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Second graders research the Internet as they classify different forms of energy, investigate electrical energy and how to conserve energy.

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energy conservation, energy, electricity, heat

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electricity, energy, energy efficiency, heat, science
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2nd
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Science
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14 days
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Project-Based Learning
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