Habitats

1. Habitats

2. Introductory Habitat Video

3. Chapter 4.1 God’s Design of Animal Habitats Objective: Students will be introduced to six different habitats and will match specific animals to the unique habitat that God designed to meet their needs.

4. Habitat A place where an animal lives, finds its food, and is sheltered.

5. Job 39:5-8, 13-18, 27-30

6. World Map

7. Ocean

8. Name Animals That Live in the Ocean

9. Polar Region

10. Tropical Rain Forest

11. Desert

12. Forest

13. Freshwater

14. Wetland

15. Chapter 4.2 Yards and Gardens Objective: Students will describe characteristics of a yard or garden as a habitat for various animals. They will Identify predator and prey as components of a food chain.

16. Review What is a habitat?

17. Food Chain The order in which animals eat plants and other animals.

18. Herbivores: Animals that eat only plants

19. Carnivores: Animals that eat other animals

20. Omnivores: Animals that eat both plants and animals

21. Predator – an animal that hunts other animals for food Prey – an animal that is hunted

22. Lesson 4.3 Forests Objective: Students will identify the characteristics of a forest and the types of animals that live there. Students will describe the function of animal camouflage.

23. Forest Facts Forests cover a little less than one-third of the earth’s land surface. A forest is an area where trees are clustered together causing most of the ground to be shaded. The climate must produce enough rainfall to support forest life

24. Camouflage One element of God’s purposeful design of the forest is to enable animals to blend into their surroundings helping them hide from both predators and prey.

25. Camouflage Video

26. Lesson 4.4 Freshwater Regions Objective: Students will identify the characteristics of a freshwater habitat and the types of animals that live there.

27. Freshwater Lakes Ponds Rivers Streams

28. Freshwater Region A habitat area where there is little or no salt in the water.

29. Saltwater Freshwater • Freshwater contains less salt. • Streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes are freshwater regions. • Beavers, ducks, mosquitoes, dragonflies, etc. live in freshwater regions. • Saltwater contains a lot of salt. • The ocean is a saltwater habitat. • Whales, dolphins, sharks, clownfish, etc. live in the ocean.

30. Stream – moving freshwater habitat that carries water to larger rivers; few plants grow there River – moving freshwater habitat that carries water to lakes and oceans; plants grow along the banks

31. Pond –still freshwater habitat that is smaller than a lake and has many plants that grow in and around it Lake – large, still freshwater habitat that is fed by rain and melting snow; many plants grow there

32. Lesson 4.5 Wetlands Objective: Students will identify the characteristics of a wetland and animals that live there.

33. Wetlands Wetlands are areas of land that are water-soaked and soggy most of the time. They include: swamps floodplains marshes bogs

34. Vocabulary Review Habitat Food Chain

35. Lesson 4.6 Deserts Objective: Students will describe the characteristics of a desert habitat and identify the types of animals that live there. They will identify how plants and animals are designed to live in desert habitats.

36. Desert Facts A desert receives fewer than ten inches of rainfall a year There are 4 types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold Desert high and low temperatures are extreme

37. Not all deserts are sandy – some include mountains, rocky regions, or salt flats Desert animals include insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Many of these are nocturnal avoiding the heat of the day. God designed these animals to survive in the harsh environment.

38. Animals of the Desert

39. Lesson 4.7 Polar Regions Students will identify the characteristics of the two polar regions and animals specific to each.

40. North Pole South Pole • Artic • Mainly ice-covered ocean surrounded by frozen land • This frozen land called tundra includes the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. • Temperatures are cold; winters are long and dark. • There are high winds and little precipitation. • Antarctica • Mainly ice-covered land surrounded by ocean • The whole continent is covered with a sheet of ice that is about 2 miles thick. • Temperatures are cold; winters are long and dark. • There are high winds and little precipitation.

41. North Pole South Pole • Plant life includes small shrubs, grasses, lichens, mosses, and about 900 kinds of flowers. • Animals that live there include: polar bears, caribou, reindeer, foxes, hares, lemmings, snowy owls, and wolves. • There are very few plants and land animals in Antarctica. • Animal life in the sea is abundant and includes: squid, fish, krill, seals, penguins, and whales.

42. Lesson 4.8 Tropical Rain Forests The students will identify the characteristics of the tropical rain forest that distinguish it from other forests and explore the variety of animals that live there.

43. Layers of a Tropical Rain Forest

44. Introductory Video

45. Emergent Layer The top layer is called the emergent layer. Here a few giant trees are home to many birds and insects.

46. Canopy Layer The canopy is composed of the upper parts of the primary trees. It is home to many insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals.

47. Understory Layer The understory layer provides a cool, dark environment for animals and insects.

48. Forest Floor The bottom layer is the forest floor where the largest of the animals in the rain forest live.

49. Did You Know? Tropical rain forests… …are warm and humid all year …receive a large amount of rain …are home to almost ½ of all the earth’s animals …produce nuts, coffee, cocoa, bananas, pineapples, and many other foods

50. Rain Forest Song