Second graders will be investigating plant resources – we eat and use
a variety plants (rubber, paper, salads).  Parents can help their
children begin to understand adaptations and how animals must have an appropriate habitat to survive.

As the season begins to change, notice the change in behaviors of some of our local animals, such as the squirrel or spider. Some very cool websites are listed below:

http://www.vanaturally.com/guide.html. This site will be used extensively with the ecosystems unit. 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm - Information pages on each biome. Includes rain forest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, and grasslands.

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirrobhitch.suffolk/habitats/index.htm -Habitats - Clickable buttons to view images of various habitats

http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html - An online exhibition exploring the amazing, adaptable frog.

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