Give the students time to read the letters they received and to try to figure out which animal and habitat are described.

NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2-LS4.D – Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use and share pictures, drawings, and/or writings of observations.