Lesson 81 of 84 · Simple Ecosystems
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleWhat Is a Mammal? (Part 3)
Simple Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Mammals have fur and feed milk to their babies. Dogs, cats, and humans are mammals!
Key Words
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Materials Needed
- small pots
- cotton balls
- zip-lock bags
- labels
- seeds
- soil
Safety First
- Be careful with scissors — ask an adult for help if needed.
Steps
Read about Simple Ecosystems with a partner or grown-up.
Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.
Watch carefully. What happens?
Draw and write about what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a food chain?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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