Habitat Vocabulary
Name and use vocabulary for where living things are found — habitat, environment, microhabitat, conditions, woodland, ocean, desert, rainforest, pond — and use terms to describe what animals need to survive: food, water, shelter, space, and suitable conditions
Typical age: 6–8 years
“Can your child explain why a polar bear couldn't survive in a rainforest — using the word 'habitat' or 'conditions' rather than just 'it's too hot'?”
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- Habitats & Basic NeedsREQUIRED
Describing how habitats provide for basic needs requires habitat, environment, conditions, shelter vocabulary
- Local Plants & AnimalsREQUIRED
Naming plants and animals in habitats and microhabitats requires those terms
- Changing Environments
Discussing how environments change and pose dangers uses habitat and conditions vocabulary