Student Application

Discover how animals have special body parts and behaviors that help them live in their environment.

Learning Objectives

1. Students will learn animals have basic needs that have to be met in order for them to survive and reproduce: Food, Water, Oxygen, Climate (the weather of a place averaged over many years), Protection from predators, Shelter (a place where an animal is protected from other animals or from the weather), Reproduce and raise young.
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Brainstorm with the students the basic needs of humans--what we must have in order to survive in this world. Review list after viewing.
2. After viewing the video
   1. Brainstorm beha...
      
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Student Application

What animals eat tells what kind of organism they are. Learn how organisms eat different foods from their habitats for energy and why we call this a "Food Chain".

Learning Objectives

1. Students will understand that organisms require energy to move, breathe, think, and grow.
2. Students will know that life forms inhabit areas on the earth called habitats, where food is available to them. Food is the source of energy for organisms.
3. Students will realize that food chains are the key to how the s...
   
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Supporting Activities

1. Before viewing the video
   1. Discuss with the students what they had for breakfast. List on the board. The list might include fruit, cereal, toast, eggs, bacon, juice, etc. Then select students to tell the source of each of these items. For example, the bacon comes from pigs that eat plants that get th...
      
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