2-8 LEGO ANIMAL HABITATS
MONDAY - VISIT THE ZOO
I can tell what a habitat is.
I can tell what a habitat is.
1. Keyboard Climber
2. What is a habitat? Watch this video to learn more.
How important is an animal's habitat? What do you need to know about an animal to build it a proper habitat? What might happen if an animals habitat is destroyed?
3. Visit the San Diego Zoosdzwildlifeexplorers.org/videos and explore the different exhibits. How can you learn about different animals?
TUESDAY: BUILD AN ANIMAL
I can follow a video to build a Lego animal.
1. Keyboard Climber
2. Your Challenge this week. Build a Lego animal and realistic habitat for that animal that meets all of its survival needs.
3. Build an animal. You will get a bag with the Legos to build a specific animal. Once you know your animal, build it by following the online video from my LEGO BUILDING PAGE. Please turn in the plastic bag your animal came in to Mrs. Masterson. Do not throw it away.
4. What habitat does your animal live in? What does it need to eat? What kind of shelter does it need? Use the websites to complete this worksheet. Use the links below to help you learn more about your animal's needs. You may watch videos and draw pictures to help you complete this task.
5. Keep your animal and your worksheet in a tote for safe keeping.
WEDNESDAY - RESEARCH HABITATS
I can do research to learn about my animal's needs.
1. Keyboard Climber
2. What does your animal need to survive? Use the websites below to learn more about your animal and how you can make it comfortable to live. Show your completed paper to be able to start building your habitat.
Take a look at some samples below.
Take a look at some samples below.
Here are more websites that may help you find your information.
3. If you finish early, need a break, you may explore these online activities.
4. Put your animal research paper and any other bricks into your tote for safe keeping. If it is finished, we will put it in a safe place.
Shut down the computers and get ready to leave.
Shut down the computers and get ready to leave.
THURSDAY - SHARING YOUR HABITAT
I can build a habitat for my animal.
1. Find the words in the puzzle.
2. Continue to build your habitat. Make it as realistic as possible. It will need to be in the correct climate, have shelter, have food, and whatever else your research says it needs to survive.
We will take turns sharing our exhibits from our builds. You will tell us a little about your animal from your research and about the habitat you built.
3. If you are finished with your habitat or you just need a break, you may do these activities below.
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FRIDAY - FREE FUN FRIDAY
I can explore the habitats we made in class.
FRIDAY - FREE FUN FRIDAY
I can explore the habitats we made in class.
1. Build the puzzle.
2. You may do activities on pmasterson.net. NO printing.
K-2 CSS
1A-DA-06 Collect and present the same data in various visual formats. Subconcept: Collection, Visualization & Transformation; Practice 7.1, 4.4