Monday 19 November 2012

Animals and their Habitats

Over the past week we have been learning about animal habitats. We looked at our animal pictures again and this time our job was to look at where they were living and what was in their environment.  We were able to name many of the habitats that animals live in: oceans, grasslands, forests, mountains, rainforest, Arctic, and deserts. We listed all the things that animals had in their environment.  . . . . . rocks, sand, dirt, water, trees, etc.  When we did this we realized that every habitat had similar things in it.   We discovered that many animals can live in different habitats.  Mammals can live in the water, the grasslands, the forest . . . . and even in the Arctic!  This is a picture of our learning.


Next we worked with a partner and used the iPads to investigate further what each habitat looked like and what types of animals live there. We shared our knowledge with others and made charts to show our learning.

Then we watched a video on the smartboard about animal habitats.  Our job was to confirm our knowledge about habitats and to look closely at what animals live there and what the environment looks like. 

Finally, we are going to create posters to show our learning about habitats.  We get to work in groups! Stay tuned for pictures of our finished products!

2 comments:

  1. Hello King Cobras!

    It's Ms. Betts (Mrs. Betts' daughter). I have really enjoyed reading through your blog! I am so impressed with how much learning you guys are doing in the classroom and I am so happy I can see all that you are doing, even though I am living so far north now! I thought this would be a perfect blog to comment about what it is like living in Yellowknife, NT. Can you find Yellowknife on your map of Canada?

    Yellowknife is just below the Arctic Circle! After your brainstorming on animal habitats I bet you can guess what it is like up here. It is very cold! Today was -34C!! It was so cold that the children at school couldn't go outside for recess, even though it was bright and sunny!

    It is very snowy here and there are lots of great animals. We have ptarmigans, which is a bird that changes colour to blend into their environment. In the winter they turn white to match the snow! I have also heard the wolves howling at night! It was a spooky sound.. There are lots of foxes and bears too! Thankfully there are no polar bears because they are very dangerous! What other animals do you think live here?

    There are so many cool things about living in Yellowknife. Because it is so snowy it is very different from South Surrey. People ride their snowmobiles to work and school. Can you believe that? There is also ice fishing and dog sledding! After school the children go outside and play hockey on the frozen lakes too!

    Have fun on your projects. I can't wait to read about them!

    Ms. Betts

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    1. Hello Ms. Betts the second!
      Thank you for making a comment on our blog! It made us happy to see it. We want to know if kids trick or treat on Halloween night. Or is it too cold? We also want to know how kids celebrate Christmas. We know that Yellowknife is above Edmonton.
      Hope you reply soon.
      The King Cobras!

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