A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.

An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.

The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.

A microhabitat is a very small habitat. It might be just under one tree or log or a single rock pool.

You can call very small creatures, such as insects or spiders, minibeasts.

Plants and animals in microhabitats 

Science

In this Living things and where they live unit, pupils learn that habitats provide for the basic needs of different animals and plants. In the Grouping and classifying living things unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that environments can change and this can pose dangers to living things

In the Naming and grouping animals and Identifying plants and their parts units, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common plants and animals. In this unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats

Living things and where they live

Activity that requires collection of items from an area (room, building, garden)

A woodland is a place where many different plants and animals live. This is called ...

A habitat provides the things that a plant or animal needs to survive. What does survive mean?

A rock pool, under a log and on a leaf are all ...

Which of these is **not** a microhabitat?

Which of these animals and plants can be found in a microhabitat?

Which of these habitats provides the things that a water lily needs to survive?

True or false? Living things cannot be suited to the habitat in which they live.

Which of these plants is suited to an Arctic habitat?

Different plants live in different habitats depending on their basic needs. What are the basic needs of a plant?

Match these plants to the correct habitat.

Content guidance

Exploration of objects encouraged.

Adult supervision recommended.

Plants and animals in microhabitats

Lesson outcome

Content guidance