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Who lives where? Investigating habitats
This activity pack supports learners to discover different habitats and micro-habitats, including the wetland habitats and animals that live there. Through carefully observing wildlife cards, learners can made decisions on where different wildlife might live. They can discuss the similarities and differences between different wildlife, especially based on how they are adapted to their specific habitat.
© This activity is provided by WWT under an Open License (Creative Commons Attrribution 4.0 International)
Preparation
What you need
- paper
- colouring pens and pencils
- string or wool
- ruler and scissors (optional)
- wetland Wildlife Cards (see final pages of the document - optional)
- habitats’ visual sheet printed out (see final pages of the document- optional)
Location
Indoors and outdoors
Resources
Step by step
- Download the who lives here habitat guidance.
- Print copies of the wetland wildlife cards.
- Read the guidance for step by step instructions for each activity.
Curriculum links
Living things and their habitats
- identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
- identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
Evolution and inheritance
- identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
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