MATTER & MATERIALS
My Science Notebook
Name:
Teacher:
Grade: 2nd Grade
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📖 What's Inside My Notebook
Week 1: Introduction to Matter
3
Week 2: Material Properties
13
Week 3: Changes in Matter
21
Week 4: Engineering Design
30
Week 5: Building & Testing Boats
38
Week 6: Presentations & Celebration
44
My Vocabulary Collection
46
Unit Reflection
48
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🎉 WEEK 1: Introduction to Matter 🎉
Lesson 1: What is Matter?
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Matter is:
🔍 Matter Scavenger Hunt
Draw and label 3 objects made of matter:
| Object 1 | Object 2 | Object 3 |
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| This is made of: | This is made of: | This is made of: |
New Vocabulary Words! 📚
Matter:
Material:
Properties:
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Lesson 2: Material Properties - Clothing
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Mystery Science: "Why do we wear clothes?"
🧵 Material Testing Data Table
| Material | Texture (How it feels) | Flexible? (Yes/No) | Absorbent? (Yes/No) |
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Adjectives I Used to Describe Materials:
🎨 Draw one material you tested:
This material is and .
New Vocabulary Words! 📚
Texture:
Flexibility:
Absorbency:
Fabric:
Adjective:
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🌊 WEEK 2: Material Properties for Purposes 🌊
Lesson 6: Insulation Investigation
📅 Date:
Mystery Science: "What is the best material for an oven mitt?"
🔥 "Feel the Heat" Investigation Results
| Material | Warm/Cool/Cold? | Conductor or Insulator? |
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My Conclusions:
The best insulator was:
because:
The best conductor was:
because:
New Vocabulary Words! 📚
Insulator:
Conductor:
Heat:
Temperature:
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🛠️ WEEK 4: Engineering Design 🛠️
Lesson 20: Planning My Toy Boat
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🚤 My Material Choices
Material 1:
Properties:
Why I chose it:
Material 2:
Properties:
Why I chose it:
Material 3:
Properties:
Why I chose it:
⛵ My Boat Design (with labels) ⛵
About My Design:
My boat will be shaped like:
This shape will help my boat because:
I am excited about my design because:
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🚢 WEEK 5: Building, Testing, and Improving 🚢
Lesson 23: Testing My Toy Boat
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🔮 My Prediction:
I think my boat will:
because:
✅ Test Results Checklist
🎨 Drawing: My Boat in Water 🌊
📝 Detailed Observations:
My boat test results:
Evidence that my design worked:
One problem I noticed:
This happened because:
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🎊 WEEK 6: Presentations & Celebration 🎊
Unit Reflection
📅 Date:
🌈 Looking Back on My Learning
This unit taught me:
My favorite investigation was:
because:
I am proud that I:
One new word I learned and will remember:
This word means:
Science is fun because:
I want to learn more about:
🎨 My Favorite Part of This Unit 🎨
What I drew:
🌟 🎉 Great Job, Scientist! 🎉 🌟