Grade 2
Animal Habitats

Our Goal

Students will demonstrate a thorough understanding of animal adaptation to different habitats.

Understandings

1. The basic element that make up an animals' habitat;

2. There are different habitats in the Earth, resulting in different kind of animals living in the Earth;

3. The relationship between habitat and the animals, they were inter-related;

4. Animals have different strategies to survive in the habitat.

Essential Questions

1. How to classify different animals?

2. What is a habitat?

3. What kinds of habitat do our Earth have? Name them.

4. What are the characteristics of each habitat?

5. What animals can be found in each habitat?

6. What are the basic needs for animals to survive?

7. What is a food chain?

8. How do animals find their food?

9. How do predators and prey relate to one another in a food chain?

10. What is the relationship between predators and prey?

11. How do animals escape from their predators?

12. How do animals show partnerships in their habitats?

13. How do animals compete for their needs?