Grade Level 2

Grade Level 2

Colville Lessons	Summary
How Can We Locate Specific Places on Earth?	Students discover how to use longitude and latitude to locate specific sites on Earth.
How do Animals Adapt to the Weather?	Students discover how animals adapt to the weather.
How Does Climate Affect What We Eat?	Students explore how climate affects the food supply, yesterday and today.
How is the Earth Heated?	Students conduct an investigation of how the Sun heats Earth.
Flathead Lessons	Summary
Every Tree Tells a Story	Students learn about tree growth and investigate environmental factors that affect it.
Hold Your Ground	Students learn about erosion and investigate factors that affect it.
The Kootenai Canoe	Students explore the properties of wood and predict which types were used in making Kootenai canoes.
Who Needs the Forest?	Students engage in research about indigenous forest species and create a forest mural to learn about the interdependence of Nature and balancing the use of our forest resources.
Nez Perce Lessons	Summary
Himeen: Reintroducing Ourselves to the Wolf	Students learn about the gray wolf and factors that interact to affect its distribution.
Little Potlatch Creek	Students compare the characteristics of creeks to determine why one is more favorable for salmon migration.
Sucker and Whitefish	Students examine how species are adapted to their lifestyle.
Water Cycle	Students learn about the water cycle using the sweat house as an analogy.