Unit 4B: Habitats

1. Unit 4B: Habitats Habitats T Unit 4B: Habitats

2. Unit 4B: Vocabulary Some useful words Organism – Nutrition – Habitat – Predator – Prey – Producer – Consumer – Food chain – a living thing the way organisms get their food the place where an organism lives an animal that kills and eats other animals an animal that is eaten by another animal an organism that produces its own food, plants are producers an organism that eats other living organisms a sequence of living things that feed on each other V Unit 4B: Habitats

3. Unit 4B: Different Habitats Different Habitats What animals and plants do you think will live in each habitat? D Unit 4B: Different Habitats: L.O. 1: N.C.

4. Unit 4B: Different habitats, different animals Different habitats, different animals What type of habitat do each of the plants and animals live in? Tropical jungle Polar bear Fish Lake Parrot Fox Forest Lizard Arctic Frog Desert A Unit 4B: Different habitats, different animals: L.O. 2, 3, 4, 5: N.C.

5. Thick fur Blubber Big Feet Thin skin Thin body Cold blooded Unit 4B: Different habitats, different animals …cont Why does the polar bear need these features? Why does the lizard have these features IT IS SUITED TO IT’S HABITAT IT IS SUITED TO IT’S HABITAT A Unit 4B: Different habitats, different animals: L.O. 2, 3, 4, 5: N.C.

6. Unit 4B: Groups Groups Put the different organisms into groups. State how you have decided which organisms go in which group A Unit 4B: Groups: L.O. 6: N.C.

7. Woodlouse Does it have antenna? Does it have a shell? Does it have wings? Unit 4B: Keys Keys What is it? yes yes no Start no yes no A Unit 4B: Keys: L.O. 7: N.C.

8. Unit 4B: Where do woodlice like to live? Where do woodlice like to live? How do we know woodlice prefer damp conditions? To find out if they do or not we have to give them a choice How many woodlice should we use? How long should we leave them to find out? Should we make it dark for them? What have we found out? Damp Dry I Unit 4B: Where do woodlice like to live? L.O. 8, 9, 10, 11: N.C.

9. Unit 4B: Food for different animals Food for different animals Choose one of the animals shown. Use CD-Rom’s, books and any other sources to find out what food your chosen animal eats. You need to find out what it eats, where it gets the food from and how much it needs A Unit 4B: Food for different animals: L.O. 12: N.C.

10. What does the owl eat? What does the vole eat? Where does the grass get its food? Unit 4B: Food Chains Food Chains We can put these together in a food chain D Unit 4B: Food chains: L.O. 13, 14, 15: N.C.

11. Unit 4B: Food Chains …cont The arrow means ‘is eaten by’ The green plant is called the ‘producer’ An organism that eats another organism is called a ‘consumer’ Any animal that is eaten by another animal is called the ‘prey’ An animal that eats another animal is called a ‘predator’ Owl Vole Grass Producer Consumer/Prey Predator A Unit 4B: Food chains: L.O. 13, 14, 15: N.C.

12. Unit 4B: Extension slide Construct food chains for each of the following: 1. Owls eat mice, mice eat grass and seeds. 2. Foxes eat bird, snails eat green plants, snails are eaten by birds. 3. Can you come up with your own food chain? In each food chain, identify the Producer, consumers, predators and prey A Unit 4B: Habitats: Extension slide

13. Unit 4B: Protecting Habitats Protecting Habitats D Unit 4B: Protecting Habitats: L.O. 16: N.C.

14. Different animals Answer questions Different plants Different Keys Identify Lots Start with a producer (Green plant) Habitats Consumers eat other organisms Plants Food chains Groups Predators eat other animals Animals Prey get eaten Unit 4B: Summary S Unit 4B: Habitats: Summary