Water Habitats Unit

Fall 2008
Duration: 8 weeks

Concepts:

• How do we define living things? They move, breathe, grow, eat, excrete waste, and show sensitivity (to temp, light, etc.).
• Classify items as living or non-living.
• Classify living items as plant or animal.
• Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates
• Classify vertebrates as mammals, reptiles, snakes, amphibians, fish, or birds

• Understand that all living things have a habitat
• Describe elements of a habitat (food, water, shelter)
• Classify water habitats as wetlands (swamps, marshes, bogs), ponds/lakes, bay/ocean
• Classify animals as mammals, reptiles, etc.
• Explain why different habitats contain different forms of plant life

• Identify plants and animals in each of these habitats
  

*Coral Reefs by Gail Gibbons
*Dolphins and Sharks: Magic Treehouse Research Guide

• Observe, record, and explain observations about a simple water habitat

• Understand the concept of a food chain
• Explain and record a food chain in a water habitat