2024.05.07 With DOL

HISD 2nd Grade Science
Teacher Facing
Cumulative Project

M3 HL 43
May 7, 2024

HISD 2nd Grade Science
Cumulative Project

M3 HL 43
May 7, 2024

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Basic Needs

LO: SWBAT apply the engineering design
process to build an exhibit that will help animals
meet their basic needs.

DOL:Given a problem, SW correctly identify ways
animals meet their basic needs in at least 2 of 3 questions.

SCI.2.9A Identify the basic needs of plants and animals.

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

How do animals get what they need

to live?

Lesson Vocabulary

natural
resource

​basic needs

​ environment

What do desert animals need to live?

Can you get the air you need in the Oasis of Mara? Can you get the
air you need in the Wonderland of Rocks? Why do you say that?

Mojave Desert

Oasis of Mara

​Wonderland of Rocks

A Day and Night in the Desert

A Day and Night in the Desert

A Day and Night in the Desert

A Day and Night in the Desert

Basic Needs Class Chart

What do desert animals need to live?

Food

Water

Shelter

Air

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Mojave Desert Animals

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Mojave Desert Animals

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Desert Animals

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DOL :Given a problem,
SW correctly identify
ways animals meet their
basic needs in at least 2
of 3 questions.

Demonstration of Learning

Multiple Choice

Some gophers dig holes in the ground called borrows.

How does this burrow help the gopher survive? The burrow provides--

• air for the gopher

• sunlight for the gopher

• shelter for the gopher

• water for the gopher

Fill in the Blanks

Look at the images below of two animals that live in the Mojave desert. Explain

each animal's basic needs and what they have in common.

Multiple Choice

Students are learning about animals meeting their basic needs.

Animals use natural resources to meet some of their needs. Which

group of items are natural resources?

• Water, wood, soil

• Wood, plastic, rocks

• Water, rubber, plants

• Paper, wood, plastic