---
title: Diversity of Plants
created: '2026-05-26'
updated: '2026-05-26'
type: lesson_topic
subject: science
tags:
- science
- grade-2
- homeschool
- ngss
standard: 2-ESS2, 2-ESS3
phase: 3
phase_name: 'SPRING: Earth Science and Diversity of Life (Weeks 21-30)'
weeks:
- 28
source: ''
---
# Diversity of Plants
Second grade science topic covering diversity of plants. Part of Phase 3 (SPRING: Earth Science and Diversity of Life (Weeks 21-30)).
## Key Concepts
Plant variety in different places
- **Objectives:** Compare plants from different habitats
- **Activities:**
- Research plants from different climates
- Create plant comparison charts
- Discuss adaptations (cactus, rainforest plants, etc.)
- **Assessment:** Plant diversity poster
### Week 29: Diversity of Animals
**Focus:** Animal variety and adaptations
- **Objectives:** Compare animals from different habitats
- **Activities:**
- Animal adaptation matching game
- Research interesting animal facts
- Create animal habitat cards
- **Assessment:** Animal adaptation presentation
### Week 30: Patterns in Nature
**Focus:** Observing and describing patterns
- **Objectives:** Identify patterns in the natural world
- **Activities:**
- Nature walk pattern hunt
- Document patterns (leaf arrangements, animal stripes, etc.)
- Create pattern art from nature
- **Assessment:** Nature pattern journal
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## Standards
2-ESS2, 2-ESS3
## Prerequisites
[[plant-needs-experiment-results]], [[introduction-to-habitats]], [[land-habitats]], [[water-habitats]], [[ecosystems-and-interdependence]]
## Related Topics
[[water-on-earth]], [[the-water-cycle]], [[weather-vs-climate]], [[slow-changes-to-earth]], [[more-erosion-and-weathering]], [[fast-changes-to-earth]], [[rocks-and-soil]]
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*Generated from curriculum data* ^[[raw/curriculum/science]]