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Student Instructions
1. 
Add activity to your journal and read/listen to the weekly goal page on Monday and talk about what you want to learn with your table partner.
Monday thru Thursday you will save your work by tapping 
2. On Monday, go outside or use the classroom to take a photo of an ecosystem or part of one. Upload your photo. Tap
3. On Tuesday, record a short video to tell what you noticed and what surprised you. Tap
4. On Wednesday, sort items into groups (drag and drop). Show your thinking. Tap
5. On Thursday, draw or upload a picture of an ecosystem you learned about and mark one thing you want to learn more about. Tap
6. On Friday, take the assessment to check what you have learned. Tap the 
to complete your activity for the week and submit your final work.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
This activity set supports observation, explanation, and classification skills about ecosystems for second graders. Use the Monday goal page to set one or two clear targets with students (for example: find one producer, one consumer, and one nonliving part). Plan a short outdoor walk or classroom station on Tuesday for photo collection; simple devices (tablets, phones) work fine and one adult should supervise. For Thursday's sorting, prepare printed cards or a digital list of items if students need manipulatives. For each open-ended recording or drawing prompt, a high-quality student response: names at least one living and one nonliving part, explains a simple interaction (like an animal eating a plant or sheltering), and shows or labels parts (photo, drawing, or spoken explanation). Partial responses may show one correct example but limited explanation. Use teacher judgement to mark correct/incorrect for open responses and give supportive feedback to build next steps.
