Earth Matters

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Source: 

NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto and Beyond
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/education/educators.php

Classification activities that will lead students from simple sorting of familiar objects to classifying materials into liquids, gases, and solids.

There are other New Horizons lessons that may be appropriate for 2nd graders posted on this database:
Charting the Progress of New Horizons
Where Are We Going?
Modeling the Orbits of the Planets
Growing up with a Mission
Looking into the Future
Last Year on Pluto

Other information about this activity
Length of Activity: 
3 class sessions
Can non-scientists successfully conduct this activity?: 
Non-science teacher
What level of help is needed to conduct?: 
Materials are self-explanatory
Required Supplies: 
Access: 
free download of pdfs
Material Type: 
Binder