HABITAT IS HOME Habitat Means Home Grade 4 Curriculum Guide S. DANGERFIELD Interpretive Planning

Habitat Means Home Habitat is home for plants and animals Different plants and animals adapt to different habitats H A B I T A T I S H O M E

Manitoba has 4 habitats H A B I T A T I S H O M E TUNDRA BOREAL FOREST PARKLAND GRASSLAND

Tundra Habitat northern Manitoba plants have short growing seasons – adapted to grow small and gather lots of sunshine animals – white coloured to blend with surroundings looks barren but lots of plants and animals H A B I T A T I S H O M E

Tundra Habitat H A B I T A T I S H O M E Animals that make tundra habitat their home WHAT’S MY NAME? >

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat polar bear

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat barren-ground caribou

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat arctic fox

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat arctic loon

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat ptarmigan

Tundra Habitat arctic hare H A B I T A T I S H O M E >

> Tundra Habitat snowy owl

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat snow goose

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat tundra swan

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Tundra Habitat mosquito

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Boreal Forest Habitat “boreal” means northern – northern forest sweeps across Canada lots of coniferous/evergreen trees lots of rock ridges – Precambrian Shield low areas where water collects - bogs and lakes

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat Animals that make boreal forest habitat their home WHAT’S MY NAME?

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat black bear

Boreal Forest Habitat moose H A B I T A T I S H O M E >

> Boreal Forest Habitat woodland caribou

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat wolf

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat lynx

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat boreal owl

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat great grey owl

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat broad-winged hawk

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat blue-spotted salamander

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Boreal Forest Habitat mosquito

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Parkland Habitat between boreal forest to the north and grasslands to the south – a bit of both habitats looks like a park – patches of trees and long grass trees mostly deciduous – lose their leaves grassy meadows once full of long grasses and flowers, now mostly ploughed for crops

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat Animals that make parkland habitat their home WHAT’S MY NAME?

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat white-tailed deer

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat elk or wapiti

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat red fox

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat coyote

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat bobcat

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat skunk

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat great horned owl

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat bald eagle

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat grey tree frog

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Parkland Habitat mosquito

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Grassland Habitat grasslands once covered central North America – southern Manitoba to Rocky Mountains and south to Texas as far as the eye could see – grass and flowers no trees, except along creeks and rivers, because great wildfires burned the grasslands and kept the trees out grassland plants and animals adapted to live with fire grasslands have some of the best soils for crops – today most grasslands ploughed to grow crops and build cities

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat Animals that make grassland habitat their home WHAT’S MY NAME?

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat plains grizzly bear (extinct)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat bison (extirpated)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat pronghorn (extirpated)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat coyote

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat jackrabbit

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat prairie dogs

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat burrowing owl (endangered)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat red-tailed hawk

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat meadow lark

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Grassland Habitat mosquito

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Riverbottom Forest Habitat big habitats have special smaller habitats inside them – like lakes and bogs in boreal forest in grasslands a special habitat is riverbottom forest – along the creeks and rivers of the grasslands riverbottom forest – thin strips of forest between water and grassy uplands

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Riverbottom Forest Habitat riverbottom forest is important habitat – one of the best on the Prairies many animals use the riverbottom forest as a temporary home when they migrate one of the few homes left for animals in southern Manitoba

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat Animals that make riverbottom forest habitat their home WHAT’S MY NAME?

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat white-tailed deer

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat elk or wapiti (extirpated from Red River Valley)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat raccoon

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat wood duck (male and female)

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat wood frog

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat leopard frog

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat toad

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat hairy woodpecker

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat western plains garter snake

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat snapping turtle

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat tiger swallowtail butterfly and caterpillar

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat monarch butterfly and caterpillar

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat muskrat

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat badger

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat red squirrel

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat mole

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat millipede

H A B I T A T I S H O M E > Riverbottom Forest Habitat mosquito

H A B I T A T I S H O M E Manitoba Habitats What are Manitoba’s 4 habitats? TUNDRA BOREAL FOREST PARKLAND GRASSLAND

Riverbottom Forest H A B I T A T I S H O M E Manitoba Habitats What is the special habitat found in grasslands habitat along creeks and rivers?

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