Habitats Habitats

Tina TorrezTina Torrez

Karla JenquinKarla Jenquin

Vicki RoffersVicki Roffers

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

K-2 with a focus on KindergartenK-2 with a focus on Kindergarten Children will learn what a Habitat is and Children will learn what a Habitat is and

how it relates to themselves and forest how it relates to themselves and forest animalsanimals

Children will learn animal names in Children will learn animal names in Oneida LanguageOneida Language

TASKTASK

Define: What is a Habitat?Define: What is a Habitat?

It is an environment which supports a selection It is an environment which supports a selection of plants and/or animalsof plants and/or animals

Build on what children know:Build on what children know:They need shelter, food, waterThey need shelter, food, water

air to breath, space to move around.air to breath, space to move around.

This is their Habitat.This is their Habitat.

TASKTASK

Learn about animals that live in the woods or forests Learn about animals that live in the woods or forests near their home and/or school.near their home and/or school.

Name animals that live in the woods to Name animals that live in the woods to investigate:investigate:Fox, Deer, Squirrel,Fox, Deer, Squirrel,Rabbit, Owl, Bear, Rabbit, Owl, Bear, Skunk, Hedgehog,Skunk, Hedgehog,Chipmunk, Mouse,Chipmunk, Mouse,Badger, SnakeBadger, Snake

SCIENCE STRANDSSCIENCE STRANDS

Know, use and interpret scientific Know, use and interpret scientific exploration of the natural worldexploration of the natural world

Understand the nature and Understand the nature and development of scientific knowledgedevelopment of scientific knowledge

PROCESSPROCESS

Children will be paired up to work in groups of Children will be paired up to work in groups of twotwo

Each group will be given a plastic animal to Each group will be given a plastic animal to investigate and produce a habitat for that investigate and produce a habitat for that animalanimal

Children will explore the woods on a walk Children will explore the woods on a walk with teachers to explore what a habitat looks with teachers to explore what a habitat looks likelike

PROCESS CONT.PROCESS CONT.

Children will collect materials from the walk Children will collect materials from the walk to construct a habitatto construct a habitat

In the classroom children will use the In the classroom children will use the materials collected from the walk, materials materials collected from the walk, materials from the teacher and small plastic animals to from the teacher and small plastic animals to make a shoe box habitat.make a shoe box habitat.

EVALUATIONEVALUATION

Category Category and Scoreand Score

BeginningBeginning

11

Average Average

22

GoodGood

33

ExcellentExcellent

44

Identify what Identify what is a Habitatis a Habitat

Is able to name Is able to name 1 or 2 basic 1 or 2 basic needs needs

Is able to name Is able to name 3 or 4 basic 3 or 4 basic needsneeds

Is able to name Is able to name 4 or 5 basic 4 or 5 basic needsneeds

Is able to name Is able to name 5 or 6 basic 5 or 6 basic needsneeds

Identify Identify animalsanimals

Is able to nameIs able to name

3 3

animalsanimals

Is able to nameIs able to name

66

animalsanimals

Is able to nameIs able to name

9 9

animalsanimals

Is able to name Is able to name

12 12 animalsanimals

Habitat group Habitat group projectproject

Few details in Few details in shoebox habitatshoebox habitat

Average (3 to4 Average (3 to4 basic needs) in basic needs) in shoebox habitatshoebox habitat

Good (5 to 6 Good (5 to 6 basic needs) in basic needs) in shoebox habitatshoebox habitat

Excellent (5 to Excellent (5 to 6 basic needs) 6 basic needs) in shoebox in shoebox habitathabitat

Oneida Language

Book List

Chessen, B. & Chanko, P. (1998). Animal homes. New York: New York.

Cole, J. (1995). Magic school bus hops home. New York: New York.

Hobernan, M. (1978). A house is a house for me. New York: New York.

Selsam, E. M. & Donnelly, H. M. (1995). Big tracks, little tracks. New York: New York.

Environmental Unit Your school can start an Adopt A

Forest Project Take pictures of the forest behind

your school or in your community and the garbage that needs to be cleaned up

Invite other classrooms or schools in the district to join in with the cleanup

Start a web page and post pictures of the forest and the children cleaning up Mother Earth

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

In this WebQuest you have learned about In this WebQuest you have learned about animals and their habitat. You have learned animals and their habitat. You have learned about your habitat and the need for: shelter, about your habitat and the need for: shelter, food, water, air to breath and space to move. food, water, air to breath and space to move.

You have also learned to name animals in the You have also learned to name animals in the Oneida Language. We hope you had fun Oneida Language. We hope you had fun constructing your shoe box habitat.constructing your shoe box habitat.

CREDITSCREDITS

Oneida Museum: the use of animal pelts for Oneida Museum: the use of animal pelts for explorationexploration

Oneida Conversation: material needed for Oneida Conversation: material needed for habitat constructionhabitat construction

Oneida Library: books, pictures and posters Oneida Library: books, pictures and posters used for literacy.used for literacy.

Oneida Language Program: games, pictures Oneida Language Program: games, pictures and pronunciation of animal words.and pronunciation of animal words.

Games

Using pictures of animals can make an animal memory game

Animal bingo and can add Oneida Language words to learn

CD-ROM games for computers: Sammy’s Science House

Computer games online: do a search under animal habitat games: SwitcherooZoo.com and Kaboose.com

Listening lotto animal sounds game

TEACHER PAGETEACHER PAGE

STANDARDS: C: Science Inquiry, F: STANDARDS: C: Science Inquiry, F: Life Science, H: Science: Social/Personal Life Science, H: Science: Social/Personal Perspectives, I: Environmental EducationPerspectives, I: Environmental Education

RESOURCES:RESOURCES: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals http://www.enchantedlearning.com/nosuchfile.html http://www.fossweb.com http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/pro

grams/eb_ecosystems_organisms/

ADDITIONAL MATERIALSADDITIONAL MATERIALS

Additional AnimalsAdditional Animals

Animals cont.Animals cont.