Lesson Plan
Grades K-2, 3-5
Habitat Scramble
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In a role-playing simulation, students act as species in a habitat trying to survive by collecting cards that represent all of the essential habitat services – water, soil, shelter, space, air, and food.
Students will be able to:
- Explain the importance of an organism’s habitat by listing what the habitat provides the species.
- Demonstrate the importance of carrying capacity within a habitat.
- Identify factors that can change a habitat so that it no longer is able to support its species.
- Identify ways that human activities can contribute to the destruction of a habitat.
Features of This Resource
- Fun role-play activity is an opportunity for kinesthetic (tactile) learning
- Students explore how humans change the Earth’s landscapes and what this means for other living things
- Lesson includes an art assessment
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This lesson plan must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.
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