Animal Habitats

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Objective

I can match animals to their habitats and explain why they live there.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Many animals that live underground have strong claws or big teeth that help them dig.

  2. 2

    A squiushy body shape, like that of a worm, helps animals move quickly through tunnels.

  3. 3

    Animals that live underground often have very small eyes and use other senses to find food in the dark.

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Practice

3 questions

1

Name three reasons why an animal might live underground.

2

What is an adaptation?

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Exit ticket

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Name one animal from the video that lives underground and describe one special body part that helps it live there.

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