Animal Adventures: Discovering How Animals Move!

Science Grades 2nd Grade 4:52 Video
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Lesson Description

Explore the amazing ways different animals move and learn about their unique adaptations for survival in their habitats.

Video Resource

How Do Animals Move? | Learning Video For Kids | AuSum Sisters

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Duration: 4:52
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Key Concepts

  • Animal movement
  • Adaptations
  • Habitats

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify different ways animals move.
  • Students will be able to explain how an animal's movement helps it survive.
  • Students will be able to compare how animals move in different habitats.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students how they move (walk, run, jump). Introduce the topic of animal movement and explain that animals move in many different ways.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Play the 'How Do Animals Move? | Learning Video For Kids | AuSum Sisters' video. Encourage students to pay attention to the different animals and their movements.
  • Discussion (10 mins)
    After the video, lead a class discussion about the different animal movements they observed. Ask them why they think certain animals move the way they do.
  • Activity: Animal Movement Charades (15 mins)
    Divide the class into small groups. Have each group choose an animal and act out its movement for the rest of the class to guess.

Interactive Exercises

  • Animal Movement Matching Game
    Create cards with pictures of animals and cards with descriptions of their movements. Have students match the animal to its correct movement.

Discussion Questions

  • What are some different ways that animals move?
  • Why do you think animals move in different ways?
  • How does where an animal lives affect how it moves?

Skills Developed

  • Observation
  • Critical thinking
  • Communication

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which of these animals can fly?

Correct Answer: Bird

Question 2:

Which animal swims in the water?

Correct Answer: Fish

Question 3:

How does a snake move?

Correct Answer: Slithers

Question 4:

What helps a bird fly?

Correct Answer: Wings

Question 5:

Which animal hops?

Correct Answer: Frog

Question 6:

What helps a fish swim?

Correct Answer: Fins

Question 7:

Which animal runs very fast?

Correct Answer: Cheetah

Question 8:

How does a giraffe move?

Correct Answer: Runs

Question 9:

What kind of animal crawls?

Correct Answer: Turtle

Question 10:

Which animal moves by walking?

Correct Answer: Dog

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A bird uses its _______ to fly.

Correct Answer: wings

Question 2:

A fish uses its _______ to swim.

Correct Answer: fins

Question 3:

A snake _________ on the ground.

Correct Answer: slithers

Question 4:

A frog can _________ very high.

Correct Answer: hop

Question 5:

A cheetah can _________ very fast.

Correct Answer: run

Question 6:

Some animals _________ in trees.

Correct Answer: climb

Question 7:

Worms _________ on the ground.

Correct Answer: crawl

Question 8:

Horses _________ and gallop in the fields.

Correct Answer: walk

Question 9:

A giraffe can _________ to reach the leaves on tall trees.

Correct Answer: stretch

Question 10:

Animals move to find food and _________.

Correct Answer: survive

Educational Standards

2.LS4.1:Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

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