Hands-On Science and Technology: An Inquiry Approach is filled with a year's worth of classroom-tested activity-based lesson plans. The grade 2 book is divided into four units based on the current Ontario curriculum for science and technology.Growth and Changes in Animals MovementProperties of Liquids and SolidsAir and Water in the EnvironmentThis new edition includes many familiar great features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science and technology topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:the components of an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach Indigenous knowledge and perspectives embedded in lesson plansa four-part instructional process—activate, action, consolidate and debrief, and enhancean emphasis on technology, sustainability, and differentiated instructiona fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learninga focus on real-life technological problem solvinglearning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)land-based learning activities and Makerspace centresFREE access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in your book on the reverse side of the title page.).

Includes bibliographical references. Contributors include: Jennifer Lawson [Series editor], Brad Parolin [Science and Technology Consultant], Kevin Reed [Indigenous Consultant].