2nd grade habitat activity

1. Habitats
Imagine That!
Introduction
Task A WebQuest for 2nd Grade
Resources Animal Habitats
Process
By Kristine Ackerman
Evaluation
Conclusion

2. Animals can only live
where they can survive!
Have you ever seen a penguin in the desert?
Or a dolphin in the rainforest?

3. Your Job
What to do:
Be CREATIVE! 1. Learn about habitats.
2. Choose an animal.
Quality Work 3. Create a poster of
your habitat
is expected!

4. Steps to follow:
Click here for your first step.
Click here to choose your animal.
Last, Click here to create a habitat for your animal
that includes all the essential building blocks for its
survival.

5. Essential Questions:
What does this animal eat?
Where does this animal find water?
Where does this animal makes its home?
Directions:
1. Go to http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/2nd/grtwo.htm
2. Select “Science Power”.
3. Select “Living Things”.
4. Scroll down and find “Plants and Animals”. Click
on “Animals”
5. Complete the Lesson “Start Here”
6. Finish with taking the “Test”.

6. Animals
Click on an animal to research. You will be looking for what this animal
eats, where it finds its source of water, and where it tends to make its
home.
Goldfish Frog
Bluebird
Dog Tarantula

7. Goldfish
Use the following web pages to help
you with your goldfish habitat.
http://www.buzzle.com/article What does this animal eat?
s/goldfish-care-for-kids.html Where does this animal find
http://www.ducksters.com/ani water?
mals/goldfish.php Where does this animal
http://animals.howstuffworks.c makes its home?
om/fish/goldfish-info1.htm

8. Blue Jay
Use the following web pages to help
you with your Blue Jay habitat.
www.passporttotexas.c
om/birds/oct.html  What does this animal
eat?
http://animals.nationalg
eographic.com/animals/  Where does this animal
birding/blue-jay/ find water?
 Where does this animal
http://www.nhptv.org/n
atureworks/bluejay.htm makes its home?

9. Frog
Use the following web pages to help
you with your frog habitat.
www.borrico.com/frogs/ind What does this animal eat?
ex.html
Where does this animal find
water?
www.kiddyhouse.com/The
mes/frogs/ Where does this animal
makes its home?
www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.html

10. Dog
Use the following web pages to
help you with your dog habitat.
What does this animal eat?
Where does this animal find
www.borrico.com/dogs/ind water?
ex.html Where does this animal
makes its home?

11. Tarantula
Use the following web pages to help
you with your tarantula habitat.
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/ What does this animal eat?
spiders/facts-tarantula.htm Where does this animal find
water?
http://kids.nationalgeograp Where does this animal
hic.com/kids/animals/creatu makes its home?
refeature/tarantulas/

12. Habitat
Build a habitat for your animal. Make sure to
include the basic building blocks of survival. By
looking at your finished habitat, you should be able
to answer the following questions:
What does your animal eat?
Where does your animal get water from?
Where does your animal take shelter?

13. Rubric
Elements Needs Help Satisfactory Good Excellent Score
1 2 3 4
Learning Essential 1 of 3 essential 2 of 3 essential 3 of 3 essential
Activity questions are not questions is questions are questions are
answered. answered. answered. answered.
ClassWork Many reminders Some help is Little help is No help is
are needed to be needed to be on needed to be needed to be
on task, respectful task, respectful on task, on task,
and responsible. and responsible. respectful and respectful and
responsible. responsible.
Habitat Habitat does not Habitat includes Habitat includes Habitat
include essential 1 of 3 essential 2 of 3 essential includes all 3
building blocks for building blocks building blocks essential
survival. for survival. for survival. building blocks
for survival.

14. Conclusion
Congratulations
on a job well
done! You now
know what living
things need to
survive. Be proud
of your
accomplishments.