Free DK Workbooks: Science, Second Grade Ebooks Online
In DK Workbooks: Science: Grade 2, second graders can practice what they learn in school with exercises on liquids, solids and gases, global weather patterns, life cycles of living creatures like frogs, jellyfish, and locusts, and more. Help your child move to the head of the class! DK Workbooks: Science is an innovative series of workbooks aligned to school curriculum that helps make learning easy and fun. Each title is packed with exercises and activities to strengthen knowledge from the science lessons taught in school. Developed in consultation with curriculum experts, these science workbooks reinforce learning and understanding of key concepts such as force and motion, materials, and ecosystems. A parents' section contains answers, tips, and guidance to provide support, and a certificate of achievement will reinforce confidence in kids by rewarding their accomplishments. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
Series: Dk Workbooks
Paperback: 60 pages
Publisher: DK Children; Csm Nov Wk edition (December 23, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 146541729X
ISBN-13: 978-1465417299
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.2 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #23,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #66 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Study Aids > Children's General Study Aids #485 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works #6723 in Books > Reference
Age Range: 6 - 8 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
I home school my 7 year old daughter with a first grade curriculum. My daughter likes this work book because of the gold stars AND because it is EASY! I agree with the other reviewers of these titles that these books are below grade level. We are on page 9 or 10 of the second grade science workbook and have covered things like pollination, insect body parts and the definition of a conifer. I mean, this is stuff I covered years ago on nature walks with my kids. On page 30, more than half way though there are questions like "what happens to chocolate when it melts. What happens to toast in the toaster?". Page 46, the second to last page: "A pond is a small body of fresh water". And then the child writes "Duck" and "Fish" under a picture of the animal. I think you you spend ANY time with your children, this book is superfluous.However, this book does get my daughter to sit down without complaint to do other harder (in her opinion) stuff like math, so I can't say I dislike it too much!
For a K-1 student, this is a great science book to buy. A good variety of topics are covered, there are child-engaging black and white illustrations, and the paper is of an unusually heavy quality. However, most of the science content and the reading level is too simple for most 2nd graders. Some exercises are first grade appropriate: reading sentences and matching them to illustrations to sequence the actions of a bee, labeling the life-cycle of a butterfly, and simple and simple yet fun chemistry experiments. However, other exercises: circling which animals live in the grass lands, coloring which animals live in a pond habitat, or matching which items of only 4 different types of scientists would study, are content appropriate for Kindergarten. A few activities from the anatomy section may be 2nd grade appropriate, yet would also be fine for a first grade level student. The majority of activities in the book would be more appropriately labeled for grades K-1. Our almost-6 year old home-schools using grade 1 (almost finished) mixed with grade 2 level work books from a variety of companies. She reads mostly unassisted, and writes comfortably when seeing the words. We have watched and read Magic School bus videos and books for over 2 years, using a variety of science work books and reinforcement activities like making detailed eyeballs with Styrofoam balls (see Scholastic activities site), and drawing her outline on long art paper then filling it in with the organs (great learning and a fun keep-sake!). The concepts shared in the exercises in this book are lacking in detail compared to the depth addressed in the same topics by Magic School Bus videos and reading. Our daughter enjoys many of the topics in this book, thus it would be worthwhile to see if DK publishes a 3rd grade level content that is as diverse and visually appealing, yet more in-depth so it could be used to re-enforce learning from the Magic School Bus series which has provided our child with a love of science.
I homeschool and these books are a joke. If you want to buy the science portion of a standardized test then this book is for you. It has absolutely NO information, just expects your child to fill in blanks and charts. Sent back immediately upon opening and they don't pay for return shipping!
This book is wonderful.My child likes the gold stars that are included.I allow my child to choose the page and then we also review the last 2 pages we completed during our last study of science.Perfect for my second grader to start being interested in science.
Child likes this and so do I. We use it as a stepping stone to further explore each topic. I like that the pages are just black and white without lots of distracting colors.Yes, the pages are shiny and hard to erase pencil as other reviewers may have mentioned, but I've found white vinyl erasers work well for this. An actual bonus of the shiny pages is my child like to color with colored pencils all the creatures. The colored pencils color very nice and smoothly on these shiny pages. We like the gold stars that are included as well.
When I read the review it said that this would be better for 1st grade but once I got it and looked there was too much reading to be appropriate for 1st grade. I think it's best for 2nd so I'll save it for next year.
This book is great!! I liked it because unlike a lot of other books I have found I didn't have to rush out and buy equipment to do experiments with. My children go to school during the day and we do an hour after school in books. This works perfect for us due to not needing to do tons of experiments but helping them learn things that would get looked over with common core. The book also was surprisingly bigger and more pages then we were expecting!! The order of the book also made sense and flowed for them to easily comprehend from each chapter!
this will be great to use during our summer homeschooling session. would look for something bigger and more detailed for a full curriculum. aside from that it has many of good worksheets and plenty of stuff for me to keep my children entertained. I cant wait to begin planning our science curriculums with this book. thank you very much! I would recommend.
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