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2nd Grade Science Worksheets

These second grade science worksheets are important in helping students learn about early science skills. The printable activities focus on animals including mammals, vertebrate classification, insects, landforms and bodies of water, and the solar system. Check out even more 2nd grade science content.

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Animals

Animal Research Report  NEW 
This second grade science writing activity prompts children to choose an animal and describe its anatomy, habitat, and list a few interesting facts. It has step-by-step instructions and also includes a bibliography page and grading rubric.
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Animal Research Report 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
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Vertebrate Groups Cut & Glue  FREE 
This free 2nd grade science worksheet has students sort the vertebrates into 5 groups — mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
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Vertebrate Groups Cut & Glue Free 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Vertebrate Classification Worksheet  NEW 
This activity involves choosing the right vertebrate group for each description, matching the animal with its vertebrate class, and completing three short-answer questions.
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Vertebrate Classification Worksheet 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Mammals Word Seacrh  NEW 
This second grade word search is made up of the names of mammals. Children must identify which animals from the list are mammals, as only the mammals are hidden in the word search puzzle.
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Mammals Word Seacrh 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Scavenger Hunt: Frog  NEW 
The whole class can participate in this science scavenger hunt game to find the answers to frog related questions. What is the largest species of frog in existence? What is a herpetologist? What type of frog is the most poisonous?
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Scavenger Hunt: Frog 2nd Grade Science Worksheet

Insects

What Are Insects? (Short Reading Passage)  NEW 
Learn about insects and their main characteristics with this short 2nd grade article and a variety of questions to quiz students.
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What Are Insects? (Short Reading Passage) 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Label the Insect Parts  NEW 
This worksheet instructs students to label the various parts of an insect: head, wings, thorax, abdomen, antennae, and jointed legs.
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Label the Insect Parts 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Scavenger Hunt: Insects  NEW 
Your students will learn all about insects while participating in this fun insect scavenger hunt.
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Scavenger Hunt: Insects 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Insect Cloze Activity  NEW 
Complete the fill-in-the-blank sentences with the insect-related vocabulary words from the word box.
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Insect Cloze Activity 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Five Senses Insect Cut & Glue  NEW 
Read the sentences about insects on this cut and glue activity. Decide which of the 5 senses are being used. (example: The cricket is chirping. I use ears to hear the crickets, so the sense is hearing.
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Five Senses Insect Cut & Glue 2nd Grade Science Worksheet

Landforms & Bodies of Water

Landforms & Bodies of Water Sort (Cut & Glue)  NEW 
Students decide whether each item is a body of water or a landform on this cut-and-paste t-chart activity.
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Landforms & Bodies of Water Sort (Cut & Glue) 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Bodies of Water Matching Game  NEW 
This 2nd grade science activity has your class match each body of water picture card with the correct definition card.
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Bodies of Water Matching Game 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Landform Matching  NEW 
Connect the landforms with the matching definitions on this printable science worksheet that focuses on volcanoes, mountains, hills, canyons, plains, plateaus, and more.
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Landform Matching 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Bodies of Water Cut & Glue  NEW 
Students learn about waterfalls, lakes, straits, oceans, bays, rivers, ponds, and wetlands by cutting out each body of water picture and gluing it next to the matching definition.
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Bodies of Water Cut & Glue 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Landform Worksheet: Cut & Glue  FREE 
Learn about plains, plateaus, islands, isthmuses, hills, canyons, mountains, valleys, deltas, and peninsulas by matching the landform images with the correct descriptions on this free second grade science worksheet.
2nd Grade
Landform Worksheet: Cut & Glue Free 2nd Grade Science Worksheet

Solar System

Solar System Cut & Glue  NEW 
Students cut, sort, and glue picture cards of the Earth, Jupiter, Sun, Moon, Mars, Neptune, comet, space shuttle, and a satellite to learn about objects in the solar system.
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Solar System Cut & Glue 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Identifying Planets  NEW 
Use this worksheet to practice identifying the planets based on their distance from the sun, their location in relation to other planets, and their visible characteristics.
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Identifying Planets 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
The Sun (Short Article)  NEW 
Read this second grade science passage to see why the sun is a very important star.
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The Sun (Short Article) 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Sally Ride Coloring Page  NEW 
Teach your class about Sally Ride and how she was the first female American astronaut to travel into outer space.
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Sally Ride Coloring Page 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Neil Armstrong Coloring Page  NEW 
This printable coloring page has a portrait of Neil Armstrong as well as a famous quote of his.
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Neil Armstrong Coloring Page 2nd Grade Science Worksheet
Animals & Classifications

Check out some of our animal resources and printables.

Insect Worksheets

Here students can find more printables to learn about insects.

Landforms & Bodies of Water

Access STW resources about various landforms and bodies of water on this page.

Solar System

Here is a full array of printables covering planets and the solar system.

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