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Bring studying “Growth and Changes in Animals” to life for your Grade 2 students with these 10 page versatile Animal Investigations/Research Projects that each include a link to an engaging National Geographic Kids video from their popular series, “Amazing Animals.”

These 5 + 1 FREE BONUS [raccoon] Animal Investigations were made for distance learning using SEESAW™. Your purchase also includes a pdf version with QR Code posters for the videos that can be printed up and used in the classroom, too. Is Google Classroom™ more your jam? That version can be found here.

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The 5 Animal Investigations [Volume 1] included are:

•African Lion

•Polar Bear

•Octopus

•Gray Wolf

•King Cobra

•Raccoon [FREE 10 page full size BONUS]

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Each volume covers the following Grade 2 Ontario Curriculum Expectations for Science-Understanding Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals

1.1 identify positive and negative impacts that animals have on humans (society) and the environment, form an opinion about one of them, and suggest ways in which the impact can be minimized or enhanced

2.2 observe and compare the physical characteristics and the behavioural characteristics of a variety of animals, including insects, using student-generated questions and a variety of methods

2.3 investigate the life cycle of a variety of animals using a variety of methods and resources

2.4 observe and compare changes in the appearance and activity of animals as they go through a complete life cycle

2.5 investigate the ways in which a variety of animals adapt to their environment and/or to changes in their environment

2.6 use scientific inquiry/research skills and knowledge acquired from previous investigations, to investigate the basic needs, characteristics, behaviour, and adaptations of an animal of their choice

2.7 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary, including life cycle, migration, adaptation, body coverings

2.8 use a variety of forms to communicate with different audiences and for a variety of purposes

3.1 identify and describe major physical characteristics of different types of animals

3.2 describe an adaptation as a characteristic body part, shape, or behaviour that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment

3.3 identify ways in which animals are helpful to, and ways in which they meet the needs of, living things, including humans, to explain why humans should protect animals and the places where they live

3.4 identify ways in which animals can be harmful to humans

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These 10 page Animal Investigations supplement any existing unit you are using and are perfect as literacy centers because they integrate reading and writing. The pages can be used as formative or summative assessments and were created with minimal text and clear instructions ideal for beginning readers. They would make excellent end-of-unit projects. Do you teach a combined grade? Me, too! SEESAW™ is student friendly and enables my second graders to work independently. Looking to assess a student on one particular Grade 2 science expectation? In the download you'll find curriculum expectations marked on samples of each of the 10 slides.

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Each “Click, Save and Assign” preloaded SEESAW™ file includes:

•A 10 page Animal Investigation that can be easily edited down or duplicated to as many pages as you’d like and assigned to as many students as you’d like

•A preloaded “Amazing Animals” National Geographic Kids video using safeyoutube.net [NO ads]

•Easy-to-read instructions with visual symbols

Not familiar with SEESAW™?!  It's FREE and perfect for classroom and distance learning. Find out more about this online platform here: https://web.seesaw.me/ and watch my YouTube videos to see how easy it is to load and edit the files.

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Thank you for taking an interest in this resource. Please ask any and all questions before purchasing by using the Q&A feature or emailing me at primarypatch@gmail.com.

All the best,

Bryn

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Keywords: Science, Growth and Changes in Animals, Grade Two, Ontario Curriculum, Distance Learning, SEESAW™, National Geographic Kids, Amazing Animals

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