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Social Studies — Grade 2
Goal 6, Objective 6.02
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Discovering how to take care of our natural resources
- This lesson focuses on our natural resources and the effect our actions have on them. Students explore this concept through discussion, matching, literature, cause and effect, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development)
- By Jennifer Hicks and Alison Short.
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- Eureka!
- Students will look at how inventions such as plastic have changed our lives and how they are changing the future of living in space. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Council on Economic Education
- Life on the rivers of Asia
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the influence of rivers on the populations of Asia. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
- Provider: National Geographic
- No magic borders
- Students identify some of the causes and effects of pollution and discuss whether borders effectively keep pollution out of public lands. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- A pirate's life
- Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Recycled Materials
- Students are introduced to the idea that some materials can be recycled. They will investigate the types of materials that can be reused, as well as potential uses for each type of recyclable material. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The rhythm of rice production
- In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore the importance of rice in Asian communities. They then learn about the "rhythm" of rice production as they are introduced to its growing cycle. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Take Action! Steward Our Land
- This resource includes ideas on how families can learn more about their local public lands and develop an appreciation for them in both their young and older children. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies)
- Provider: National Geographic
- The three little pigs in earthquake land
- In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students are introduced to some of the basics of earthquakes and volcanoes. They are also asked to think about how people living in cities and suburbs must plan ahead by constructing sturdy buildings and preparing their homes. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Arts)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Water, water, everywhere
- Students identify water and land as examples of natural resources investigate sources of water and identify some ways in which humans make use of water as an economic resource. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Science and Social Studies)
- Provider: National Council on Economic Education
