Living Things, Their Habitats & Environment

Objectives

To be able to recognize specific features necessary for adaptation to different habitats.

To begin to understand that habitats contain many food chains.

Resources

Cambridge Primary Science Book 4 | Lined paper | Beans | Pots

Today's Lesson

Main Activity

Look at the Woodland Habitat poster together with your child.

📄 READ - Woodland Habitat poster

Animals must live in a habitat where they can find food. In this woodland habitat, some eat plants, some eat other animals, and some eat plants and animals.

Deer eat plants.
Foxes, owls, toads, and moles eat other animals.
Mice, squirrels, badgers, and hedgehogs eat plants and other animals.

Talk about what is necessary for an animal to choose a habitat (the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism). The area must have a source of food and water. Not all animals need to drink water, as they can obtain this from their food, e.g. plants or insects. Shelter is also necessary, particularly if the animal is prey to other animals, or if the habitat is in a very hot or cold environment.

Read page 44 inCambridge Primary Science Book 4.

On lined paper, ask your child to answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Read page 45 inCambridge Primary Science Book 4.

Investigate food chains and webs in the documents below, and the following video:

Print the 📄 food chain mobile and ask your student to complete.

For further practise, have a go at the Food Chains worksheet.

📄 COMPLETE - Food Chains worksheet

Plant some beans in pots and keep them watered for future lessons (dried lima beans, pinto beans, mung beans and lentil beans work well).

Resources

Citations

[1] www.youtube.com