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This is a Science webquest designed with 2nd grade students in mind. It can also be used in Reading and Writing due to the amount of reading and the writing within the presentation. In order to utilize this webquest with success, students will need access to computers, EMaze, and Microsoft Powerpoint. Depending on their reading levels they may need certain parts of the webquest read to them. Helpful graphic organizers are also included in the links below. Print them out and distribute to the correct student based on their chosen role.


Essential Questions addressed are as follows:
-Why are plants important?
-What plants are common to the area in which we live?
-What does a plants lifecycle look like?
-How do you care for a plant?




It meets Common Core Standards:
 SL.2.2- Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text real aloud or information presented orally or through other media.


W.2.7. Participate in shared reading and writing projects.


W.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.


It also meets NJ State Science Standard:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.




Graphic Organizers:
Flower Expert
Plant Lifecycle Graphic Organizer
World Flower Expert Organizer