Animals Live in a Particular Habitat

Science V

Identify the animals you see in the pictures. Would you like to find out why they live in these particular environment?

Motivation

Watch the Habitat Instructional VideoPresentation

- Every animal has a habitat.- The place where an animal or plant lives and grows is called its habitat.- A habitat is where an animal finds the food, water, and shelter it needs to live.

Concept Formation

Form four (4) groups. Each group will perform specific activity. Each group will receive picture of animals in different habitat.

Write your observations using certain format. Be ready to report your observation to class.

Activity

Follow the format below in writing their observations.

Application

Animal Food Eaten

Source of Food Habitat

Monkey Fruits Plants Forest

Group I - Identify animals that live in pond and the food they eat.

Activity

Group II - Identify animals that live in forest and the food they eat.

Activity

Group III - Identify the animals that live in the sea and the food they eat.

Activity

Group IV - Identify animals that live in the desert and the food they eat.

Activity

1. What animals live in the pond? Forest? Sea? Dessert?

2. Why do animals live in a particular habitat?

Discussion/Analysis

What animals live in the pond?

The pond ecosystem supports quite a number of animals which

include fish, snakes, frogs, spiders, fresh water mussel,

tadpoles and even mosquitoes.

Discussion/Analysis

What animals live in the forest?

The kind of animals that live in the forest are wild and free.

Bears, deer, moose, raccoons, and insects are found in the

forest.

Discussion/Analysis

What animals live in the sea?

All sorts of marine life, from fish, whales and krill to sharks, rays, corals, seahorses, octopuses,

crabs, seals, penguins, dolphins, porpoises, crayfish, etc.

Discussion/Analysis

What animals live in the desert?

Some of the kinds of animals that live in the desert are armadillos,

coyotes, jackrabbits, and cougars. Other critters include snakes,

scorpions, and spiders. Also lions, vultures, zebras, dung beetles, iguanas,

camels, scorpions, sand cats and antelopes.

Discussion/Analysis

Where do animals live?

Why do they live in a particular habitat?

Concept Formation

Fish live in water.Why can it live in the water?

What food does it eat?What would happen to the fish if

taken out of water?

Application

Have the pupils fill in this table:Evaluation

Animal Habitat Food Eaten

1. Snails2. Snakes3. Sharks

Write two (2) or three (3) sentences about an animal

you want your classmates to guess. This includes the food

its eats and its habitat.

Assignment