Lesson 63 of 84 · Simple Ecosystems
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleAnimal Homes and Habitats (Part 3)
Simple Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Push the limits. See what changes.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Animals live in habitats that give them what they need: food, water, shelter, and space. A fish lives in water, a bird lives in trees.
Key Words
- life cycle
- offspring
Steps
Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?
Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.
Look for something that changed. What is it?
Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a habitat?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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