Plants and animals in their habitats
Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals and the places they live, connecting organism needs to habitat features
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Can your child explain why a fish needs to live in water but a cactus can live in a desert, by matching what each living thing needs to where it lives?
Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals and the places they live, connecting organism needs to habitat features
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- Use a simple model (drawing, diagram) to show how a habitat provides what an organism needs
- Match at least three organisms to their habitats and explain why each needs that specific place
- Describe what would happen if an organism were placed in a habitat that doesn't meet its needs
“Can your child explain why a fish needs to live in water but a cactus can live in a desert, by matching what each living thing needs to where it lives?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Ecosystems & Habitats
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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