Land, Water, and Animals on a Map

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

2

Overview

In this lesson, students determine the colors for land and water on a map. They read a map and create a chart of animals that live in water and on land.

Science (2015) Grade(s): 2

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Obtain information from literature and other media to illustrate that there are many different kinds of living things and that they exist in different places on land and in water (e.g., woodland, tundra, desert, rainforest, ocean, river).

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Vocabulary

  • Literature
  • Media
  • Diversity
  • Habitats
  • Woodland
  • Tundra
  • Desert
  • Rainforest
  • Ocean
  • River

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Plants and animals are diverse within different habitats.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Obtain information from literature and other media.
  • Illustrate the different kinds of living things and the different habitats in which they can be found.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

National Geographic

License Type

Custom

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