Little 2nd Grade SCIENCE Thinkers {UNIT 3: Habitats}
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- Little SCIENCE Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for 2nd Grade. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It is cross-referenced and aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and also addresses many of the main topics found in USPrice $79.95Original Price $87.80Save $7.85
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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 3: HABITATS
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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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