Students explore the different homes animals build and live in — nests, dens, burrows, webs, and hives — discovering that every animal has a home that meets its needs.
Students will be able to…
People live in houses — but where do birds, bears, and bees live? How do animals find or build a home?
Project this and tap each animal home. Have students learn who lives there and how the home keeps the animal safe.
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You live in a home — where does a bird live?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.
Represent the relationship between the needs of living things and the places they live.
Observe to describe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive.
Construct an argument about how animals change their environment to meet their needs.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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Have students build a home for an animal out of craft materials and explain how it keeps the animal safe. A printable animal-home sheet is in the Science library.
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