Lesson 3 of 84 · Structure and Function
Lesson⭐ 30 XPAnimal Habitats Around the World
Structure and Function.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Habitats provide everything an organism needs to survive: food, water, shelter, and space. Different habitats like forests, deserts, and oceans support different types of life.
Key Words
- ecosystem
- producer
- consumer
Steps
Read the introduction and identify the main idea of this lesson.
Dissect a flower (lily or tulip works well). Identify and label the sepals, petals, stamen, pistil, and ovary. Tape each part to paper.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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