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Questions to Think About
Questions to Think About
- What do you have in your "habitat" that allows you to survive?
- What would make for a good habitat?
My Nature Neighbors
My Nature Neighbors
Last week I spent some extra time searching and discovering different creatures and organisms that were in my neighborhood. In fact, we can consider neighborhoods as our own habitat!
Last week I spent some extra time searching and discovering different creatures and organisms that were in my neighborhood. In fact, we can consider neighborhoods as our own habitat!
I had to do a little extra detective work to find their microhabitat. A microhabitat is a small-scale, specialized habitat within a larger habitat. Trees, ponds and underneath rocks are a few examples.
I had to do a little extra detective work to find their microhabitat. A microhabitat is a small-scale, specialized habitat within a larger habitat. Trees, ponds and underneath rocks are a few examples.
Here are some of the different organisms I have spotted in the past couple of days!
Here are some of the different organisms I have spotted in the past couple of days!
Garter Snake
Eastern Gray Squirrel
American Robin
Earthworm
Common Pillbug
Opossum
Cottontail Rabbit
Raccoon
Guess Which Microhabitat I Found Them In?
Guess Which Microhabitat I Found Them In?
There were 3 main microhabitats I found these 8 organisms in. Can you guess which organism was in each microhabitat? Click the drop down arrow under each picture after you made your guesses.
There were 3 main microhabitats I found these 8 organisms in. Can you guess which organism was in each microhabitat? Click the drop down arrow under each picture after you made your guesses.
In or around a tree?
In or around a tree?
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel
American Robin
American Robin
Raccoon
Raccoon
In a burrow/den?
In a burrow/den?
Cottontail Rabbit
Cottontail Rabbit
Opossum
Opossum
In or under logs?
In or under logs?
Garter Snake
Garter Snake
Earth Worm
Earth Worm
Common Pillbug
Common Pillbug
Microhabitat Creation Activity
Microhabitat Creation Activity
Do you have a favorite stuffed animal or action figure? If they were to live in your neighborhood outside of your home, what kind of microhabitat would they live in?
Do you have a favorite stuffed animal or action figure? If they were to live in your neighborhood outside of your home, what kind of microhabitat would they live in?
Take some time this week to go outside and challenge yourself in creating a microhabitat for your stuffed animal or action figure. They may need more of a shelter built to help them survive just like the one I built for Larry the Cow.
Take some time this week to go outside and challenge yourself in creating a microhabitat for your stuffed animal or action figure. They may need more of a shelter built to help them survive just like the one I built for Larry the Cow.
Don't have a stuffed animal/action figure? That's ok! You can use objects outside of your neighborhood like a rock or even a pine cone!
Don't have a stuffed animal/action figure? That's ok! You can use objects outside of your neighborhood like a rock or even a pine cone!
Share What You Find!
Share What You Find!
Once you are finished creating your microhabitat, snap a picture and send it to nbibat@duneslearningcenter.org! I would love to see what you come up with and will share your pictures the following week!
Once you are finished creating your microhabitat, snap a picture and send it to nbibat@duneslearningcenter.org! I would love to see what you come up with and will share your pictures the following week!
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