Grade 2 Science


Small, Crawling and Flying Animals

In this unit we will be learning all about small, crawling and flying animals. We will learn about the different types of animals, what they eat, where they live and what they look like.

Each student will pick one small, crawling and flying animal to research. Once we have completed our research, we will be discussing our animals and then we will be creating a PowerPoint presentation to show what we have learned.

1. Research
2. Discussion
3. PowerPoint



Research


Before you begin your research, think about where you can look for information.
~ Library
~ Internet
~ Encarta kids

When doing your research, here are the items to think about:

Appearance - what does your animal look like?
Food/Habitat - what does your animal eat?
Enemies - who are your animal enemies? Who will try to harm your animal?
Other Fascinating Facts - what is special about your animal?

Here are some websites that can be used for your research:
www.delicious.com/MrsNash/Insects

Use this document to record your information into categories.



Now that you have completed your research, click here to go to the discussion topics page.