Free Sample Workbook · Science

Free 2nd grade science worksheets, with the lesson and the answer key

One full topic — Sorting materials by properties — as a printable PDF. No payment.

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The topic inside: Sorting materials by properties

Describe and classify materials by color, texture, hardness, flexibility and whether they float

2-PS1-1Ages 7–8

Key words

  • material — what an object is made of, like wood, metal or plastic
  • property — something you can observe about a material, like color or how hard it is
  • texture — how something feels: smooth, rough, soft
  • flexible — can bend without breaking
  • classify — sort into groups

What you need at home: a bowl of water; a collection of small objects: wooden spoon, metal spoon, cotton ball, rubber band, plastic lid, coin, rock, sponge, paper clip, piece of cloth; a towel; paper and pencil for a chart.

What is in the PDF

  1. Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
  2. Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
  5. Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.

Each topic names the standard it addresses. That alignment is UpOnly Learning's own reading of the published standards; the people who own those standards do not review or endorse what we publish, and standards change.

After the sample

8 topics, 960 questions and 201 printed pages, with the answer key included. $9.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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What exactly do I get?

One PDF of 16 pages (0.4 MB): the Sorting materials by properties topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.

Do I have to pay or enter a card?

No. The PDF is free to download and free to print for students in your own household.

How does this fit the rest of the year?

Sorting materials by properties is the first of 8 topics in 2nd grade Science. The full workbook has 960 questions over 201 printed pages, with the answer key.

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