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Animal Habitat Unit Leesson
Animal Habitats Unit
Katelin Gortat, Roseline Etienne, Sara Johnson, Gayle Chancey
October 24, 2011
SEI/300
Erika Fiorenza

Animal Habitats Unit Our unit focuses on animals and their habitats. This unit is to introduce students to Life Science. One of the core curriculum standards for Utah second grade is Life Science. According to Utah Department of Education (n.d.), Standard 4 of the Science Curriculum for 2nd grade states "Students will gain an understanding of Life Science through the study of changes in organisms over time and the nature of living things" (Science 2nd Grade). Objective 1 of Standard 4 states that students will be able to tell how animal 's external features affect 's the animal 's ability to survive in its environment (Utah Department of Education, n.d.). Objective 2 of the same Standard states that students will be able to identify the basic needs of living things (plants and animals) in different habitats (Utah Department of Education, n.d.). To introduce the unit to students, the teacher will explain to the class what they will be learning about. The teacher will then read the class some books to introduce them to what animals and habitats are. The following is a list of books that will be used to introduce the unit. * What Do You Do With a Tail Like That?, by Steve Jenkins * Many Kinds of Animals, by Bobbie Kalman * Cold, Colder, Coldest: Animals That Adapt to Cold Weather (Animal Extremes), Michael Dahl Students will listen while the teacher reads the books. Students will ask questions and participate in discuss about animals and habitats after the books have been read. The group will discuss different types of animals and habitats as a group.

Lesson # 1
Written By: Sara Johnson
Grade/Class/Subject: 2nd Grade Science
Unit/Theme: Animal habitat
Standards: Classify types of animals and their habitats.
Content Objective(s): 1. Students will be able to identify types of animals and categorize them


References: Utah Department of Education. (n.d.). Utah Core Curriculum. Retrieved from http://www.uen.org/core/core.do?courseNum=3020
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