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Project Description: In this lesson students will investigate different habitats. Students will be
working in groups to identify the plants and animals that live in their specific habitat and how
they are able to survive. Students will make a Google Slides Presentation to share their
information with the rest of the class. Students will also write a fictional story to describe what
life would be like if they had to go live in that habitat and how they would adapt.
Rationale: The goal of this project is for students to get a better understanding of how plants and
animals survive in a specific habitat. This lesson gets built on later in the semester when students
create a habitat for a specific animal. Students will be using a Web Quest to research and get the
information they need in order to gain understanding of habitats.
Additional Assessment Ideas: Students can choose to use a different tool to present their
findings other than Google Slides. Students may also collaborate in groups to create their
presentation.
Standards:
3.2.F.1 Explain that organisms can grow and survive in many very different habitats.
Investigate a variety of familiar and unfamiliar habitats and describe how animals and
plants found there maintain their lives and survive to reproduce.
Explain that organisms live in habitats that provide their basic needs. (food, water, air,
shelter)
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ISTE Standard 2: Communication and collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,
including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital
environments and media.
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What plants and animals live in this habitat?
What specific characteristics make this a good home for these plants and animals?
How did their habitat shape their development?
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated based the rubric. They will be graded on their
Google Slides presentation and fictional story.
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Resources:
https://google.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/7baf8ce8-33f1-43a0-9f0e-
1f2a165e4d31
https://jr.brainpop.com/science/habitats/
Brittanica Link:
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