Kindergarten through Grade Eight
Explore the habitats of the world and how our animal ambassadors fit in to their part of the puzzle.
Standards Addressed by this Topic:
Life Sciences
Benchmark A (K-2)
Discover that there are living things, non-living things and pretend things, and describe the basic needs of living things (organisms).
Grade One Indicator
1. Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needs which include air, water, food, living space and shelter.
Benchmark B (K-2)
Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment.
Kindergarten Indicator
5. Investigate observable features of plants and animals that help them live in different kinds of places.
Grade Two Indicator
2. Identify that there are many distinct environments that support different kinds of organisms.
Benchmark C (3-5)
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival.
Grade Three Indicator
6. Describe how changes in an organism's habitat are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful.
Grade Five Indicator
4. Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms.
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