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Animal Habitats: A Grade Two Science Unit
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Unit Information
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Unit Overview:Related Units:
In this unit, students gain an understanding of the intricate interactions that occur within the environment. They see how plants and animals interact with their surroundings. The natural environment is studied in detail.
  • Grade One: Plants (see Amberlee's Unit or Cheri's Unit), as well as some of the optional earth science units. dealing with The Sky, and Air and Water.
  • Grade Two- Core unit on Plants (see Marlee's Unit) and Weather.
  • Grade Three- Animals, and optional unit on Plant Structures and Adaptations.
  • Grade Four- Fossils and Rocks.
  • Grade Five- Optional unit on Communities and Ecosystems.
  • Grade Six- Ecosystems.
Suggested Themes:Factors of Scientific Literacy to be Emphasized:
Agriculture, animals, change, deserts, food chains, grasslands, living things around you, nature, oceans, plants, ponds, and woodlands.
  • A2- Historic
  • A3- Holistic
  • B1-Change
  • B2- Interaction
  • B3- Orderliness
  • B4- Organism
  • B6- Symmetry
  • C2- Communicating
  • C3- Observing and Describing
  • C6- Questioning
  • E2- Using Natural Environments
  • F4- Valuing Natural Environments
  • G1- Interest
  • G3- Continuous Learner
Common Essential Learnings:Foundational and Learning Objectives:
  • To develop students’ appreciation of the value and limitations of technology within society. (Technological Literacy)
  • To support students in coming to a better understanding of the personal, moral, social, and cultural aspects of science. (Personal Social Values and Skills)
  1. Appreciate the intricacy of the environment.
    1. Investigate the characteristics of the woodland, grassland, desert, pond, or ocean environments.
    2. Compare many different environments.
    3. Observe and describe the local environment.
  1. Recognize the interactions which occur within the environment.
    1. Show how the nonliving environment affects life.
    2. Describe how plants and animals adapt to changes in their environments.
    3. Recognize relationships which exist between plants and animals in an environment.
Resources:
The resources that I used in my unit plan are from the Project Wild Activity Guide, as well as the following Internet websites:
www.sasked.gov.sk.ca
www.lessonplanz.com
www.uen.org
http://school.discoveryeducation.com
www.theteacherscorner.com

For each lesson, I adapted the lesson ideas from these resources to better fit my objectives. My resources for the lessons include:
  • Animals Around Us- video
  • Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros
  • What Do Animals Do In Winter? by Melvin and Gilda Berger

Possible field trip sites may include nature walks or hikes in largeparks, or museums to learn more about the habitats of animals. For this you may want to ask for the assistances of parent or guardian volunteers.



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