Second Grade Super Science Semester and Summer (All Year With Miss Kristy)

In this class,  we will dig into the content and instructional practices that students would receive within a brick and mortar classroom for their science block with a full curriculum. Our instructional focus will support learners who are working on a  second grade level or students needing standards based support for a second grade student. We will work on the skills, content, vocabulary, hands on learning, experiments, and standards students will need to master during their second grade academic year in science. 

Each class will follow a general pattern for instruction. Content and experiments will be able to build upon previous lessons and standards, but each class will have a stand alone focus.  I love to utilize open conversation and responses during class and students are welcome to stay off of mute (as long as there isn't an excess amount of noise disturbance). I strive to use mute only to help with background noise. Classroom management techniques are used to keep class engaging, respectful, and a kind -uplifting place. 

Class Flow:
-Welcome (meet and greet with the teacher)
- Introduction to content, vocabulary, and skill of that day with the visual support of google slides.
- Class content learning, physical movements for memory reinforcement, and discussions with the visual support of google slides.
-Application of content on a foldable, journal entry, notes page, experiment, or hands on learning craft/ activity with the visual support of google slides and step by step instructions. 
-Summary and goodbye (with the teacher and class). 

Students are able to come an go within the course all year as long as there is an opening for enrollment. Resources and a list of needed materials for the week will be sent out in advanced if there is a printing need for resources (worksheets, foldables, vocabulary cards)




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Class Framework 2024- 2025: 
1st Semester to begin (week of) August 12, 2024. 1 week off at Thanksgiving (November 25-29), 1st Semester to End December 20.

🍎New semester January 6, 2025- May 23, 2025 🍎


Week of February 24- Physical properties- sink and float - mass scale measurement 

Week of March 3-  Leprechaun Trap- STEM investigation (cardboard box, crafting supplies, and tape) 

⏰Time change for daylight savings on March 9, all class times will shift forward by one hour. ⏰

Week of March 10- 14- magnetic physical properties- flying paper clip

Week of March 17- 🌷SPRING BREAK🌷-  We will not have class this week. You will not be charged for this week. 
 
Week of March 24-  temperature- balloon volume inflation 

Week of March 31- Solid, liquid, and Gas review- create your own scuba man (bottle of water- full, sauce packet)

Week of April 7- Alterations- temperature change and changing the matter- making ice cream!! Liquids- observing water in its states (water tensions- boiling- dissolve/ melt ice)

Week of April 14- Earth Day- texture in action- rocket launcher

Week of April 21- Earth is formed of many different kinds of rocks- observe Earth rocks





Additional week's outlines will be added and adjusted based on pace and class need for review and extension