A two-page KWL chart for a 2nd grade science unit on plants and animals in different habitats, linked to NGSS 2-LS4-1. At the start of the unit, students fill the K column with what they already know and the W column with what they want to know. They return to the L column at the end of the unit to record what they learned. Every answer comes from the student, so the sheet has no answer key.
2-LS4-1
“Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.”
The L column records what students found out about plants and animals across different habitats during the unit.
At the start of the unit, students list what they already know about plants and animals in different habitats.
In the same sitting, students write what they wonder about habitat plants and animals.
Students come back to this column at the end of the unit and record what they learned.
Unit opener
Give it out on day one of the habitats unit. The K column shows you what students already bring, so you can move faster through what they know.
Question board
Copy the best W questions onto sticky notes for a class board. Check them off as lessons answer them.
Unit close
Hand the charts back in the last lesson and have students fill the L column. Ask them to answer at least one of their own W questions.
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