SEA brings the Philippines to life for your students with fact sheets and multimedia interactives based on the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium.
Habitat Bingo
Lesson Summary:
While visiting the Aquarium, students will begin to recongnize features of the Earth's many features. They will collect and organize data and then, back in the classroom, they will complete an art project.
TOPIC KEYWORDS:
Sharks
Fish
Ecosystems
Coral Reef
Marine Mammals
Amazon
Wild Reef
CONCEPT KEYWORDS:
Ecology
Biodiversity
Environment
Ecosystems
GRADE LEVELS:
pre-K, K, 1, 2
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
At Shedd Lesson:
Teacher Backgrounder Habitat Sheet
Pencils or crayons to fill in sheet
Post Visit Lesson:
Crayons, colored pencils or markers
Construction paper
Other art supplies as needed
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OBJECTIVES:
Students will:
be able to describe features of an aquatic habitat.
be able to identify basic needs animals find in habitats.
create a book showing the different colors seen in nature.
ESTIMATED DURATION OF ACTIVITY:
150 mins
ILLINOIS SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Science
Goal 11 Standard A
Goal 12 Standard B
Goal 12 Standard E
NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Language Arts
Applying Knowledge
Developing Research Skills
Evaluation Data
Math
Connections
Measurement
Science
Life Science
Science as Inquiry
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Teacher Procedure:
I. Pre Visit Lesson: 30 mins
1. Review with the students what a habitat is and some characteristics of a habitat. Also discuss with them some of the different habitats that animals can live in.
2. Explain that anything you look at could possibly be a habitat for an animal that is specialized to live there.
3. Some of the habitats that you could review are Rivers, Lakes, Rain Forests, Coral Reefs, etc. Pictures to discuss these habitats and examples of animals from each might be helpful for them to understand better.
4. Review the different habitats on the “Bingo Sheet” with the students to make sure they understand each one that is on there.
5. Utilize Shedd’s website “Explore by Animal” or “Explore by Exhibit” to help you with examples.
II. At Shedd Lesson: 60 mins
1. Before you come to the aquarium print off “Bingo Sheet” and make enough copies for each student or group of students. Depending on age, you may want to assign chaperones with filling it in and having students give their answers.
2. During their visit have the students explore the aquarium galleries and exhibits in search of items to fill the clues on the worksheet.
3. Be sure that students describe or draw their answer in the box of the corresponding clue.
4. Collect the worksheets back on the bus to ensure that you will have all of them for the lesson back at school.
III. Post Visit Lesson: 60 mins
1. Once back at school review their answers as a class. There may be multiple correct answers since there are many animals living within some of the habitats.
2. For each student that was able to get “bingo” (3 in a row, column, or diagonal) give them a small prize if you choose.
3. Now let the students know they will be creating a Shedd Aquarium guide book. They can either make one each with the different habitats they found at the aquarium or they can make one as a class and students can work together on one habitat. Another option is that the students can make an art wall out of their different habitats. It is up to you how you would like them to display their findings.
4. Wrap up by asking if student have any questions about animals they saw on their trip.
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