Nature’s Neighborhood Habitats
All living organisms need a home and a habitat to survive. Students engage in activities demonstrating that nature’s neighborhoods, like human ones, must supply the requirements needed for life – food, water, air, shelter, sunlight, soil and space. Students explore three common habitats found at the Center: prairie, forest, pond and/or shoreline. They identify plants and animals that live in and use the different habitats. Students compare and contrast the similarities and differences in each of these neighborhoods, and investigate how these habitats meet needed survival requirements. Students also examine various artifacts relating to these environments.
Standards Met: SCI.CC7.K-2; SCI.LS1.C.K; SCI.LS2.A.2; SCI.LS1.D.2; SCI.LS1.D.3; SCI.ESS2.E.K; SCI.ESS3.A.K; SCI.LS1.D.1
Length: 2 hours
Fee: 8 per student
Minimum fee: $150
Number of student limit: 50