Transcript Habitats - Room 126!

Objective: Students will be introduced to
six different habitats and will match specific
animals to the unique habitat that God
designed to meet their needs.
A place where an animal lives,
finds its food, and is sheltered.
Objective: Students will describe
characteristics of a yard or garden as a
habitat for various animals. They will
Identify predator and prey as components
of a food chain.
Review
What is a habitat?
The order in which animals eat plants
and other animals.
Predator – an animal that hunts other
animals for food
Prey – an animal that is hunted
Objective: Students will identify the
characteristics of a forest and the types
of animals that live there. Students will
describe the function of animal
camouflage.
Forests cover a little less than one-third of
the earth’s land surface.
A forest is an area where trees are clustered
together causing most of the ground to be
shaded.
The climate must produce enough rainfall
to support forest life
One element of God’s purposeful design of
the forest is to enable animals to blend into
their surroundings helping them hide from
both predators and prey.
Objective: Students will identify the
characteristics of a freshwater habitat
and the types of animals that live there.
Lakes
Ponds
Rivers
Streams
A habitat area where there is
little or no salt in the water.
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Saltwater contains a
lot of salt.
The ocean is a
saltwater habitat.
Whales, dolphins,
sharks, clownfish,
etc. live in the
ocean.
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Freshwater contains
less salt.
Streams, rivers,
ponds, and lakes
are freshwater
regions.
Beavers, ducks,
mosquitoes,
dragonflies, etc.
live in freshwater
regions.
Stream – moving freshwater habitat that
carries water to larger rivers; few plants
grow there
River – moving freshwater habitat that
carries water to lakes and oceans; plants
grow along the banks
Pond –still freshwater habitat that is
smaller than a lake and has many plants
that grow in and around it
Lake – large, still freshwater habitat that
is fed by rain and melting snow; many
plants grow there
Objective: Students will identify the
characteristics of a wetland and
animals that live there.
Wetlands are areas of land that are
water-soaked and soggy most of the
time. They include:
swamps
floodplains
marshes
bogs
Habitat
Food Chain
Objective: Students will describe the
characteristics of a desert habitat and
identify the types of animals that live
there. They will identify how plants and
animals are designed to live in desert
habitats.
A desert receives fewer than ten inches of
rainfall a year
There are 4 types of deserts: hot and dry,
semiarid, coastal, and cold
Desert high and low temperatures are extreme
Not all deserts are sandy – some include
mountains, rocky regions, or salt flats
Desert animals include insects, reptiles,
birds, and mammals. Many of these are
nocturnal avoiding the heat of the day.
God designed these animals to survive in the
harsh environment.
Students will identify the characteristics of
the two polar regions and animals specific
to each.
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Artic
Mainly ice-covered
ocean surrounded by
frozen land
This frozen land called
tundra includes the
northern parts of
Europe, Asia, and
North America.
Temperatures are cold;
winters are long and
dark.
There are high winds
and little precipitation.
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Antarctica
Mainly ice-covered
land surrounded by
ocean
The whole continent is
covered with a sheet of
ice that is about 2
miles thick.
Temperatures are cold;
winters are long and
dark.
There are high winds
and little precipitation.
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Plant life includes
small shrubs, grasses,
lichens, mosses, and
about 900 kinds of
flowers.
Animals that live there
include: polar bears,
caribou, reindeer,
foxes, hares,
lemmings, snowy owls,
and wolves.
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There are very few
plants and land
animals in Antarctica.
Animal life in the sea is
abundant and includes:
squid, fish, krill, seals,
penguins, and whales.
The students will identify the characteristics
of the tropical rain forest that distinguish
it from other forests and explore the variety
of animals that live there.
The top layer is called the emergent
layer. Here a few giant trees are home
to many birds and insects.
The canopy is composed of the upper
parts of the primary trees. It is home to
many insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals.
The understory layer provides a cool, dark
environment for animals and insects.
The bottom layer is the forest floor where
the largest of the animals in the rain
forest live.
Tropical rain forests…
…are warm and humid all year
…receive a large amount of rain
…are home to almost ½ of all the earth’s
animals
…produce nuts, coffee, cocoa, bananas,
pineapples, and many other foods
Students will examine the causes and
effects of air, land, and water pollution
and identify ways they can prevent
pollution. They will also discuss fire
prevention.
Yards and Gardens
Forests
Wetlands
Deserts
Freshwater Regions
Polar Regions
Tropical Rain Forests
Genesis 1:28
“God blessed them and said to them,
‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the
fish of the sea and the birds of the air
and over every living creature that moves
on the ground.’”
Pollute – to make things so dirty or unclean
that it is harmful to life.
The air we breathe needs to be clean.
Exhaust fumes from cars and trucks pollute
our air. Breathing polluted air can make
people and animals sick.
The water we drink needs to be clean.
Chemicals, oil spills, and garbage put into
the water pollute it.
The land where we live needs to be clean.
Trash that is not thrown away can become
harmful for plant and animals.
Students will identify animals that endangered
and reasons why these animals are listed as
endangered.
Endangered means that there are very few
animals of a certain kind living.
Dodo Bird
Bison
Giant Panda
Natural Causes
Overpopulation due to
lack of predators
Decrease in food supply
due to drought or fire
Man-made Causes
Building and land
development
Over-hunting of animals
or their predators
Fire
Pollution
In a review students will describe six habitats
presented in this chapter – forest, freshwater
region, wetland, desert, polar region,
tropical rain forest – and identify animals that
live in each one.
What is a habitat?
A place where an animal lives
finds food, and is sheltered.
What is a food chain?
A food chain is the order in which animals eat
plants and other animals.
Define predators and prey.
Predators are animals that eat other animals
and prey are the animals that are hunted.
Polar Region
Wetlands
Desert
Tropical Rain Forest
Freshwater Region
Forest