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Science · Grade 2

Living Things in Different Habitats

Forests, deserts, oceans and ponds are home to very different living things. Learners match plants and animals to habitats that meet their needs, then act like field scientists: they count how many different kinds of living things are found in each habitat, compare the numbers in tables and bar charts, and explain why some habitats hold a greater variety of life.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 75 minutes
  • Habitats and variety check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, type a number, put in order, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Observe and count the different kinds of plants and animals found in a habitat.
  • Describe different land and water habitats and match living things to habitats where their needs are met.
  • Use counts in tables and bar charts to compare the variety of life in different habitats.

Lessons

  1. Habitats around the world 4 steps2 practiceabout 24 min
  2. Count the kinds 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Comparing habitats with data 6 steps2 practiceabout 27 min
  4. Habitats and variety check 8 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

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  • Weather LabPredict the weather in a box, then run a fair test to find out why.

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