Science

Science News:

We really enjoyed our mini unit on spiders!

Our second grade content for science is weather and the ocean. Students will:

Weather: Understand that weather is what is happening in the atmosphere around us Illustrate how water goes through a cycle Make accurate observations Comprehend that weather affects the Earth and our life in it, in positive and negative ways

Ocean: Understand that the ocean is made up of different ecosystems that support many different living things Understand that living things in the ocean depend on each other and on non-living things in order to survive Comprehend that scientists use a variety of strategies and procedures to study the ocean


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http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/tarantula_goliath Spider video

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/content/kids/en_US/search-results/?q=spiders Spiders!

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/sunlit/ information on the daylight zone

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/twilight/ information on the twilight zone

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ocean/midnight/ information on the midnight zone

http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/linda/loceans.htm - a site on ocean life

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ -learn about ocean creatures

http://www.seasky.org/marine-life.html -explore the ocean floor!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1y_E0fZ7Og tide pool video

http://kidsastronomy.com/ a great site on space