Habitat

Topic: habitat

Objectives & Outcomes:

• Students will understand the relationship between the means of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Materials

• Images of different plants and animals (including humans)
• Maps of different habitats (e.g. arctic tundra, tropical rainforest, urban city)
• Pencils and paper for each student

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever seen any different types of plants or animals (including humans).
• Ask them to name some of the plants or animals (including humans) they have seen.
• Ask them how they know that the plants or animals (including humans) they mentioned live in certain places.

Direct Instruction

• Show the students pictures of different types of plants or animals (including humans).
• Ask the students to name the places where they think the plants or animals (including humans) pictured live.
• Explain that the places where plants or animals (including humans) live are called their "habitats."
• Explain that different types of plants or animals (including humans) have different needs and live in different types of habitats.
• For example, some plants or animals (including humans) need lots of water, while others need lots of sun or shade.

Guided Practice

• Have the students work in small groups to look at the pictures of plants or animals (including humans) on the board and identify their habitats.
• Ask the students to explain why they think each plant or animal (including humans) lives in its particular habitat.
• Encourage the students to use their reasoning skills and observations to explain why each plant or animal (including humans) lives in its particular habitat.
• For example, a student might say that a pine tree lives in a forest because it needs lots of sunlight and lots of water.

Independent Practice

• Give each student a sheet of paper and a pen and ask them to draw a picture of their favorite animal (including humans) and its habitat.
• Have the students use their reasoning skills and observations to explain why their chosen animal (including humans) lives in its particular habitat.

Closure

• Review the elements of a habitat and the relationship between the means and its habitat.
• Ask the students to share their drawings and their explanations with the class.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice and give feedback on their understanding of the elements and their relationship with their habitat.