🔬 2nd Grade Science · Unit 3

Plants and Animals Together

17 short narrated lessons in 3 chapters, each with pictures, a quiz with a hint and a second try, and an explanation for every answer.

Standards: 2-LS2-1 2-LS2-2 K-2-ETS1-2 2-LS4-1

2nd Grade Science · 4 units

What your child will learn

Plants Need WaterPlan a test to see how plants with and without water grow differently.
Plants Need LightPlan a test to see how plants in light and in darkness grow differently.
A Fair TestExplain that a fair test changes only one thing at a time.
Recording Plant GrowthMeasure and record how tall plants grow each week to find out what they need.
What Plants Need: Review ReviewReview what plants need to grow and how fair tests help us find out.

Why Seeds TravelExplain that seeds that move away from the parent plant have more room and light to grow.
Blowing in the WindDescribe seeds like dandelion fluff and maple helicopters that are carried by the wind.
Hitching a Ride on AnimalsDescribe how animals carry seeds in their fur or drop them after eating fruit.
Busy PollinatorsExplain how bees, butterflies and birds carry pollen between flowers so plants can make seeds.
Design a Pollinator ModelDesign a model that copies how an animal picks up and moves pollen or seeds.
Seeds and Pollen Review ReviewReview how plants depend on wind and animals to move their seeds and pollen.

What Is a Habitat?Explain that a habitat is a place where plants and animals find what they need to live.
Forests and DesertsCompare the plants and animals found in a forest with those found in a desert.
Ponds and OceansCompare the plants and animals found in a pond with those found in the ocean.
Counting Living ThingsObserve and count the kinds of living things in different places near school.
Many Kinds of LifeCompare how many different kinds of plants and animals live in different habitats.
Habitats Review ReviewReview how different habitats hold different kinds and numbers of plants and animals.

From the lesson “Plants Need Water”

Which plant did not get any water?

Show the answer

[object Object]. Without water, a plant's leaves droop and dry out.

Hint kids see after a wrong try: “Look for leaves that look tired and dry.”

Narrated lessons, pictures and quizzes for every grade from K to 8. Works offline.