Environments and Habitats NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Environments and Habitats Miss Reynolds Third Grade

NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. How do the characteristics and changes of an environment influence the diversity of organisms that live there? Essential Question

Different environments Adaptations: characteristics of animals that help them survive in a specific environment. Different environments Different animals

Habitat natural environment of an organism NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Habitat natural environment of an organism

Oceans Angelfish Shark Largest habitat in the world Lobster Clown fish NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Oceans Angelfish Shark Lobster Clown fish Largest habitat in the world

Rainforest No dry season Rains year round

Desert Extremely dry Less than 6 inches of rain per year Few plants Hard place to live

Polar Regions Coldest region Arctic animals live on the land Antarctic animals live near the water

Grasslands Areas with tall-growing grass Too dry for many trees to grow

Freshwater Lakes, rivers, marshes, wetlands, and swamps NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Lakes, rivers, marshes, wetlands, and swamps Water source: Evaporation of the ocean and rain

Forests Two types of temperate forests: evergreen and deciduous Deciduous: trees lose leaves in winter

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References Skyenimals.com Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the characteristics and changes in environments and habitats affect the diversity of organisms. 3.L.5A.1 Analyze and interpret data about the characteristics of environments (including salt and fresh water, deserts, grasslands, forests, rain forests, and polar lands) to describe how the environment supports a variety of organisms. Vimeo.com