Year 2 - Science
Animal habitats
Living things and where they live
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the differences between living, dead, and non-living things and examines how habitats support the needs of various plants and animals. It involves identifying and naming plants and animals in different habitats, using observations to classify, gather data, and answer questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain why different animals live in different habitats.
Key Notes
- A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live.
- A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
- Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
- Different animals live in different habitats, depending on their basic needs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- animals: An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.
- living: Something that is living is alive. It can grow, reproduce, move, feed and get rid of waste material.
- habitat: The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
- suitable: Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.
- basic needs: A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- An animal's habitat is like its 'home'. Habitats can be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live. A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'animals'
An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: An animal's habitat is like its 'home'. Habitats can be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats. Correction: Examples and photographs showing different habitats.
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