Grade 2 • Science Parent Video Library
Overview
This library provides a collection of video resources to support students and families. It is designed to:
- help families understand the skills and concepts students are learning;
- complement the resources in the Grade 2 Science family and community pages;
- provide students with access to content after the lesson to further develop or reinforce skills and concepts.
Links noted with ** are intended for parents/guardians.
Transcripts and CC can be found on each video's website, unless otherwise noted.
properties of matter
PBS Learning Media: Sesame Street: Properties of Matter Links to an external site. (lesson plan and series of four videos) (no CC available) (transcript here Links to an external site.)
PBS Learning Media: Hero Elementary: Classifying Matter Links to an external site. (transcript Links to an external site.)
Crash Course Kids #9.1: Hunting for Properties Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Sesame Street: Sink or Float (Part 1: The Experiment) Links to an external site. (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Sesame Street: Sink or Float (Part 2: Your Coconut Hypothesis) Links to an external site. (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Sesame Street: Sink or Float (Part 3: Your Coconut Conclusion) Links to an external site. (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
3C Materials Song Links to an external site. (YouTube) (no CC available) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Generation Genius: Heating and Cooling Song Links to an external site. (YouTube)
2d Changing Materials Song Links to an external site. (YouTube) (no ENGLISH CC available) (transcript Links to an external site.)
SciShow Kids: Solve Problems: Be An Engineer! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Jessi Has A Problem! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Jessi and Squeaks Build a Better Back-Scratcher! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Crash Course Kids #12.1: What's an Engineer? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
earth's features
McGraw-Hill: Career Kid Maya, Geologist Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Generation Genius: The Maps and Landforms Song Links to an external site. (YouTube) (no CC available) (transcript Links to an external site.)
PBS Learning Media: PEEP and the Big Wide World: The Very Big Rock Links to an external site. (transcript Links to an external site.)
Exploring Landforms and Bodies of Water Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS Learning Media: Landforms Media Gallery Links to an external site. (series of four resources) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Crash Course Kids #17.1: Landforms, Hey! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Learning About Landforms Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Earth's Changing landscape
Generation Genius: Weathering and Erosion Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Crash Course Kids #10.2: Weathering and Erosion Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Make Your Own Erosion! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: The Grand Canyon! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: Where Do Mountains Come From? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
SciShow Kids: How Glaciers Change the World! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
relationships in habitats
Jack Hartmann: What a Plant Needs to Stay Alive Song Links to an external site. (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
SciShow Kids: Like Fruit? Thank a Bee! Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS: Habitat: Habitat Basics Links to an external site. (transcript Links to an external site.)
Crash Course Kids #21.1: Home Sweet Habitat Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Topeka Zoo: Habitats and Animals in the Wetlands Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Topeka Zoo: Habitats and Animals in the Grasslands Links to an external site. (YouTube)
Topeka Zoo: Habitats, Animals in the Desert Links to an external site. (You Tube) Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
PBS Learning Media: From Seed to Flower Links to an external site. (time lapse of plant growth, no words)
Science and Engineering Practices
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA): NGSS, How Practices Change Links to an external site. (YouTube)
What are science and engineering practices? Links to an external site. (YouTube)
PBS Learning Media: Notebooks for Scientific Thinking Links to an external site. (transcript Links to an external site.)
Teaching Channel: Learn about the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Links to an external site.** (requires login)
What are the 8 practices and how can they be described? Links to an external site.** Read only - no audio (YouTube) (transcript Links to an external site.)
Bozeman Science: Asking Questions and Defining Problems Links to an external site.** (open in YouTube for transcript)
How have the Science and Engineering Practices changed science education? Links to an external site.** (YouTube)
Community Resources for Science: NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Links to an external site.**
This course content is offered under a CC Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike Links to an external site. license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.