Living Things Identify and circle

all the living

things below.
Deserts FACT FILE

Deserts are arid or dry areas that by definition, receive less than
25cm of annual rainfall. Deserts have extreme climates.

Original meaning: 'an abandoned place'.

Deserts are found on every continent of the world.

1 Deserts cover one-fifth of the Only 20% of deserts are

covered in sand.
5
world's land area.

Desert plants and animals have

LIFE adapted to the extreme conditions
by preserving water.

4 Types of deserts
Hot and dry Hot, dry summers and cooler winters The Sahara Desert
(subtropical) in North Africa

Semi-arid Moderately long, dry summers and Great Basin Desert

cooler winters in the USA.
Coastal Moderately cool to warm areas Atacama Desert
along the coast. in Chile.
Cold (Polar) Long, cold winters and short summers. Antarctica.
Rainforest FACT FILE
Rainforests are wet, humid evergreen forests with a high
amount of annual rainfall (more than 180cm).

Humidity Temperature Rainfall

Two types: Tropical: High temperatures + Temperate: Milder temperatures

Rainforests are home to more than half of the

Life world;'s plants and animal species.

Location Did you

Rainforests are found on every continent know?
except Antarctica, and are located around The largest rainforest
the centre of the earth - the equator, where in the world is the
it is generally warm in temperature. Amazon Rainforest in
South America, followed
LAYERS Human development closely by the Congo
has destroyed more River in Africa.
Emergent than half of the
Canopy earth's rainforest Rainforests produce
covering - from 20% of the world's
Understory
14% to 6% (3 million oxygen.
Forest floor
square miles).
 STEM: Living Things | Environments
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Cut out the four (4) living things below, and paste them into the
environment that best suits their needs:
 STEM: Living Things | Environments
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Draw and label the environment which best suits the needs of a crab:

Draw and label the environment which best suits the needs of a koala:
 STEM: Living Things | Life cycles
Inquiry question: How do living things change as they grow?

Instructions: Label the following stages of the lifecycle of a chicken.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Explain your reasoning.
 STEM: Living Things | Life cycles
Inquiry question: How do living things change as they grow?

Instructions: Label the stages of the lifecycle of a butterfly, and draw arrows
showing the direction of growth and change.

In your own words, describe how the egg changes into a butterfly.
 STEM: Living Things | Life cycles
Inquiry question: How do living things change as they grow?

Below is the lifecycle of a tomato plant.

Produces fruit Fruit releases seeds Seed germinates

Plant flowers Adult plant Seedling

Describe how the a tomato plant changes as it grows.

STEM: Living Things | Life cycles
Inquiry question: How do living things change as they grow?

Instructions: Draw images next to each word to match the lifecycle

stages of a frog.

Eggs

Frog Tadpole

Froglet

Describe in your own words the lifecycle of a frog.

STEM: Living Things | Life cycles
Inquiry question: How do living things change as they grow?

Instructions: Draw and label the lifecycle of a human, ensuring your

arrows go in the correct direction.

Describe how a human changes as it grows:

 STEM: Living Things | Habitats
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Instructions: Use reliable sources to research the following living thing

and answer the questions below:

CACTUS
Draw a picture of cacti below: Where are they found?

What are some of the challenges of this environment?

What are its physical features that help it survive in its environment?
 STEM: Living Things | Habitats
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Instructions: Use reliable sources to research the following living thing

and answer the questions below:

POLAR BEAR
Draw a picture of a polar bear below: Where are they found?

What are some of the challenges of this environment?

What are its physical features that help it survive in its environment?
 STEM: Living Things | Habitats
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Instructions: Use reliable sources to research the following living thing

and answer the questions below:

GIRAFFE
Draw a picture of a giraffe below: Where are they found?

What are some of the challenges of this environment?

What are its physical features that help it survive in its environment?
 STEM: Living Things | Habitats
Inquiry question: How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?

Instructions: Use reliable sources to research the following living thing

and answer the questions below:

WATER LILY
Draw a picture of a water lily below: Where are they found?

What are some of the challenges of this environment?

What are its physical features that help it survive in its environment?
 Use your knowledge of animal
Animal Sort I classifications to sort the animals into
their correct category:

Mammals Amphibians

Reptiles Birds

Fish
Animal Sort II
Cut around each animal and sort into their animal classification category:
 STEM: Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Draw a line to match the living thing to an external feature:

Scales

Large beak

Webbed feet

No legs

Wooly coat
 Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Draw a line to match the living thing to an external feature:

Big ears

Hard shell

Slimy skin

Two legs

Delicate wings
 STEM: Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Write your own description and swap with a friend to have them
match the living thing to the external feature.
 Beak

Animal Features
Wings

Abdomen

Antenna

Eye

Legs

Wings

Neck

Claws

Tail
 Paws

Animal Features Horn

Short
tail

Ears

Hooved
feet

Spotted
fur

Long legs

Short
legs

Long
tail

Whiskers
 Tusk

Animal Features Webbed

feet

Big
ears

Ear
drum

Long
legs

Eye

Trunk

Toe
nails

Mouth

Legs
STEM: Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Use arrows to label the external features of the giraffe:

How does the giraffe move?

Describe its body covering:

STEM: Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Use arrows to label the external features of the bird:

How does the bird move?

Describe its body covering:

STEM: Living Things
Inquiry question: What are the external features of living things?

Use arrows to label the external features of the flower:

What does the flower and plant need to survive?

Nature Scavenger Hunt
Circle each item as you spot it!
Animal Adapations &
the Environment
Fill in the blanks

1. The physical adaptation of an animal to blend into their environment is

called _________.
2. The animal's ability to imitate another animal is called _________.
3. An animal's color, body shape, and ________ are examples of adaptations.
4. The behavior that animals are born with are called _________.
5. When animals move to a different place during certain seasons, it is
called _________.
6. Some animals go into a deep sleep called _________ to survive during
winter.
7. The behavior that animals can be taught is called _________.

Essay
What are other ways animals Why do animals migrate to a
physically adapt totheir different location when the
environment? season changes?
ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
& THE ENVIRONMENT
FILL IN THE BLANKS: ESSAY:

1. The physical adaptation of an animal What are other ways animals

to blend into their environment is called physically adapt to their
environment?
__________.

2. The animal's ability to imitate another

animal is called _______.

3. An animal's color, body shape, and

fur ________ are examples of
adaptations.

4. The behavior that animals are born

with are called ________.

Why do animals migrate to a

5. When animals move to a different different location when the season
place during certain seasons, it is called changes?
_________.

6. Some animals go into a deep sleep

called ___________ to survive during
winter.

7. The behavior that animals can be

taught is called _______ instinct.
LIFE SCIENCE | PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
Physical adaptations are changes made to an animal's body over a long period of time
to help it survive in its current or new environment.

Webbed Feet
Some acquatic animals have evolved to have webbed feet, to help them
swim. Name and draw three different examples:

Large Beaks
Large beaks on birds help them crack open nuts and eat fruit and
meat. Name and draw three different examples:

Camouflage
Animals have a better chance of survival from predators, if they can match
their physical surrounding. Name and draw three examples below:
 EXTINCT!
Tasmanian Tiger
Research the above extinct animal, and answer the following
questions to present to your class.

My original habitat:

Approximate date of Colour me in:

extinction:
What made me special:

Factors that contributed to

my extinction:
 EXTINCT!
West African Black Rhino
Research the above extinct animal, and answer the following
questions to present to your class.

My original habitat:

Approximate date of Colour me in:

extinction:
What made me special:

Factors that contributed to

my extinction:
 EXTINCT!
Dodo
Research the above extinct bird, and answer the following
questions to present to your class.

My original habitat:

Approximate date of Colour me in:

extinction:
What made me special:

Factors that contributed to

my extinction:
 EXTINCT!
Woolly Mammoth
Research the above extinct animal, and answer the following
questions to present to your class.

My original habitat:

Approximate date of Colour me in:

extinction:
What made me special:

Factors that contributed to

my extinction:
IT ’ S A L I V E !
O R IS IT ?
Write some examples under each
heading to show your understanding:

Living Non living Once Living

 Find-a-word

TREES
P E T R N G N I V I L

L G R O W N U T S A L

A R E R G M R S F U L

N T E T W I G S N S L

T A A Z S I S G E E I

S T T O H N S T K H O

F O L I A G E R R C S

B R L T R U N K A N D

R I O H O M E T B A E

D O X Y G E N O T R E

R T I M B E R I A B S

Instructions: Find the underlined words in the above find-a-word.

Trees are living things. They are plants that grow from seeds. The

structure of a tree includes a root system, trunk, branches, twigs and

a crown of foliage. Trees are regarded as the lungs of earth, filtering

out dust and converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. They are also

the home to many animals, provide shelter to human, timber for

construction and edible fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers and even bark.
 Reading Comprehension
MIGRATION

Migration is a strategy some animals use to help them survive seasonal changes. They physically move to more
optimal climatic conditions, but always return to their original habitats.
Animals migrate for different reasons. For example, monarch butterflies can not survive the cold winter
months in their native Canada, so fly to Mexico - several thousands of kilometres away, in search of warmer
climates. They then return to Canada in Spring. Others migrate for feeding reasons, such as zebras who
relocate during the dry season when fresh grass and water are in short supply. Zebras make the longest
migration of all land mammals in Africa.

During Winter, Australian humpback whales migrate to warmer waters to raise their
young, and travel south to cooler waters during Summer time to feed on krill and fish.

Arctic Terns make the longest annual migration of any animals in the world. They cover
more than 40,000 kilometres a year, chasing Summer from pole to pole.

In your own words, define migration:

Describe two reasons why animals migrate:

Why might grass and water be in short supply during the African dry season?

Explain why there is an abundance of food for humpback whales during summer time in the Southern
Ocean?
 Reading Comprehension
HIBERNATION
Over Winter, some animals hibernate. Hibernation is when an animal goes into a deep sleep to pass the cold
winter. Their body temperature is lowered, and their breathing and heart rate slows down to conserve energy.
In fact, some animals look dead when they are hibernating.

Animals hibernate in dark and quiet places such as underground (eg chipmunks, groundhogs, queen bumblebees),
tree trunks and roots (eg hedgehogs) or in caves (eg bats and bears). They stay there all Winter, and do not
wake until Spring time. This helps them survive the colder months, because during Winter, there is less food
available in their environments. During the warmer seasons, hibernating animals prepare for hibernation by
eating a lot of food and storing excess fat to keep them alive.

But what about animals who can't hibernate - how do they survive the cold winter
temperatures and lack of available food? Some migrate which means they move to
warmer climates, such as whales and some birds, while others store food such as
squirrels and beavers.

In your own words, define hibernation:

Describe two changes that occur in the bodies of hibernating animals:

Why do animals hibernate over Winter and not other seasons?

Why is there less food available in Winter than in other seasons?

Why do you think animals hibernate underground, in tree roots or in caves?