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Imagine back in time a bit to your old school days. Do you remember your teacher giving you a bunch of boring facts to memorize? 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. It is not because they hate science in and of itself, but that he or she has not be introduced to it in a way that sparks the imagination.

Make Science Exciting

Although you will want to use your textbook to understand the basic material you will want to cover, make science multi-dimensional by always having a fun activity to go along with each lesson. Science experiments are by far the best way to get a child interested in science.

One thing you can try is to have your child plant a seed in a cup with some soil and watch as it goes through the life cycle of growing and sprouting. My favorite 2nd grade science curriculum would have to be Apologia Science. I have found Apologia to be the best at really making science fun and engaging for children.

Children love to be engaged, especially 2nd graders. 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 will not only help your child learn about science, but also about life itself.

Children Need Some Freedom To Learn

When a child asks you how something works, your natural instinct is to explain it to just explain it all to them. While that's fine, you might want to try answering their question with a question. 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.