HabitatsHabitats

What Are We Learning?What Are We Learning?StandardsStandards::

S3L1c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.

S3L1b. Identify features of green plants that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.

S3L1a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there.

S3L2a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and animals.

S3L1d. Explain what will happen to an organism if the habitat is changed.

What Are We Learning?What Are We Learning?Essential Questions:Essential Questions:

What is the difference between Georgia’s 5 habitats?

What do plants and animals need to live in their habitats?

How can I help the habitats thrive?Lesson Focus:Lesson Focus:

What is a habitat?

What is adaptation?

What is a habitat ?What is a habitat ?

A A habitathabitat is the place where living things is the place where living things (organisms) live.(organisms) live.

It is more than just a home it includes the It is more than just a home it includes the whole surrounding area.whole surrounding area.

The habitat provides the animal or plant The habitat provides the animal or plant with with foodfood or or sheltershelter..

People and Their HabitatsPeople and Their Habitats People can live all over People can live all over

the world.the world.

We can do this We can do this because we are because we are

able to build able to build homes for homes for different different

conditions. conditions.

Also we can change our Also we can change our clothes to best suit the clothes to best suit the temperature around us.temperature around us.

White clothes reflect the heat.

Animal skin and fur act as insulators and keep heat in.

Animals and PlantsAnimals and Plants Most plants and animals are specially Most plants and animals are specially

adapted to survive in a adapted to survive in a particularparticular habitat.habitat.

They have developed They have developed special featuresspecial features to suit the demands of their to suit the demands of their environment.environment.

This is called This is called adaptationadaptation..

Some Examples of Some Examples of AdaptationAdaptation

All birds have All birds have similar similar

characteristics.characteristics.

But many water But many water birds have features birds have features that are different that are different from those birds from those birds

live on land.live on land.

Long legs are good for wading

These wings act as flippers

Webbed feet for swimming

Some animals are Some animals are camouflagedcamouflaged to blend in to blend in with their surroundings.with their surroundings.

This keeps them safe. This keeps them safe. It’s harder for other It’s harder for other

animals to see them or animals to see them or catch them for food.catch them for food.

This lizards skin is so similar to the rock colour.

These zebra could easily be mistaken for bushes from a distance.

This lion blends in well with the grassy background.

Aquatic animals have Aquatic animals have streamlined bodies to streamlined bodies to move more easily in move more easily in

the water.the water.

These animals These animals have adapted to have adapted to live in the hot live in the hot climate of the climate of the desert.desert.

Camels store water in their humps.

Ostriches have long eyelashes to keep out the sand.

Snakes glide across the hot sands and can shed their skin

These animals These animals have adapted to be have adapted to be more suited to cold more suited to cold

temperatures.temperatures.

Layers of fat keep the seals body warm, and

small ears stop heat loss.

Polar bears are kept warm by their body fat.

Deer have a warm layer of fur.

Even plants Even plants have adapted to have adapted to their habitats.their habitats.

The cactus has fleshy stems that store water.

The water provides support for this lily as it has less developed roots to

hold it in place.

Dandelions seeds pull off and float away

easily.

Animals and plants help each otherAnimals and plants help each otherPlants and animals depend on Plants and animals depend on each other for a wide variety of each other for a wide variety of things.things.

Food

Nests to reproduce

Shelter

Protection

Gas exchange

Big IdeasBig IdeasWhat have we learned?What have we learned?