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Habitats
Grade
Level 2
- 3
Essential
Question Why does each living thing live only in certain places?
Objective
Students should begin to understand how living things establish
a habitat based based on the land, air, water, and other living
things in the area.
Materials
paper, pencils, and crayons or markers
Approach
Ask your students to list or draw the types of buildings where
they live. Common responses would include houses, apartments, buildings,
offices, community centers, and schools. Ask your students to write
or draw their answers to the following questions:
What are the land, air, and water inside these buildings like?
What
living things can you find inside each of these buildings?
(This list may include people, house plants, potted trees, mold,
cats, dogs, and houseflies.)
What
are the land, air, and water outside these building like?
What
living things can you find outside each of these buildings?
(This list may include moss, grass, ivy, birds, and squirrels.)
Why
does each of these living things live where it does?
How
does each of these living things affect the place where it lives?
How
do land, air, water, and other living things affect where things
live?
Reflection
Ask the students to imagine taking the things that live inside
a building to the outside. Ask them to imagine bringing things that
live outside a building to the inside. They should write or draw
a brief description of the results of this switch. They can share
these stories or drawings with their classmates. Discuss the consequences
of moving living things out of their habitats.
Content
for this activity provided by Dr. Carol Hochman.
Illustration
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