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Grade(s)

fourth grade

Subject(s)

Life science

Length of Lesson

30-40 minutes

Lesson
Overview/Rationale

Curriculum
Framework/Standa
rd

Learning
Objectives

Students will name the four factors necessary for

animals to survive.

Students will define herbivore, carnivore, and

omnivore.

Students will comprehend the concept of an animals

habitat.

Wildlife Is All Around Us. Member's Guide- 4-H Wildlife

Conservation Program, Unit 1, page 5, "Habitat: What
Animals Need to Live."
http://ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson-planpdfs/wildlife-all
http://ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson-planpdfs/habitat
Herbivore/Carnivore/Omnivore Venn diagram
overhead transparency
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Preparation/
Materials

Procedure/Lesson

Have students silently read "Habitat: What Animals

Need to Live."

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Reread aloud the first sentence. To survive animals need

food, water, and a safe home.

Place Venn diagram on overhead with just the three

main words (herbivore, omnivore, carnivore) listed.

Have students refer to article to define each word. Write

the definition for each word onto the overhead showing
that herbivores eat plant parts, carnivores eat other
animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.

Ask students to use kidspiration to determine how what

an animal eats determines where they need to live.
Herbivores can live only where plant food is available.
Carnivores can live only where they can catch their
food. Omnivores can live in many places because they
eat both plants and animals.

Have students name examples of each group.

Have students name the second factor necessary for

animals to survive. Water is the second factor necessary
for animals to survive.

Make a list of different areas water can be obtained by

animals. Puddles, springs, streams, and ponds are
places where animals can get water.

Ask students to summarize the needs animals have to

survive. Food, water, cover, and space.

Have students read wildlife is all around us and anser

the questions about animal groups and habitat.

When that is done the students will use kidspiration to

put the correct animal in its own habitat

Assessment
Have students draw a picture that shows an animal in a
natural environment. The picture must incorporate all items
necessary for the animal to survive. When their picture is

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complete they must write a summary of their picture. The
paragraph must describe the animal in the picture as an
herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. The writing must also
reflect back to the factors necessary for their animal to
survive.

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