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Grade 2 Science Investigations & Engineering — Scientific Method Steps Free printable scientific method science worksheet. Students explore the topic through hands-on activities and guided questions. For 2nd Grade (ages 7–8).
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Scientific Method Steps SCIENCE · 2ND GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? What steps do scientists follow to answer a question? What we need: recording sheet, simple test materials, timer, ruler What I think will happen: If I follow the steps in order, then my results will be... What I will change: The variable I choose to change What I will watch: The outcome I measure What to do: 1. Ask a question you can test 2. Write a hypothesis before testing 3. Plan a fair test — change one thing only 4. Collect and record data 5. Draw a conclusion from the data What we saw: Step What I did Notes Question Hypothesis Result What I learned: My data supported / did not support my hypothesis because... littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Science
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Scientific Method Steps SCIENCE · 2ND GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? What steps do scientists follow to answer a question? What we need: recording sheet, simple test materials, timer, ruler What I think will happen: If I follow the steps in order, then my results will be... What I will change: The variable I choose to change What I will watch: The outcome I measure What to do: 1. Ask a question you can test 2. Write a hypothesis before testing 3. Plan a fair test — change one thing only 4. Collect and record data 5. Draw a conclusion from the data What we saw: Step What I did Notes Question Hypothesis Result What I learned: My data supported / did not support my hypothesis because... littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Science
Sound Vibration Experiment SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? How do vibrations make sound? What we need: tuning fork, rubber band, drum, cup of water, rice What I think will happen: If an object vibrates, then it will make a sound... What I will change: Object that is vibrating What I will watch: Whether you can see, feel, or hear the vibration What to do: 1. Strike the tuning fork — touch water surface 2. Put rice on a drum — tap the drum 3. Pluck a rubber band — watch it move 4. Hold the tuning fork to your hand — feel it 5. Record what you see, feel, and hear What we saw: Object See It? Feel It? Hear It? Tuning fork Water splashes Tickles hand Humming sound Drum + rice Rubber band What I learned: Sound is made by... I could see vibrations when... littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science
Diagram — Light Spectrum SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Label the diagram. Use the word bank below. Light Spectrum Prism White Light Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Word Bank: red orange yellow green blue violet Notes: littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science Lab Report — Pitch SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? What makes sounds high or low? What we need: rubber bands (thick & thin), glasses with water, ruler What I think will happen: If I change the size or length of an object, then the pitch will... What I will change: Size, length, or thickness of the object What I will watch: Whether the pitch is high or low What to do: 1. Pluck a thick rubber band — note the pitch 2. Pluck a thin rubber band — compare 3. Tap glasses with different water levels 4. Rate each: high pitch or low pitch 5. Record your observations What we saw: Object Thick/Thin? Pitch (high/low) Thick rubber band Thick Low Thin rubber band Glass — lots of water What I learned: I learned that thinner/shorter objects make... sounds. littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science
Lab Report — Volume SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? What makes sounds loud or soft? What we need: ruler, rubber band, drum/pot, pencil, cup What I think will happen: If I pluck the rubber band harder, then the sound will be... What I will change: How hard you pluck, hit, or tap the object What I will watch: How loud or soft the sound is What to do: 1. Pluck a rubber band gently — listen 2. Pluck it hard — compare the sound 3. Tap the drum softly, then loudly 4. Rate each sound: soft, medium, loud 5. Record your results in the table What we saw: Object Soft Tap Hard Tap Rubber band Quiet hum Loud twang Drum/pot Ruler on desk What I learned: I learned that louder sounds happen when... littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science
Lab Report — How Does Sound Travel? SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? How does sound travel through different materials? What we need: tuning fork, string phone (cups + string), water, desk, ruler What I think will happen: If sound travels through a solid, then it will be louder/faster than through air... What I will change: Material sound travels through (air, string, water, desk) What I will watch: How loud or clear the sound is What to do: 1. Strike the tuning fork and listen in air 2. Press the fork against the desk and listen 3. Put the fork in water and observe 4. Use the string phone and listen 5. Compare results in your table What we saw: Material Loud/Soft? Clear/Muffled? Air Soft Clear Desk (solid) Water What I learned: Sound travels best through... because... littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science
Lab Report — Transparent, Opaque, and Translucent SCIENCE · 1ST GRADE Name Date Fill in this page as you do your investigation. What are we finding out? Which material is best for the job — and why? What we need: paper, foil, cloth, plastic, wood block, water, weights What I think will happen: If I test each material, then the strongest one will be... What I will change: The material being tested What I will watch: Whether it is hard, bendy, waterproof or strong What to do: 1. Feel each material and describe it 2. Try to bend each one 3. Drip water on each and watch 4. Add weights until it bends 5. Record what you found What we saw: Material Bendy or stiff? Waterproof? Foil Bendy Yes Paper Wood What I learned: The best material for a raincoat would be... because... littleactivity.com 1st Grade · Science
