Habitat Basics
Provided by: PBS|Published on: April 8, 2022
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Type: Videos
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Authors: PBS
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video explains that all animals need habitats that provide access to food, water, shelter, and space.
- Students will learn about niches and how all animals must have their own job in the habitat to survive.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This succinct video introduces habitats in an uncomplicated way.
- The narrator explains many key vocabulary terms and uses beneficial visuals and labels to help with comprehension.
Additional Prerequisites
- Though the term "niche" is explained in the video, teachers may want to go over the concept before students view the video.
- Teachers may want to pause the video periodically to explain some of the narrator's methods, such as the animal business cards.
Differentiation
- Students could take notes or draw pictures on a simple graphic organizer with the terms food, water, shelter, and space during or after the video.
- Cross-curricular connections could be made to language arts lessons as students learn to summarize, determine the main idea, and ask and answer questions about word meanings.
- Other resources on this topic include this artwork that shows how human actions impact animals and these games and activities that teach students about ecosystems and environmental justice.
This resource spotlights key qualities species must exhibit including how they can interact with each other to survive in their ecological niche. This is recommended for teaching.
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