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MODULE 10

Places to Live

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:

✓ Define habitat.
✓ Identify the kinds of habitat.
✓ Describe each kinds of habitat.
✓ Classify the animals that live in each habitat.

Performance Standard

✓ Enumerate the different kinds of habitat.

Materials

Pictures of:
✓ Grassland
✓ Pond
✓ Arctic
✓ Desert

References
✓ Science: A Closer Look 2, pp. 104 – 109
✓ Google References

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 Definition of Terms
Habitat: place where plants and animals live

Grassland: grassy and warm place

Pond: wet and grassy place

Arctic: cold and snowy place

Desert: hot and dry place

What you already know?

Exercise 1

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the habitats below is a wet and grassy?

a. Grassland
b. Pond
c. Arctic
d. Desert

2. What is a very dry and hot environment?

a. Grassland
b. Pond
c. Arctic
d. Desert

3. What is a habitat that is a grassy and warm place?

a. Grassland
b. Pond
c. Arctic
d. Desert

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4. Which of the following habitat is a cold and snowy environment?

a. Grassland c. Arctic
b. Pond d. Desert
5. Which of the following animals below can live in a very dry and hot place?

a. Penguin c. Frog
b. Horse d. Camel

What do you need to know?

Exercise 2

In this lesson you are going to study about the different kinds of habitat. But
before that, you need to name the following habitats below.
Desert Grassland Arctic Pond

1. _____________________ 2. _____________________

3. _____________________ 4. _____________________

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 Discussion

A habitat is a place where plants and

animals live. In a habitat, animals can find the
food, homes, and water they need to live.
Plants need soil, rain, sunlight, and animals in
their habitats to live.

There are many kinds of habitats. Some

have lots of rain. Some are dry. Some places
are windy and others are cold.

Different plants and animals need different habitats to live. These

pictures show some kinds of habitats.

Kinds of Habitat

1. Grassland

• Grassy and warm

• Grasslands are dry, often flat areas of land
that are hot in the summer and cold in the
winter.
• They are wide expanses of land filled with
low growing plants such as grasses.
• Lions, tigers, and horses are some animals
Grassland
that live in the grassland.

2. Pond

• Wet and grassy

• Pond is usually smaller and shallower than
a lake. Because it is shallower than a lake,
ponds have plants growing on the bottom
of them from one side to the other.
• Fish, toads, frogs and ducks are some
Pond
animals that live in pond.

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3. Arctic

• Cold and snowy

• Arctic is a cold area at the top of the Earth
above the Arctic Circle where certain
plants and animals live.
• Polar bears, white fox, and penguins are
some animals that live in Arctic.
Arctic

4. Desert

• Hot and dry

• Desert is a very dry ecosystem. It can have
less rainfall in a year than.
• It can be hot by day, at night they can be
freezing cold.
• Scorpion, camel and antelope are some
Desert
animals that live in desert.

Animals use the plants living in their habitat for food. Some animals eat
other animals that live in the same habitat. Animals also use their habitat to
hide and sleep.

Animals such as moles dig tunnels in the soil to find food and shelter.
Some insects make their homes under rocks.

Insects that makes home

Mole digs tunnel in the soil. under rocks.

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 Different plants need different kinds of soil to live. Some plants grow in
sandy soil and some plants grow in rocky soil.

Carrots and potatoes can grow Cacti can grow in rocky soil.
in sandy soil.

Plants that live in dry places can hold water. Plants that live in very wet
places can get rid of extra water. They have leaves that point down so water
can roll off them.

What have you learned?

Exercise 3

You have learned that there are kinds of habitats for animals. In this activity,
you will classify the following animals according to their habitat. Write your
answers in the next page.

frog horse penguin camel

scorpion fish lion polar bear

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 Animals in their Habitat

Grassland

1.

2. Pond

1.

2.

Arctic

1. Desert

2.

1.

2.

How well did you perform?

Mark a check (✓) mark that corresponds to your response.

Criteria Excellent Proficient Poor Insufficient Score

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1. Define habitat.

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2. Name the kinds of habitat.

3. Classify the animals that

live in each habitat.

4. Describe each kinds of

habitat.

5. Draw your own habitat.

How do you extend your learning?

Exercise 4

Draw a habitat for your new animals. Then, color it.

THIS IS MY ANIMAL'S HABITAT.