Whoosh! Wind and Moving Air

About This Resource

A free Grade 2 science worksheet on wind. Children learn that wind is moving air, describe gentle breezes and strong winds, read a simple wind scale, and find out how people and nature use wind, from drying clothes to spreading seeds. Includes a timed lesson plan, an editable Word version and an answer key.

Overview

We cannot see air, but we can feel it move and see what it does: leaves rustle, flags flap and kites fly. Moving air is called wind. Children observe signs of wind, describe it from calm to stormy, learn how a windsock shows the direction of the wind, and discover how wind helps us (drying clothes, sailing boats, turning wind turbines) and helps plants spread their seeds.

Resource Details

Subject: Science
Topic: Wind and Moving Air
Category: Weather & Seasons
File Type: PDF
File Size: 223.7 KB
Published: 14 Nov 2026
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Grade 2 (ages 7–8) 40 minutes Observing describing science vocabulary

Student Task

Wave a sheet of paper near children's faces. Ask: "What can you feel?"
Go outside or look out of a window for signs of wind, then do activities 1 and 2 together.
Children complete activities 3 to 5. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Wind watch: children check a ribbon on a stick each day and record how strong the wind is.
Make a windsock: use a paper cup and ribbons to see which way the wind blows.
Seed race: blow dandelion seeds or paper helicopters and see which travels furthest.

Differentiation

Support: use pictures for each level of the wind scale. Challenge: children keep a five-day wind diary and describe patterns.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 4 check understanding (answer key included). Activity 5 shows whether children can describe signs of wind.

Learning Objectives

Explain that wind is moving air.
Describe wind strength using signs such as moving leaves and flags.
Give examples of how people and plants use wind.

Teacher Tips

Children often think wind is something different from air. Use a balloon: let the air rush out and ask what they feel. That moving air is a tiny wind.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (5 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)