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2nd Grade Science Ecosystems and Biological Evolution
By Science and STEAM Team
Do you need a science curriculum that is aligned to the NGSS?
This 2nd-grade life science unit fits the bill!. We have researched each standard, so nothing goes untaught.
It comes with:
- 7 detailed lessons, so you can reclaim your nights and weekends.
Lesson 1 - What are the Needs of All Living Things?
Lesson 2 - Do Plants Need to Have Water and Sunlight to Grow?
Lesson 3 - What is a Habitat?
Lesson 4 - Observing Plants and Animals in Different Habitats to Compare Their
Diversity
Lesson 5 - What is Seed Dispersal and How are Seeds Dispersed?
Lesson 6 - What is Pollination and What Animals Help with Pollination?
Lesson 7 - STEM Challenge: Create a Model the Mimics the Function of an Animal
Dispersing Seeds or Pollinating Plants
- the standards
- suggested YouTube Videos and Books
- Biologist Poster
- KLEWS Chart (KWL for Science)
- student worksheets for collecting data and recording observations
- Living Things Poster
- Plant reinforcement readings and worksheets
- Habitat Posters with real pictures
- "My Habitats" Booklet
- "Mini Habitats" Posters (tree, rotting log, stream, and pond)
- Task cards for reading about 4 different plants and 4 different animals in each of
6 different habitats
- Habitat compare/contrast activity
- Plant Life Cycle sheet
- Seed Experiment
- Seed Dispersal Experiment
- Seed picture cards
- Meet Some Plant Pollinators reading passages and questions
- Engineering and design process posters
- Instructions for a STEM Challenge
- 15 colorful essential vocabulary cards with graphics and definitions
What others are saying about our science units:
"Brilliant and comprehensive resource! Thank you!"
"This is a great resource and very well organized!"
"Love how well this aligns with NGSS!"
✅Please note: You will need access to YouTube as there are many suggestions for videos in these lessons.
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