Lesson 15 of 84 · Habitats
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JunglePlants and Animals Help Each Other
Plants and Animals Help Each Other.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
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
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Materials Needed
- magnifying glass
- paper towels
- markers
- tape
- small pots
- cotton balls
Safety First
- Do not taste any materials.
- Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
Steps
Talk about what you already know about Habitats.
Draw a food chain: start with the sun, then a plant, then an animal that eats it, then a predator.
Compare what happened to what you predicted.
Tell the class one thing you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do bees get from flowers?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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