What makes a habitat a home for plants and animals? Students will learn what a habitat requires to support life and how animals and plants adapt and interact to survive in unique habitats all over the globe.
Grades: 1–3
Length: 45 minutes
Cost:
Virtual: $60
In-Person: $75
Curricular Connections:
Science 1: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
LT1.2: Analyze the different ways in which plants, animals, and humans interact with various natural and constructed environments to meet their basic needs.
Science 1: Earth and Space Science: Daily and seasonal change
DS1.1: Compare and represent daily and seasonal changes of natural phenomena through observing, measuring, sequencing and recording.
DS1.2: Inquire as to which plants, animals, and humans adapt to daily and seasonal changes by changing their appearance, behavior, and/or location.
Science 2: Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes
AN2.3: Assess the interdependence of humans and animals in natural and constructed environments.)
Science 2: Earth and Space Science: Air and water in the environment
AW2.2: Assess the importance of air and water for the health and survival of living things, including themselves and the environment.
Science 3: Life Science: Plant Growth and Changes
Virtual Workshop Supplies:
The Saskatchewan Science Centre provides everything needed for in-person workshops at the Science Centre. If you are doing this workshop virtually, you will be required to gather the following supplies ahead of time:
Each student will require:
Craft supplies (craft sticks, string, tape, scissors, markers, paper, etc)