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Week 08 · Life in Every Habitat

Launch Lab

Launch Lab: Habitat in a box
// Compare plants and animals in different places
⏱ about 15 min

Launch Lab: Habitat in a box

Raven finds an empty shoebox.

"Let us build a tiny habitat," she says.

Rocket grabs cotton balls for snow. Raven grabs green paper for moss.

Nova circles the box. "Hint: what plants and animals live there? What do you notice?"

  1. A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives.
  2. Different habitats have different living things.
  3. Saguaros store water. Polar bears have thick fat and fur.
  4. Corals are animals that live in the ocean.
◇ FAMILY HABITAT BOX
Pick one habitat together.
Use a shoebox and paper scraps.
Make the ground, water or ice.
Draw and cut out plants and animals that live there.
Tell each other why they fit.
Safety first
A grown-up helps with scissors.
Use paper and cotton, not real plants or animals.
For a grown-up
Ask: what did you notice?
What would you change?
Ask your child to name one way an animal fits its habitat.
WEEK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which animal fits an icy habitat?
Do all habitats have the same living things?
HABITAT BOX CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Rocket use for snow?
What did Raven use for moss?
Why use paper, not real animals?
Draw your habitat box and the animals inside.

Wonderful building, habitat explorers! See you next week.

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