The 4th graders learned about habitats
and ecosystems. We learned that an
ecosystem is all the non-living and living things found in an environment and
how they interact. Some non-living things
found in an ecosystem are rocks, soil, sunlight, and wind. We also learned that a habitat is an animal’s
home.
We did an activity where we had to take
animals and sort them into habitats. But
these were no ordinary animals…they were animal crackers! We sorted the animals into six different
habitats: tundra, desert, rainforest,
grassland, deciduous forest, and ocean.
Then we compared our data with the rest of our group. Working together as a group, the 4th
graders created a graph to show how many animals belonged in each habitat.
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Do we have to wait to eat them? J |
Having fun sorting animals into habitats. |
We are really good at working in a group! |
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Science is too much fun! |
Almost done sorting… |
Which habitat does this animal belong to? |
Here
is a list of animals that are found in a package of animal crackers. We discovered which habitat each animal
belongs to.
Animal |
Habitat |
polar Bear |
tundra |
bison |
grassland |
camel |
desert |
cougar |
deciduous forest |
elephant |
grassland |
giraffe |
grassland |
gorilla |
rainforest |
hippo |
grassland |
hyena |
desert (sometimes
grassland) |
kangaroo |
grassland |
koala |
deciduous forest |
lion |
grassland |
monkey |
rainforest |
rhino |
grassland |
seal |
ocean |
bighorn sheep |
desert |
tiger |
grassland |
zebra |
grassland |
Who knew there was so much
science inside a box of animal crackers?
*TEACHERS* - I found this free
lesson plan from ABC Teach. Click here for the .pdf file.
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Created by: Mrs. Kanas
2008-09