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    We have 3 main units in second grade:

    Ecosystems - How do living and nonliving things interact in different places on Earth?

    Earth's Materials - What is Earth made of, and how does it change?

    Matter - What do scientists observe about materials, and how can that help us learn more?

     

    Links for Habitat Research Project:

     

    Woodland Habitat (Forest)

    https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/forest-and-woodland-habitats

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLBSOKqVNcU

     

    https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/forests/

     

    https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/food-chains

     

     

    Rain Forest:

    http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids

     

    http://kids.mongabay.com/

     

    http://www.skyenimals.com/browse_habitat.cgi?habitat=tropical_forest

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsV5rqbVNQ

     

    https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/rainforests/

     

    https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/101-videos/00000169-a75c-dfeb-abe9-ff5d62f80000

     

    https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/habitats/rain-forest/

     

    https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/Amazon-Rainforest-Food-Web

     

     

     

    Desert:

    http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/desert.html

     

    http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/desert.html

     

    http://www.skyenimals.com/browse_habitat.cgi?habitat=desert

     

    https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/desert/

     

     

     

    Freshwater:

    http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-forests/

     

    http://www.skyenimals.com/browse_habitat.cgi?habitat=freshwater

     

    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/pgifs/Pondanimals.GIF

     

     

    Arctic:

    http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/arctic.html

     

    http://www.skyenimals.com/browse_habitat.cgi?habitat=polar_regions

     

    https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/habitats/polar/

     

    https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/arctichabitats/

     

    https://nj.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.eco.arctic/arctic-tundra/

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9N7V_C_r0

     

    https://www.ck12.org/biology/food-chain/lesson/Food-Chains-and-Food-Webs-Basic/

     

     

     

    Ocean:

    https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/habitats/ocean/#coral-reef-fish.jpg

     

    https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/general-geography/ocean-facts/

     

    https://sciencing.com/ocean-ecosystem-kids-12071312.html

     

    https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/oceanhabitats/

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLlspBfXAik

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZR3S9-IVI

     

     

     

     

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