Second Grade Virtual Field Trips

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Animated logo with text 'Virtual Field Trip to the California Science Center' and 'for grades K-5'

Engage your class in a selection of grade-specific, standards-based activities! All activities and lessons were carefully crafted with an eye towards Next Generation Science Standards for Second Grade students.

Available in two exciting topics:

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Second Grade Life Science: Diverse World

Why is it important for habitats to have different types of living things?

Take your second grade scientists on a virtual field trip to compare the diversity of life in different habitats in and around the California Science Center. Students will investigate what plants need to grow and model how animals play an important role in seed dispersal and pollination.

Next Generation Science Standards Addressed

2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2 and 2-LS4-1

On-Demand Video

Join our educators to discover the diversity that exists and its importance in various habitats at the California Science Center, such as the Rose Garden and the Kelp Forest.

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Educator Monica using telescope in LA Zone

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ESPAÑOL
Educator Mariela using telescope in LA Zone

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Downloadable Activity Guide

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Preview image of English Student Activity Guide

Students will play a board game to model the role that animals play in seed dispersal. Students will investigate how a squirrel and a pigeon help to spread a variety of seeds throughout their schoolyard in order to consider how diverse plants and animals within a habitat support each other’s growth and survival.

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Preview image of Spanish Student Activity Guide

Second Grade Physical Science: Suiting Up For Space!

How do you choose the best materials for a design?

Second graders, are you ready for an out-of-this-world virtual field trip? Check out our space collection at the California Science Center virtually as we choose the best materials for designing objects meant for space exploration!

Next Generation Science Standards Addressed

2-PS1-2

On-Demand Video

Join our educators in testing and learning about different properties of materials as they design a space suit. You might be inspired to do some testing of your own, too!

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Educator wearing illustrated space suit, protecting against animated micrometeoroids

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ESPAÑOL
Educator wearing illustrated space suit, protecting against animated micrometeoroids

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Downloadable Activity Guide

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Preview image of student activity guide in English.

Students will collect data about various materials in order to choose which will make the best astronaut’s glove.

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Preview image of student activity guide in Spanish.

Funding provided by the special interest license plate featuring the image of Snoopy, with permission and support from Peanuts Worldwide (Section 5169 of the Vehicle Code) for the Museum Grant Program under the California Cultural and Historical Endowment.

Financiamiento proporcionado por placa de interés especial con la imagen de Snoopy, con permiso y apoyo de Peanuts Worldwide (Sección 5169 del Código de Vehículos) para el Museum Grant Program bajo el California Cultural and Historic Endowment.