Goal: Students understand that every animal has habitat requirements that must be met in order for the animal to survive.
Time: 30 minutes
Audience Size: Up to 20
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to define “habitat.”
2. Students will build a habitat on a paper plate for a chosen species of wildlife.
Materials:
Introduction:
Every animal, from a whale to a mouse, requires the four elements of a habitat to survive: food, water, shelter, and space. (Some biologists would also state that a suitable habitat must also contain viable mates). Every animal on earth requires a habitat to survive, the forms that the habitat takes depend on the species. Each of you will choose an animal and build a habitat for your animal. First, you will need to learn about your animals’ species to learn how your animal’s habitat will provide food, water, shelter and space.
Procedure:
Summary:
Once each animal has a habitat, ask the students to present their habitats to the group and explain how they provided the right food, water, shelter, and space for their species to survive.