This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 2nd Grade Science content.
This resource accompanies our Rethink 2nd Grade Science Structures & Functions of Living Organisms unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.
This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 2nd Grade Science in Living Organisms.
During a science unit on animal life cycles, AIG students will write and publish short, alliterative poems about the stages of a selected animal's growth. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.
Compare various life cycles of animals.
In this short video, join Emily and Emma from the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh to take a look at some birds and learn about how we can observe all kinds of wildlife in our everyday lives.
The lesson plan for teaching the life cycle of a sea turtle is included. Read alouds and a video are attached. A template for drawing the life cycle is attached.
Second grade students will explore their school site in order to understand the basic needs of the animals on our campus. Through that exploration they will learn challenges animals may face raising their young without proper resources and a safe environment. They will work collaboratively in groups to come up with a plan to improve our school site, asking school leaders and members of our community for help. After engaging with others to join in, students will use those resources (possibly funds) to help make our school site more animal friendly.
This Project GLAD unit will address the life cycle. It is an integrated science and ELA unit for 2nd grade. Students will learn to summarize the life cycle of animals including birth, developing into an adult, reproducing, aging and death.
2nd-grade students went on a field trip to learn about the animals and their life cycle at Merchant Mill Pond in Gates County. They told the teachers what pictures they would like to have. Once back in school, they researched information on the animals to create a Thinklink. There are videos, photos, and links.
This activity has students learning all about Frogs! Students will watch a brief video about frogs and complete a tree map that includes headings for "Where They Live," "What They Look Like," and "What They Eat." These can be changed to meet the needs of your students. Next, students will label the different parts of a frog's body. Students also have a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast frogs with toads. There is an interactive Frog Life Cycle, where students will use images to place different aspects of the frog's life cycle in order. Early finishers can enjoy a final activity - learning how to draw a frog.
In this short video, students will learn how female loggerhead sea turtles make their way to beaches all along the Atlantic Ocean to lay their eggs.
In this short video, students join Emily and Dr. Bronwyn Williams from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as they head to three different North Carolina locations to explore the world of crayfish!
In this short video, students learn about seashells and the creatures that use them on the coast of North Carolina.
In this short video, students learn about the butterfly life cycle and how they can help protect and take care of butterflies and moths in their own neighborhood.
A tale of two beetles! Visit with the Neighborhood Naturalist as we compare the native Green June Beetle (June Bugs) and the non-native Japanese beetle.
What happens when an insect is unintentionally brought into the country, has plenty to eat and very few predators? The Neighborhood Naturalist takes a look at Japanese Beetles.
What is a life cycle?
What are the stages of a life cycle?
How do life cycles of different animals compare?
How do adults help support the growth of younger animals?
Students will research Penguins with the guidance of the teacher.What do they eat, where do they live, how do they look, are there different kinds, and their lifecycle.
Students will study Polar Bears:Where do they live?What are their body characteristics?What do they eat?Their lifecycle...How are they different from other bears? (black, brown, pandas)