Plant habitats
I can explain why different plants live in different habitats.
Plant habitats
I can explain why different plants live in different habitats.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A habitat is where a group of plants and animals live.
- A habitat provides the things an animal or plant needs to survive.
- Most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
- Different plants live in different habitats, depending on their basic needs.
Keywords
Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.
Living thing - A living thing is something that is alive. They are not dead.
Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Suitable - Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.
Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.
Common misconception
Habitats can only be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats. Plants are not living things.
Examples of different habitats where plants live and how these meet their needs, including different conditions such as underwater, desert, grasslands and savannah.
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Equipment
Plant habitat non-fiction books, access to plant websites, fact files, plant sorting cards, habitat photographs, scissors, paper, pencils.
Content guidance
- Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
pond
savannah
desert
woodland
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the Arctic
woodland
desert
ocean