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2nd grade · Science · Unit 14 of 14

Sun, Moon & Weather Records

The Sun is a star, the Moon reflects light, and we measure weather.

What your child practices

Practices that the Sun is a star giving light and heat, that the Moon shines with reflected sunlight, how telescopes and binoculars show more of the sky, and measuring and graphing temperature and rainfall.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 2.9(A); 2.9(B); 2.10(B) · the Sun as a star, moonlight as reflected sunlight, tools for viewing the sky, and measuring weather

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. The Sun is a star. It gives us light and heat.
  2. The Moon shines with reflected sunlight.
  3. Measure weather and graph it: the tallest bar shows the most.

Example: Monday had 2 inches of rain. Tuesday had 1 inch. Which day was wetter? 2 inches is more than 1 inch. Answer: Monday

Sun, Moon & Weather Records in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 14 of 14 in 2nd grade Science, after Wind, Water & Wild Weather.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What two things does the Sun give Earth?

    • Rain and snow
    • Rocks and soil
    • Light and heat
    • Wind and sand

  2. Question 2

    Binoculars help you see birds and stars that are…

    • under water
    • underground
    • inside your hand
    • far away

  3. Question 3

    Through a telescope, the Moon looks…

    • the same
    • bigger, with more detail
    • invisible
    • smaller

  4. Question 4

    A thermometer reads 95 °F. The day is…

    • freezing
    • snowy
    • icy
    • hot

  5. Question 5

    A bar graph shows rain for 5 days. The tallest bar shows the day with…

    • no rain
    • the most sun
    • the least rain
    • the most rain

  6. Question 6

    Which shows how rain changed over a month?

    • A map of roads
    • A list of names
    • A graph of daily rain
    • A picture of one cloud

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