Lesson 12 of 84 · Plants

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

A Pond Habitat

🧪Lab Brief #12

A Pond Habitat.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

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Mind = Blown

🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.

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Make a hypothesis first

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

What You'll Learn

A habitat is an animal's home. Deserts, forests, oceans, and ponds are all habitats.

Key Words

hibernate
migrate
adapt

Materials Needed

labels
seeds
soil
cups
water
plastic wrap

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Draw the life cycle of a butterfly: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. Label each stage.

Step 3 — Observe

Use your senses to describe what you notice.

Step 4 — Record

Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Where do polar bears live?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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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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