Grade 2 Science: Habitats and Living Things
Free Grade 2 Science unit on Habitats and Living Things: 10 lessons in order, starting with What is a habitat?. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
What is a habitat?
Learn that a habitat is the place where plants and animals live and that it gives them food, water and shelter.
Lesson 2Land habitats
Learn about land habitats such as forests, grasslands and deserts and how living things are suited to dry land.
Lesson 3Water habitats
Learn about water habitats such as ponds, rivers and the sea and how living things live in fresh and salt water.
Lesson 4Forest habitats
Take a closer look at forest habitats: layers of the forest, the plants and animals in each layer and why forests matter.
Lesson 5Grassland habitats
Explore grassland habitats: the plants and animals of open grasslands such as the savanna and how they survive there.
Lesson 6Animals in habitats
Learn how animals are suited to the habitats they live in, through body parts, colouring and behaviour.
Lesson 7Plants in habitats
Learn how plants are suited to different habitats, such as water plants, desert plants and forest plants.
Lesson 8Food and shelter
Learn how living things find food and shelter in their habitats and how food chains link them together.
Lesson 9Habitat protection
Learn why habitats need protection, what threatens them and simple things children can do to help.
Lesson 10Human effects on habitats
Learn how people change habitats in good and bad ways, from farming and building to conservation and gardens.