Ever wonder why some animals have fur or why some plants have thorns? Or how a scorpion can survive in the desert? Have you ever wondered what you have in common with a three-toed sloth?
Animal Habitat Video
From Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=119441
As you watch the video that shows many habitats... What is the same about all habitats? What must species have in order to survive? (Food, water, cover or shelter)
From Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=119441
As you watch the video that shows many habitats... What is the same about all habitats? What must species have in order to survive? (Food, water, cover or shelter)
Check out the Habitat Word Splash to the left.
What do all these words have in common?
How are these words linked?
Make a word web... How many words can you link?
What do all these words have in common?
How are these words linked?
Make a word web... How many words can you link?
Habi-what?
Definition of a Food Chain and a Food Web - Britannica Kids
Diagram of Food Chains and Food Webs - Britannica Kids
Lesson Questions to Explore
As a class you will be divided into partners or into groups of 3, and will be assigned to a computer.
As a group, click on the BBC Interactive Habitats activity.
In the activity, find all the living things in the scene, then click the Sorter buttons to arrange the living things you have found in food chains.
How are the living things found in the Woodland habitat are different to those found in the Pond habitat?
Why are they different (how have they have adapted to the environment over time)?
What is the producer in the woodland habitat? What is the producer in the pond habitat?
What is the first consumer in the woodland habitat? What is the first consumer in the pond habitat? What comes next in each habitat? Why?
Are there animals which would be a part of each food chain? Could food chains be linked? How? If you link a few food chains together, what happens?
All food chains must start with what? Why is this?
BBC Interactive Habitats Activity
BBC Habitat - Nature and Wildlife Videos
Worldbook Habitat Article
With your partner or group members complete the graphic organizer and Venn diagram that has the following questions for you to explore
1. Summarize 2 key facts about a habitat.
2. Write one example from the defintion.
3. Discuss one example here in Saskatchewan.
4. What is a food chain and a food web?
5. Look at the diagram of a food chain and a food web.
How are they the same? How are they different?
6. What are two questions you wonder about that you can share with the class? Get ready to share them!
Learning Games for Habitats from Encyclopedia Britannica
More Learning Games for to identify if an animal lives on water or land
Explore Animals By Habitat - Britannica Kids
How does the habitat affect the plants that can survive there?
How does the habitat affect the animals that can survive there?
How have the species adapted?
"Where in the World" - Worldbook On-line Habitat Activity
To get to the "Where in the World" activity from home you will need to log in with the following information:
Username: rcs81wbo
Password: rcs$wbo!
Worldbook Habitat Videos
Username: rcs81wbo
Password: rcs$wbo!
Kids National Geographic
National Geographic - animal site
Canadian Geographic for Kids Animal Fact Sheets - Explore Animals of Canada and their habitats
Earth Rangers - kids games
Definition of a Food Chain and a Food Web - Britannica Kids
Diagram of Food Chains and Food Webs - Britannica Kids
Lesson Questions to Explore
As a class you will be divided into partners or into groups of 3, and will be assigned to a computer.
As a group, click on the BBC Interactive Habitats activity.
In the activity, find all the living things in the scene, then click the Sorter buttons to arrange the living things you have found in food chains.
How are the living things found in the Woodland habitat are different to those found in the Pond habitat?
Why are they different (how have they have adapted to the environment over time)?
What is the producer in the woodland habitat? What is the producer in the pond habitat?
What is the first consumer in the woodland habitat? What is the first consumer in the pond habitat? What comes next in each habitat? Why?
Are there animals which would be a part of each food chain? Could food chains be linked? How? If you link a few food chains together, what happens?
All food chains must start with what? Why is this?
BBC Interactive Habitats Activity
BBC Habitat - Nature and Wildlife Videos
Worldbook Habitat Article
With your partner or group members complete the graphic organizer and Venn diagram that has the following questions for you to explore
1. Summarize 2 key facts about a habitat.
2. Write one example from the defintion.
3. Discuss one example here in Saskatchewan.
4. What is a food chain and a food web?
5. Look at the diagram of a food chain and a food web.
How are they the same? How are they different?
6. What are two questions you wonder about that you can share with the class? Get ready to share them!
Learning Games for Habitats from Encyclopedia Britannica
More Learning Games for to identify if an animal lives on water or land
Explore Animals By Habitat - Britannica Kids
How does the habitat affect the plants that can survive there?
How does the habitat affect the animals that can survive there?
How have the species adapted?
"Where in the World" - Worldbook On-line Habitat Activity
To get to the "Where in the World" activity from home you will need to log in with the following information:
Username: rcs81wbo
Password: rcs$wbo!
Worldbook Habitat Videos
Username: rcs81wbo
Password: rcs$wbo!
Kids National Geographic
National Geographic - animal site
Canadian Geographic for Kids Animal Fact Sheets - Explore Animals of Canada and their habitats
Earth Rangers - kids games
How do plants adapt to their environment? Why can the Venus fly trap eat bugs? Why does a puffball explode if you accidentally step on it? Why are burrs from the burrdock plant so hard to get off your socks? Check out this site to answer those questions on how plants adapt and survive!
What happens when plants or animals are endangered?
The Lorax Project
What are endangered species and how do they become endangered?
Endangered Species Information - Britannica
The Lorax Project
What are endangered species and how do they become endangered?
Endangered Species Information - Britannica
Food Chains and Chain webs
Food Chain Game
Food Chain and Web Information Pages for Kids
Information About Animals - Games and Activities
Endangered Animals - Games and Activities
Producers and Consumers Game
Food Chains of Canada Game (from Earth Day)
Ocean Food Webs Game - Ready for a challenge? Read the directions carefully and click, "play as a guest"
Food Chains of Canada's North Games and Information
Gould Food Chains Interactive Activity - African Grasslands, Antarctic Food Web, Australian Grasslands, Marine Food Web
Science for Kids - Food Chains Game
BBC Food Chains Video - How is what you eat connected to the food chain?
Brain Pop Video on Food Chains (you need a login and password - Ms. SM has this)
Activities to do With Your Teacher
Build a Food Web (print and cut out images)
Weaving the Web (print and cut out images)
Food Chain Game
Food Chain and Web Information Pages for Kids
Information About Animals - Games and Activities
Endangered Animals - Games and Activities
Producers and Consumers Game
Food Chains of Canada Game (from Earth Day)
Ocean Food Webs Game - Ready for a challenge? Read the directions carefully and click, "play as a guest"
Food Chains of Canada's North Games and Information
Gould Food Chains Interactive Activity - African Grasslands, Antarctic Food Web, Australian Grasslands, Marine Food Web
Science for Kids - Food Chains Game
BBC Food Chains Video - How is what you eat connected to the food chain?
Brain Pop Video on Food Chains (you need a login and password - Ms. SM has this)
Activities to do With Your Teacher
Build a Food Web (print and cut out images)
Weaving the Web (print and cut out images)
TOOLS FOR EXPLORING THE INQUIRY METHOD OF LEARNING...
Inquiry Research Organizer Fact Finding Interactive Lesson
RAN Chart (Reading and Analyzing Non-Fiction Information)
Fact Fragment Frenzy - Learn about how to take good
jot notes!
Hints About Print - Interactive Digital
Demonstration
Grade 4 Inquiry Chart for Animals and Habitats
Saskatchewan Wildlife images from Canadian Geographic
Resources for Research:
Source 1:Animal Fact Sheets from Canadian Geographic
Source 2: Worldbook On-line Home Access
Source 3: World Book Kids and Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary School Edition
Using the search box carefully type in your animal name. Carefully read over the information on the website and find information which answers your question. Remember you are making jot notes. So only write down key facts which answer the question.
Source 4: Kids Infobits (see the Resources on line databases - link below)
Source 5: Kids National Geographic
Inquiry Research Organizer Fact Finding Interactive Lesson
RAN Chart (Reading and Analyzing Non-Fiction Information)
Fact Fragment Frenzy - Learn about how to take good
jot notes!
Hints About Print - Interactive Digital
Demonstration
Grade 4 Inquiry Chart for Animals and Habitats
Saskatchewan Wildlife images from Canadian Geographic
Resources for Research:
Source 1:Animal Fact Sheets from Canadian Geographic
Source 2: Worldbook On-line Home Access
Source 3: World Book Kids and Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary School Edition
Using the search box carefully type in your animal name. Carefully read over the information on the website and find information which answers your question. Remember you are making jot notes. So only write down key facts which answer the question.
Source 4: Kids Infobits (see the Resources on line databases - link below)
Source 5: Kids National Geographic
When you go on-line to access these resources from home. You will be prompted with a userid or login and a password.
Please use the handout: "Usernames and Passwords - Subscription Resources"
Please use the handout: "Usernames and Passwords - Subscription Resources"
Our Grade 4 Student Final Projects!
Check out our grade 4's posters of their Saskatchewan Animals! These posters are a culmination of a great deal of research using a variety of sources, including information databases, as well as, using research and note taking strategies.
Click on the lessons with students names to see their narrated poster!
Click on the lessons with students names to see their narrated poster!
The Canada Goose by Tanner, Lola, Amanda, and Blu May
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The Canadian Lynx by Jesse Jayne and Gracie
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The Bison by Emily and Aira
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The Beaver by Hailey and Casey
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The Snowy Owl by Raia and Kelly
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The Moose by Jesse and Arvie
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The Arctic Fox by Nicholas and Elijah
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The White Tailed Dear by Brooke, Gracelen and Mikias
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