This 2nd grade science Venn diagram compares a desert with an ocean, following NGSS 2-LS4-1. Students read nine lettered facts and write each letter in Desert Only, Both, or Ocean Only. The facts include camels and lizards, sharks and whales, cacti, and seaweed and coral, along with rain, salt, and sand. The answer key places three facts in each part of the diagram. The sheet runs to three pages.
2-LS4-1
“Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.”
Facts D, F, H, and I name the different plants and animals in each habitat, and facts B and E show what both habitats share.
Nine facts, A to I, cover rain, salty water, sand, and the plants and animals that live in each place.
Students write each letter in Desert Only, Both, or Ocean Only. Three letters belong in each part.
Sand debate
The answer key puts Has lots of sand in Both. Expect students to argue, and settle it with a photo of a sandy sea floor.
Cut and stick
Cut the nine facts into strips so students can move them around the diagram before they write letters.
After two habitat lessons
Set it once students have studied the desert and the ocean on their own. It shows who can compare, and not only recall.
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