| Number: SC.2.E.7.Su.4 | Category: Supported |
| Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08 | Big Idea: Earth Systems and Patterns : Humans continue to explore the interactions among water, air, and land. Air and water are in constant motion that results in changing conditions that can be observed over time. |
| Name | Description |
| SC.2.E.7.4: | Investigate that air is all around us and that moving air is wind. |
| Name | Description |
| 5020030: | Science - Grade Two |
| 7720030: | Access Science Grade 2 |
| 5020090: | STEM Lab Grade 2 |
| Name | Description |
| Wind- the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: | This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about wind. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments. |
| Name | Description |
| Sun and Me: | This series of activities was developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center, a research institute of the University of Central Florida. The purpose of this unit is to create an awareness of the power of solar energy, the importance of it in our lives, and its impact on the future of energy development. |
| Water and Wind in Weather: | This unit builds on concepts learned in the "Weather Measure" resource for Grade 2. Students are introduced to evaporation and wind. "Windmills" synthesizes information about how wind can move objects by engaging students in the engineering design process in a project that calls for the design and construction of a functioning windmill that can lift a weighted cup. |
| Name | Description |
| Observe Clouds: | Upon observing clouds in a section of the sky, one notices that they are not static. Being composed of tiny particles of water means they are constantly changing and moving. This video clip explores clouds forming, moving, and changing shape. |
| Name | Description |
| Wind- the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: | This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about wind. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments. |
| Name | Description |
| Wind- the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: | This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about wind. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments. |
