UNIT TIMELINE

Day 1
What are some kinds of Day 2 Day 3
animals? Talking about
animals being put into Mammals, birds, Reptiles, amphibians,
groups. rainforest grassland
Antarctica Characteristics Characteristics
Characteristics
-How they survive -How they survive
-How they survive
-What animals have -What animals have
-What animals have we
learned about that live we learned about that we learned about that
here? live here? live here?

Day 4
Day 5
Fish, bugs, coral reef
Introduce Project
-Characteristics
Write a postcard about a
-How they survive habitat Students may need more
-What animals have Have students pick and time to complete project,
we learned about that animal/ habitat to they may take time to
live here? research. They will write a continue working.
postcard and draw a
picture of the habitat
 CONCEPT MAP

Penguins
Antarctica-video Grasslands-video
Use Textbook Use textbook

Coral Reef- video

Use textbook
Rainforest- video
Penguins Grasslands
Use textbook
Antarctica

Coral Reef
Rainforest

Animals and their

Habitats

Bats Project

Groups of animals
Drawing anf writing a
Bats- video
postcard about a habiata
Use textbook
they “visited” using
resources provided to
research

Science book describesz

different groups of anials
 UNIT RATIONALE
This unit is centered around animals and their habitats for second grade
science. This unit is made to be interdisciplinary, with strong emphasizes on
Science and ELA. Students will be exposed to multiple sources of media,
including, books, videos and articles about different habitats. Students will
also engage in activities each day to test understanding of the content learned
formatively.
The habitats we learn within this unit are related back to the student’s life.
Part of our discussion is deciding how these habitats are the same or different,
from the habitat we live in. Although students may never visit the habitats we
are learning about, they will understand why animals live there, and how
these animals survive. We will also discuss how we survive in our habitat.
The PDESAS has established the following standards for second grade
Science that will be covered within this unit, 1)3.1.2.C2- Explain that living
things can only survive if their needs are being met. The PDESAS also has
standards for second grade ELA that will be covered within this unit, 1)
CC.1.2.2.E- Use various text features and search tools to locate key facts or
information in a text efficiently. 2) CC.1.2.2.G- Explain how graphic
representations contribute to and clarify a text. 3) CC.1.4.2.A- Write
informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly. 4) CC.1.5.2.A- Participate in collaborative conversations
with peers and adults in small and larger groups.