Habitat Hunt
Learn about Wildlife Habitat and Ecology! Try these fun activities with wildlife posters, staring out the window, or best yet, on a trip to the park!
Science
- Create a food web or pyramid, using the plants and animals you see.
- See how many adaptations you can find in the species in the poster. Note colors, sizes, body parts, etc. Why can these species live in this ecoregion?
- Do a species survey. How many kinds of fish, mammals, or plants can you find?
- Look for evidence of an ecosystem -- how plants and animals depend on each other?
- How does this habitat affect its wildlife?
- How does this wildlife affect its habitat?
- How does one wildlife species relate to another species?
- What would happen if you removed or changed a part of this habitat? What would be affected? Animals? Insects? Plants?
Geography
- Where is this region in relation to other regions of Texas? Do other states have similar ecoregions?
English
- Can you create an adventure story that could take place in this scene?
- Create a travel brochure for this ecoregion.
- What would people see?
- What activities could they enjoy?
- Will time of year affect what they see and do?
- How will they feel when they get here?
- What would people see?
Social Studies
- Think about why some habitat areas are developed, some have only parts of the habitat modified, and why some areas are protected.
