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Grade 2 Science · World 9: Changing Neighborhood · Level 60
Weather Changes Things
Rain, wind, and storms make puddles, wash away soil, and knock down branches.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 60
- Our environment is everything around us: land, water, air, plants, and animals. It changes all the time! Weather can change it.
- Heavy rain makes puddles on the playground. When rain runs down a bare hill, it can wash soil away. That's called erosion.
- Strong wind can knock branches down. Lightning can split a tree. These changes happen fast!
- Some changes happen slowly. Weeks without rain turn the grass brown. Rain wears a ditch into a hill over many storms.
- Try it with a grown-up! After a rainstorm, walk around your yard or school. Where did puddles form? Did any soil wash away?
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S2E3.a — Ask questions to obtain information about major changes to the environment in your community.
- S2E3.b — Construct an explanation of the causes and effects of a change to the environment in your community.