Lesson 75 of 84 · Habitats

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Desert Animals Stay Cool (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #75

Desert Animals Stay Cool (Part 3).

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

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Mind = Blown

🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?

What You'll Learn

Plants produce oxygen that animals need to breathe. Animals produce carbon dioxide that plants need to grow!

Key Words

adapt
food chain
shelter

Materials Needed

paper towels
markers
tape
small pots
cotton balls

Safety First

Do not taste any materials.
Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Habitats.

Step 2 — Do

Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do bees get from flowers?

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Where you see this in real life

Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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