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Remember back when you were in school. Did your science teacher just stand there and present you with a bunch of facts and figures? Was looking at the pictures in the textbook the most fun you had in your science class?

If you were bored in science, imagine how your child feels in 2nd grade science class. This is not because there is anything wrong with science or that science is boring. The problem is, that it is being introduced the wrong way.

Make Science Come Alive

A textbook works great as a guide to learning science, but should try and do more to make science really exciting. The perfect way to go about this is through fun science experiments.

One fun and simple experiment you can try is to put a small seed in a cup, add some soil and watch the process of life as it grows and sprouts. My favorite 2nd grade science curriculum would have to be Apologia Science. This is because Apologia teaches children science through activities and they are successful at making science come to life.

Children, especially 2nd graders, love interaction. If you feel up to it, let your child take of a chick that just hatched out of an egg. Let him or her care for it. This is a great way to teach your child about both science and life itself.

Children Need to Be Allowed to Think for Themselves

When a child asks you how something works, your natural instinct is to explain it to just explain it all to them. Instead of just telling them the answer. Why not help them discover the answer themselves? This will teach your child that he or she can rely on their own thinking abilities to figure out how something works.

For instance, if your child asks you what fish like to eat, you could answer back 'What do you think fish like to eat?' Show the child what that fish has in it's environment, and encourage them to give you their thoughts.

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