Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 3: Habitats}

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for students in grade 2.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It incorporates NGSS standards (NGSS standard alignment included, click here for the TEKS alignment). This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 3: HABITATS introduces your students to different habitats and the diversity of plant and animal life found in them. It includes many engaging activities and investigations for your class. It includes lessons on these topics:

Biodiversity

Desert Habitats

Temperate Forest Habitats

Tropical Rainforest Habitats

Grassland Habitats

Marine Habitats

Freshwater Habitats

Polar Habitats

Tundra Habitats

Microhabitats

--------------------WHAT'S INCLUDED?---------------------

COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide

-9 printable/projectable Books for Read Alouds

-15 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans

-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters

-Anchor Charts

-Investigations and Activities

-6 Science Stations

-Whole group Activities

-Vocabulary Cards

-Student Workbook

-Quick Checks

-Primary-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

-A complete unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint- Also includes directions for converting the PowerPoint to Google Slides)
-NOTE: No special materials are needed for this unit.

OUTLINE OF UNIT 3:

Lesson 1: BIODIVERSITY IN HABITATS

Lesson 2: DESERT HABITATS

Lesson 3: TEMPERATE FOREST HABITATS

Lesson 4: GRASSLAND HABITATS

Lesson 5: MARINE HABITATS

Lesson 6: FRESHWATER HABITATS

Lesson 7: POLAR HABITATS

Lesson 8: TUNDRA HABITATS

Lesson 9: TROPICAL RAINFOREST HABITATS

Lesson 10: TROPICAL RAINFOREST CRAFTIVITY

Lesson 11: MICROHABITAT INVESTIGATION

Lesson 12: SCIENCE STATIONS (2 DAYS)

Lesson 13: HABITAT RESEARCH PROJECT

Lesson 14: REVIEW

Lesson 15: ASSESSMENT

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including NGSS Alignment and samples of everything!*

----------DIGITAL LEARNING?----------

Each unit in this curriculum contains a PowerPoint that guides each lesson and contains the learning targets, read aloud books, some activities, and student workbook pages. You can upload the PowerPoint to your Google Drive, open it in Google Slides, and save as a Google Slide document. (Please note, slides will not contain movable pieces.)

----OTHER LITTLE 2ND GRADE SCIENCE THINKERS UNITS:---------

Unit 1: MATTER

Unit 2: LIVING THINGS

Unit 3: HABITATS

Unit 4: EARTH'S SYSTEMS

----------------------BUYING FOR A TEAM?--------------------------

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at karen@mrsjonessclass.com .

--------------------------RELATED CURRICULUM-------------------------------

KINDERGARTEN Little Science Thinkers

FIRST GRADE Little Science Thinkers

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