2nd Grade Science Unit 8

Big Idea:

Identify the characteristics of plants and animals.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

2.10(A) [Supporting] observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics and behaviors of animals help them meet their basic needs

2.10(B) [Supporting] observe, record, and compare how the physical characteristics of plants help them meet their basic needs such as stems carry water throughout the plant

Ongoing TEKS

2.2(D) [Ways to Show] Record and organize data using pictures, numbers, and words;

2.2(A) [Tools to Know] Ask questions about organisms, objects, and events during observations and investigations

2.4(B) Tools to Know] Measure and compare organisms and objects using non-standard units that approximate metric units

2.2(C) [Ways to Show] collect data from observations using scientific tools;

2.2(E) [Ways to Show] communicate observations and justify explanations using student-generated data from simple descriptive investigations; and

2.2(F) [Ways to Show] compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will describe the characteristics and behaviors of animals.
• I will demonstrate my understanding of what an animal needs to survive.
• I will describe the characteristics of plants.
• I will demonstrate my understanding of what a plant needs to survive.
• I will write my observations of changes in the plant life cycle.

Essential Questions:

• What do animals need to survive?
• What do plants need to grow?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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