Standard in Practice: What it looks Like in my Classroom – Life cycle of Plants and Animals in Aquatic Habitat (2nd Grade)
Standard in Practice: What it looks Like in my Classroom – Life cycle of Plants and Animals in Aquatic Habitat (2nd Grade)
Grade Levels
2nd Grade
Course, Subject
Technology and Engineering
Related Academic Standards
Description
Instruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting.
Document
Concepts and Competencies
The learner will:
- Observe, describe, and document the growth of living things (e.g., drawings, writing, and/or photos) in an aquatic habitat
- Observe, describe, and document a life cycle of a living organism in an aquatic habitat
- Create and label a diagram to demonstrate the life cycle of a living organism in an aquatic habitat
- Research a plant or animal in an aquatic habitat and share findings with peers
Supportive Practices
The adult will:
- Provide inquiry time for exploration
- Provide simple tools (e.g., magnifying glass, ruler, scale, microscope, technology) for hands-on exploration
- Ask open ended questions to encourage further investigations
- Facilitate a discussion of students’ findings from their investigations
- Provide literature connections (non-fiction and fiction)
- Provide illustrations to demonstrate stages in life cycles
Content Provider
This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).
Contact: RA-PWPAELS@pa.gov
Office of Child Development and Early Learning, OCDEL, Environment and Ecology, Agriculture and Society
