covering 9 science topics, including force and motion, forms of energy, and states of matter (more details below if you keep scrolling!).

⏰ Getting to science in the primary classroom can feel impossible. With all the focus on reading and math, we are often left with very little time. Imagine an engaging classroom that covers science DURING your reading block AND leaves you time to do hands-on science! This Second Grade Science Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Bundle contains engaging science passages written for second grade that covers science, vocabulary, and reading standards. Plus, there are bonus experiments for each topic.

⭐️⭐️ The passages are short, only taking 15-20 minutes a day, and are accompanied by questions aligned to informational text standards.

Plus, there is a bonus hands-on science experiment for each topic!

⏰ This bundle is a time saver and will help you meet all of your instructional goals.

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I love how these resources can be used with the science units! It helps reinforce the science skills being taught. It's great to have resources that tie ELA in with SCIENCE! THANK YOU!

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Thank you for sharing this quality resource! Homeschooling this year due to pandemic and was thrilled to find you. I was looking for such a fun and comprehensive presentation of Common Core Science Units for my 2nd grader!

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⭐️ Topics Covered:

✓ The Practice of Science

✓ The Practice of Engineering

✓ Forms of Energy

✓ Solids, Liquids, and Gases

✓ Force and Motion

✓ Rocks and Soil

✓ Weather

✓ Habitats

✓ Life Cycles

⭐️ What is inside Each Unit:

The Practice of Science:

What is a Scientist? and What is Science?

Science Tools Vocabulary and Sort

Science Inquiry and Science and How Do You Think Like a Scientist?

Science Safety

Science Vocabulary

Bonus:

Science Experiment

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI.2.1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI.2.4 Content Vocabulary

RI. 2.5 Text Features

RI. 2.6 Author's Purpose

☀️ Forms of Energy:

Included in this Pack:

Student Rubric

KWL Forms of Energy Activity

Reading Passages

•What is Energy?

•From Where Does Energy Come?

•What is Solar Energy?

•What is Electricity

•What are Types of Energy?

Types of Energy Sort

Science Vocabulary

Bouncing Energy Experiment

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI.1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI.4 Vocabulary

RI.5 Text Features

RI.7 Visuals

States of Matter:

What You Know About Matter and What You Want to Learn

What is Matter?

How Can You Observe and Measure Properties of Matter?

How Does Matter Change States?

How Does Matter Change?

Types of Matter Sort

Matter Vocabulary

Matter Experiment

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI.1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI.4 Vocabulary

RI.5 Text Features

RI.7 Visuals

⛷Force and Motion:

What is a Force?

What are Motion and Friction?

What is Gravity?

What Are Magnets?

Push or Pull Sort

Science Vocabulary

Investigating Pushes and Pulls Experiment

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI. 1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI. 3 Connections in scientific ideas and concepts

RI. 4 Vocabulary

RI. 5 Text Features

Rocks and Soil:

KWL Rocks and Soil

What Makes Up the Earth?

What Can You Observe About Rocks?

How Do Rocks Change Shape?

What Can You Observe About Soil?

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI. 1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI. 3 Connections in scientific ideas and concepts

RI. 4 Vocabulary

RI. 5 Text Features

☔️ Weather:

What You Know About Weather and What You Want to Learn

What Is Weather?

How Does Weather Affect the Earth?

How Does the Sun’s Energy Affect Water?

How Does Weather Change?

What are the Four Seasons?

How Can We Predict the Weather?

What Is Severe Weather?

Weather Vocabulary

Weather Experiment

Informational Text Standards:

Asking and Answering Questions RI.1

Main Idea RI. 2

Connections with Scientific Concepts RI.3

Content Area Vocabulary RI.4

Text Features RI.5

Habitats/Biomes:

KWL Habitats/Biomes

Where Do Plants and Animals Live?

What Are Different Types of Habitats?

What Do Plants and Animals Need to Survive?

Land or Water Sort

Science Vocabulary

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI. 1 Ask and Answer Questions

RI. 2 Main Idea

RI. 3 Cause and Effect (Connections in scientific concepts)

RI. 4 Vocabulary

RI. 5 Text Features

Life Cycles:

KWL Life Cycles

What Do Living Things Need?

How Do Plants Grow and Change?

How Does the Sun Affect the Earth?

How Do Humans and Animals Grow?

How Do Animals Grow and Change?

Science Vocabulary

Investigating Sunflower Seeds and Pumpkin Seeds

Informational Text Standards:

RI. 1 Questions and answers in nonfiction text

RI. 3 Cause and Effect- connections in scientific concepts

RI. 4 Vocabulary

RI.6 Author's Purpose

RI. 7 Visuals impact meaning

The Practice of Engineering:

What is an Engineer? and What is an Engineer?

Engineering Tools Vocabulary and Sort

Engineering Design Process and How Do You Think Like an Engineer?

Engineering Safety

Engineering Vocabulary

Bonus:

STEM Challenge

Student Journals

Informational Text Standards Covered:

RI.2.1 Asking and Answering Questions

RI.2.4 Content Vocabulary

RI. 2.5 Text Features

RI. 2.6 Author's Purpose