Look at this quiet corner of our school grounds. Who do you think lives there, even when we are not looking?
Today we will explore a tiny habitat, list what lives in it, and build a food chain that shows who eats what.
A habitat is a place where living things find food, water, shelter and space to live.
Our quiet corner under the log or along the hedge is a tiny habitat. What food, water, shelter or hiding places might minibeasts find there?
We are going outside to explore one tiny habitat: under a log, in a leaf pile, or along a hedge.
Move gently. Look closely. Notice plants and minibeasts. Do not harm anything living. We will list what we find when we come back.
Some of these living things were hiding there the whole time, even when we walk past that corner every day.
Back inside, we share what we noticed. Name the living things from our habitat. We will sort them into plants and animals, then talk about who might eat whom.
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