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GRADE 4 curriculum
LIFE SYSTEMS - HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES
INTRODUCTION
Earth is a unique place in the solar system. It is only one of nine
planets (as far as we know) where life exists; Nothing exists alone.
Everything is dependent on some other living or non-living factor.
Ecosystems are examples of this interdependence. A habitat is where
an animal lives, where it gets its food, water and shelter. A community
is formed by a group of plants and animals that live together in
one habitat. What happens, however, when a connection is broken,
when one habitat is threatened? Three types of plant habitats are
currently threatened: wetlands, desertification, and mangroves.
How can we better manage our use of resources to help repair the
damage that has happened to these habitats?
STUDENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Language: Students will identify how ways in which
humans are dependent on forests ( products we use and for jobs the
industry creates) and how our needs counterbalance the needs of
the forest itself. Write a short story about how the development
of one industry along the Niagara Escarpment could threaten an entire
forest community - their story may parallel “The Lorax”,
written by Dr. Seuss.
Habitat: Reconstruct, in a jar, a habitat that
may have supported a creature that is now only a fossil at Scenic
Caves.
Adaptation: Explain the importance of being able
to adapt to a new environment, making reference to species that
have not adapted to a new environment ie. dinosaurs.
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