WebQuest
Grade 2 Science Living Things
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Teachers; This webquest was created for students to explore the concept of classifying living things into categories depending on a number of factors. Through research they will conceptualize the similarities within the living things in a group and the differences between the groups.
Standards
Subject: Science
Grade: 1/2
Strand: Understanding Living Systems
Big Idea: Needs and
Characteristics
of Living Things
Grade 1 Specific Expectation:2.3 investigate and compare the physical characteristics
of a variety of plants and animals,
including humans (e.g., some plants produce
flowers and some do not; most plants have roots;
some animals have two legs, while others have
four; all animals have sense organs)
Grade 2 Specific Expectation:2.2 observe and compare the physical characteristics
(e.g., fur or feathers; two legs or no legs) and the
behavioural characteristics (e.g., predator or prey)
of a variety of animals, including insects, using
student-generated questions and a variety of
methods and resources (e.g., observation of live
animals in the schoolyard; books, videos/DVDs,
CD-ROMs, and/or Internet sources that depict
animals in a positive light)
Credits
The Ontario Curriculum
Grades 1-8
Science and Technology http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/scientec18currb.pdfGoogle
Google Images
https://www.google.ca/search?q=kids+in+school&rlz=1C1AFAB_enCA675CA675&espv=2&biw=1073&bih=619&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi44fqD553OAhXszIMKHXMADvQQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=kids+in+science+lab
Other
Guiding Questions to encourage group learning.
1. How did you find the categories?
2. What are some interesting differences you noticed?
3. Why do you think these beings are called 'living' and other things are not?
4. What are some things that a living being needs to survive?
5. What category would you be in?
Attachments
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