Grade 1: Plant & Animal Habitats in Nature
Key Concepts: Plants and animals live in special localities called habitats. Plants and animals must have 5 essentials (“must haves”) in their habitat to survive: air, food, water, shelter, and space.
Goals: To foster an awareness and appreciation of nature, with an emphasis on food chains and habitats; to expose students to the plants and animals found in lowland Hawaiian forest and stream environments.
Objectives: Students will be able to describe the essential elements of a habitat, demonstrate a simple food chain, identify some of the components of a stream ecosystem, and express why nature is important to them.
For ‘
- Freshwater Habitat- After discussing the differences between a freshwater and saltwater habitat and naming the 5 essential components of a freshwater habitat, students will practice net fishing! We will then visit the ‘Iao stream and create a stream habitat in a bin.
- Clubhouse and forest habitat- After visiting a fun human habitat and sorting a box of objects into habitat “must haves” or not, we will explore a forest trail and look for creatures in their habitat.
- Food Chain Challenge/ The Sun is in My Lunch - Students will role play a food chain in nature, then explore a meadow to create a food chain of their own in a Hawaii Nature Center bug box.
