Saskatchewan is a province of forests, plains, deserts, and lakes.  Each of these landscapes is home to different plants and animals.  In this unit, you will learn how plants and animals are suited to their homes.  You will also learn how they are connected.

In this lesson you will be identifying the needs of plants and animals in a habitat.  You will also be completing an activity where you will think about and research habitats of plants and animals.

Watch the videos below that help explain what a habitat, community and population is and how important they are for the plants and animals living in it.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 1:  What Is a Habitat?"   Make sure that you answer the reflection question at the end of  the activity.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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  We learned in Lesson 1 that a habitat needs to include everything that a plant or an animal needs in order to survive.  Just like you do, all plants and animals need energy to survive.  However, the way we get this energy varies.  

In this lesson you will be classifying plants and animals according to their role(s):  producer, consumer, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, predator, prey, scavenger, and decomposer.

Watch the videos below that help explain the roles of plants and animals within a habitat.  You will learn how connected  the plants and animals are to each other.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 2:  How Do Plants and Animals Get Energy?"   Make sure that you answer all of the questions completely.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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Now that we have learned the different types of consumers and producers we can understand that one of the most important connections between plants and animals in a community is the food relationship.

In this lesson we are going to learn more about this relationship and how each one is dependent on the other for survival.  You will have the opportunity to discover how food chains and food webs are connected and you will be able to create your own food chains and food webs to show your understanding.

Watch the videos below that help explain the importance of food chains and food webs for our survival.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 3:  How Are Food Chains and Food Webs Connected?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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Have you ever wondered why a zebra has stripes or a cactus has spines?  Most living things have features that help them meet their needs and adapt to their environments.  These special features are called adaptations.

In this lesson we are learning about structural and behavioural adaptations and how they both help living things meet their needs in the environments in which they live.

Watch the videos below that help explain the importance of structural and behavioural adaptations for animal and plant survival.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 4:  Why Do Living Things Have Special Features?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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 We have learned that animals have special body structures that are adapted for their environment.  Some animals have a body covering that blends into the environment.

In this lesson you will investigate how camouflage (the ability to blend into the background) works by performing a simulation.

Watch the videos below demonstrates how camouflage can help an animal survive in its habitat.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 5:  Where Is It Hiding?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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For the past few lessons we have been learning how animals adapt to their environment by having special body structures and by using camouflage.

In this lesson we will be discovering how habitats change by examining human and natural changes to a habitat.

Watch the videos below the explains how habitats can change.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 6:  How Do Habitats Change?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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In the last lesson, you learned that habitats are always changing.  

In this lesson you will be learning how human actvity can change a habitat.

You will be learning about Lake Winnipeg" problems and and researching what caused the problems and possible solutions.

Watch the video about Lake Winnipeg called, "Save My Lake" to learn about the problems of the Lake Winnipeg habitat.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 7:  How Can We Protect Habitats?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

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You have learned that habitats are very important to the communities of plants, animals and humans that live there.  All the basic needs of the plants-- water, sunshine, and nutrients from the soil-- come from their habitat.  Animals-- including humans-- find food, water, shelter, and living space in their habitat.

In this lesson you will be learning how habitat loss affects different animals in Saskatchewan.

Watch the videos below that help explain how habitat loss affects the animals and plants.

Go to Google Classroom to complete the assignment called, "Lesson 6:  How Do Habitats Change?"   Make sure that you complete the entire assignment.  When you have finished the assignment, turn it in for feedback and grading.

For extra science unit vocabulary practice go to Quizlet  (Click on the button above)