All plants and animals live in a habitat, a specific place where they can get what they need to survive, including food, water, and a safe place to live and reproduce. There are many types of habitats such as the field or meadow, the forest or woodland, the freshwater pond, and the marine coast. There are many more habitats in the United States, even in urban areas, and there are differences in similar habitats depending on what area of the country you live in. A habitat can be very small, and some schools are actually creating their own schoolyard habitats. The advantage of habitat study is that the children can see the entire system of interrelated flora and fauna (plants and animals). When you study a place where plants and animals live, the first thing to do is determine what are the most common groups of plants and animals in this place (for example, trees in the woodland)? Some field guides are actually organized by habitats or regions, such as the Atlantic Seashore. In the next few Blogs, I will go into detail about four different habitats, the plants and animals that live in them, and the resources available for each. You can adapt the information for any habitat to your local area. Natural Science museums are important sources of information and materials for teachers interested in habitat study.
Resources
I. http://www.nwf.org/outside/ National Wildlife Federation
II. http://eelink.net/eetap/info23.pdf Schoolyard Habitat Article
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