AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Workbook
Name: _________________________________________________________

Grade 2 - _______________

Academic Year: ________________________________________

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Part1
Lesson 1

Skills Handbook Part 1

Lesson 1 What questions do scientists ask?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.

inquiry nutrients

1. asking questions and looking for answers

2. materials plants need from soil

Explain
Tell if each statement is true or false.
Explain your choice. Give an example.
3. Scientists only ask questions about space.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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4. Scientists discovered that all plants need soil to grow.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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Apply Concepts
5. Suppose you were asked to be the first child astronaut.
What question would you want to investigate in space?
How would you find the answer to your question?
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Astronauts take food

with them when they
take off from the
Lunch is served! Kennedy Space Center
This astronaut put in Florida. Scientists
water back into found a way to take
her food. She is food into space.
ready to eat!
Many foods, like soup
and macaroni and
cheese, contain water.
Scientists take water
out of food so the food
lasts longer. Astronauts
put water back into the
food before they eat it.

Tell what else scientists might need in space.

Analyze Scientists asked questions and learned how astronauts might take
food into space. What other question might scientists ask before sending
astronauts into space for months?

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Lesson 2

Skills Handbook Part 1

Lesson 2 What kinds of skills do scientists use?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.

observe predict

1. to tell what you think will happen next

2. to use your senses to find out about something

Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
3. Name one sense you can use to observe an orange.
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4. What do scientists do when they compare and contrast?
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5. Suppose that you are a scientist who studies flowers.
Name five different ways that you could classify flowers.
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Science Process Skills

Cut and glue to fill in the missing words.

1: Scientists ask .

2: Scientists look for to their questions.

3: A scientist can with their eyes.

4: A scientist can with their hands

5: A scientist can with a ruler

6: A scientist can with their brain.

7: A scientist can with their work.

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Check

Observe Predict Communicate

Questions Answers

Measure Sort

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Skills Handbook Part 1

Lesson 3 How do scientists use tools and stay safe?
Words to Know
Write a sentence using the word in the box below.

tool

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Explain
Tell if each statement is true or false. Explain your choice.
2. You should wear safety goggles at all times.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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3. Scientists take each measurement more than one time.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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Apply Concepts
4. Look at the rocks.
How could you use tools to observe and
learn more about these rocks?
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How do scientists use tools and stay safe?

Finish the sentence for each tool.

Tool I can use this tool to . . .

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Skills Handbook Part 1

Lesson 4 How do scientists find answers?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.

investigate conclusion hypothesis

1. a possible answer to a question

2. to look for answers
3. what you decide after you think about all you know

Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
4. In the scientific method, what should you do after you collect and recordyour data?
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5. Why do scientists repeat their investigations?
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Apply Concepts
6. A scientist wants to investigate how much water a plant needs each day.
What should the scientist do to find out?
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How do scientists find answers?

Take notes on the steps in a scientific investigation.

STEP EXPLANATION
Ask a question.

Make your
hypothesis.

Plan a fair test.

Do your test.

Collect and
record your
data.

State your
conclusion.

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Skills Handbook Part 1

Lesson 5 How do scientists collect and share data?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.

data chart bar graph

1. a way to organize data

2. what you observe
3. a way to compare data

Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
4. You measure the lengths of three leaves. Name two ways to record your data.
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5. How does a bar graph help a scientist make comparisons?
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6. Suppose that you have an apple in your hand.
What data could you collect about that apple?
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How do scientists collect and share data?

Study the data in the chart.

Kind of car Observations

Small Car can hold two people.
Medium Car can hold four people.
Large Car can hold eight people.

Show the data in a new way.

Draw.

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Chapter 1
Lesson 1 What are some properties of matter?
Words to Know
Write the letter of each word next to its definition.
A. matter ___ B. property C. thermometer

1. a tool that measures temperature

2. something about an object you can observe with your senses
3. anything that takes up space and has mass

Explain
4. What can you observe about an object?
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5. Look at the object. List three of its properties.

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What are some properties of matter?

Draw or write about an object that is good example of each property of
matter.

Property Example

Color

Texture

Size

Shape

Flexibility

Temperature

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Chapter 1
Lesson 2 What are solids, liquids, and gases?
Words to Know
Draw a line from each word to the definition it matches.

1. solid A. matter that does not have its own size or shape
2. liquid and fills its container

3. gas B. matter that has its own size and shape

C. matter that does not have its own shape and takes
the shape of its container

Explain
4. Give one example of a solid, a liquid, and a gas.
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Apply Concepts
5. Tell what will happen when you put each object in a container.

plastic ball _______________________________________

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apple juice _______________________________________
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What are solids, liquids, and gases?

Work with your team to find objects. Write their names in the first column.
Then mark if they are a solid, liquid, or gas. A sample has been done for
you.

Solid Liquid Gas

Chair X

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Chapter 1
Lesson 3 What are some ways matter can change?
Words to Know
1. What is a physical change?
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Explain
2. Tell three ways you could change a cardboard box.
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3. Draw how you could change an orange.

Apply Concepts
4. Circle the pictures that show a physical change.

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What are some ways matter can change?

Compare and contrast the ways you can change two different
objects. Label the circles with your objects and write the ways you can change
them.

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Chapter 1
Lesson 4 How can water change?
Words to Know
1. Write a sentence that uses the word volume.
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Explain
2. How can heat change a solid? Give an example.
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3. How can cold change a liquid? Give an example.
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Apply Concepts
4. What will happen to the puddle? Tell why.

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What happened?
Look at the pictures. Think about the states of water and the actions that
happened in the middle. Then, choose the words from the box and write.
You can repeat the words.

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States of water Actions

Liquid Cool

Solid freeze
heat and boil
Gas
melt

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Chapter 1
Lesson 5 How can you combine materials?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.
combine material

1. to put two or more things together

2. any type of matter used to create or build something

Explain
3. Why are structures built with a variety of materials?
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Apply Concepts
4. Name two materials that are made of other combined materials. Give three
examples of how each material is used.
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How can you combine materials?

Label the picture with the names of materials used to make the house.

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Skills Handbook Part 2

Lesson 1 What is technology?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.

technology invent

1. to make something for the first time

2. the use of science to solve problems

Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
3. Is a spoon technology? How do you know?
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4. You follow directions to make a paper airplane. Did you invent the paper airplane?
Explain why or why not.
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Apply Concepts
5. Give an example of a technology you use each day.
Tell what problem this technology solves.
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Engineers have designed a train that Use a ruler.

uses magnets instead of engines. These Draw a line
trains are called Maglev trains. They are that is ten
faster and quieter than trains that use centimeters tall
engines. Maglev trains float about one to to show how
ten centimeters above a guideway. The high Maglev
magnets on the bottoms of the trains and trains can float.
the magnets on the guideway help move
the train along. Maglev trains can travel
faster than 300 miles per hour!

guideway

Identify What are two advantages of Maglev trains?

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Skills Handbook Part 2

Lesson 2 How do people design new things?
Words to Know
Match each word with its definition.

goal solution material

1. what something is made of

2. the answer to a problem
3. something you want to do

Explain
4.Read the steps of the design process. Number them 1 through 5 to put
them in the correct order.
_____________Plan and Draw
_____________Record and Share
_____________Find a Problem
_____________Make and Test
_____________Choose Materials

Apply Concepts
5. An engineer designed this lamp and tested it.
The lamp fell over every time the cord was pulled.
How could the engineer solve this problem?
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Look at the pictures. How do people design new things?

Make a Set a goal Test the Plan and Think

solution. to find a solution. choose about a
solution. Does it the mate- problem.
work? rials.

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Skills Handbook Part 2

Lesson 3 How do we use tools and machines?
Words to Know
Circle the objects that are simple machines.

1.

Explain
2. What is an inclined plane? How does it help you do work?
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Apply Concepts
3. A mover needs to move a couch from the first floor to the second floor. It does
not fit through the stairwell. Which simple machine might help the mover? Why?
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Label each simple machine.

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Chapter 2
Lesson 1

Chapter 2
Lesson 1 What are parts of plants?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.
nutrient roots stem

1. parts of the plant that hold the plant in place and take in
water and nutrients
2. part of the plant that carries water and nutrients to the leaves
3. a food material that living things need to live and grow

Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
4. What do plants need to grow?
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5. In what two places on plants do seeds grow?
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Apply Concepts
6. Think about a flower growing in your garden. You notice that all of its leaves
have fallen off. Why is this a problem for the plant?
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What are the parts of plants?

Draw a line from the word in the box to the correct part of the plant. Then choose
one part and explain how it helps the plant to grow.

stem leaves roots flower

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Chapter 2
Lesson 2 What are some kinds of animals?
Words to Know
Write a sentence that uses each word.
1. amphibian
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2. reptile
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Explain
3. Tell how fish and birds are different. Then tell how they are alike.

Fish Fish and Birds Birds

Apply Concepts
4. Look at the picture. Is this animal a spider or an insect? Write how you know.

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Fish are not the only animals in the

ocean. Whales live there too. Whales
are not fish. Whales breathe air and
feed their babies milk, just like dogs do.
Whales do not look like dogs, though.
Whales have side fins called flippers.
They have flat tail fins called flukes.
Most whales have a fin on their back
too. Whales are fast swimmers because
they have fins like fish.
Tell how whales and dogs are alike and
different.

How are the legs of a dog like the flippers of a whale?

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Chapter 2
Lesson 3 What are some parts of animals?
Words to Know
Write a sentence using the word in the box below.
camouflage

1. ______________________________________________________________
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Explain
Answer the questions on the lines below.
2. How does a bird’s beak help it get what it needs? Give an example.
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3. Name three ways animals may protect themselves from other animals.
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4. A tiger’s stripes blend in with the tallgrasses where it lives. Why are stripes
an important part of a tiger?

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Match the pictures of the animals into the correct boxes.

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Chapter 2
Lesson 4 Where do plants and animals live?
Words to Know
Write the word that completes each sentence.
wetland desert habitat

1. A _______________ is a hot, dry place where few plants can live.

2. An animal’s _______________ is the place where it lives and meets its needs.
3. Many plants and animals in a ______________ live in water.

Explain
4. Tell two things about each kind of habitat.

Forest Ocean Rainforest

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

Apply Concepts
5. What is this plant? Where does it live?
How does it get what it needs?
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Where do plants and animals live?

Fill in the chart with notes about two habitats you learned about.

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Chapter 2
Lesson 5 How do living things get food?
Words to Know
Write the word next to the description it matches.
food chain predator prey

1. a model that shows how energy passes from one living

thing to another
2. an animal that is caught and eaten
3. an animal that catches and eats another animal

Explain
Tell if each statement is true or false. Explain your choice. Give an example.
4. Plants and animals can make their own food.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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5. A snake is a predator.
This statement is ____________ because____________________________
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Apply Concepts
6. Look at this picture. Tell how energy
passes from one living thing to another
in this food chain.

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How do living things get food?

Choose a habitat. Draw a food chain in that habitat.

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Chapter 3
Lesson 1 What are some kinds of land and water?
Words to Know
Write a sentence that uses each word.
1. landform
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2. glacier
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Explain
3. What does a plain look like?
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Apply Concepts
4. What landforms are in this picture?
What body of water is in this picture?
Tell how you know.

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A chain of mountains is called a mountain range. The

Rocky Mountains form the longest mountain range in
North America. Only the Andes Mountains in South
America form a longer mountain range.
These are not the longest mountain ranges on Earth,
though. The longest mountain range is under the ocean!
It is four times longer than the Rockies, Andes, and
Himalayas put together.

Tell what you think the land under the ocean looks like.

Rocky Mountains

List the three mountain ranges in order from longest to shortest.

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Chapter 3
Lesson 2 What changes land?
Words to Know
Write the word that completes each sentence.

weathering erosion

1. When wind or water moves rock it is called _________________.

2. ______________ is when water or ice breaks down rocks.

Explain
3. Put an X on a way that Earth can change fast.
A. ___ B. C.

4. Circle two ways water can change rock.

A. sand and soil
B. earthquakes and volcanoes
C. weathering and erosion

Apply Concepts
5. Look at the picture. Is this a fast change or a slow change? Write how you know.

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Give one example of how the land changes quickly.

Give one example of how the land changes slowly.

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Chapter 3
Lesson 3 What is a fossil?
Words to Know
Write the word that matches each definition.

extinct fossil

1. a print or part of a plant or animal that lived long ago ___________

2. a plant or animal that no longer lives on Earth _____________

Explain
3. Why do scientists study fossils?
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4. A fern plant dies. Tell what might happen to it over time.
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What can people learn from fossils? Write your responses in

the concept map.

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