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HABITAT FACT SHEET

Rainforests

Click on the link Rainforest Walk.
1.List 2 animals that live in the Rainforest. Write one fact about each animal.

a.______________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________

2.List 2 plants that live in the rainforest. Write one fact about each plant.

a.______________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________

After you click on the link Kids Corner Rainforest, click on Questions and Answers.
Read the answer to the question "What is a rainforest?"
3. List and describe the 3 layers of a rainforest.
Tell what lives in each layer.

a.______________________________________________________

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b.______________________________________________________

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c.______________________________________________________

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Click on the rainforest link The Rain Forest. Scroll down to the Rain Forest Products Chart.
4. List 2 products that come from the rainforest. Tell the use of each product.

a.______________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________

Deserts

Click on the link Desert Topics. The topics on the left will help you to know where to click for answers.
1. What is a desert like? Describe the temperature and rainfall.

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2. Tell the main differences between the 2 types of deserts.

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3. Name 2 plants that live in the desert and tell how they survive.

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4. Name 2 animals that live in the desert and tell how they survive.
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Forests

Click on the link Deciduous Forests. Scroll down until you see DESCRIPTION.
1. What seasons does a forest have?

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Scroll down and click on PLANTS.
2. List 2 plants that live in forests. Write a fact about each.

a.______________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________

Click on back.
Click on ANIMALS.
3. List 2 animals that live in the forest. Write a fact about each.
a.______________________________________________________

b.______________________________________________________

Click on the link Fantastic Forest.
4. Look for these things in the Fantastic Forest.

a.___________________is a sort of supermarket for insects in the forest.
b.What are 2 other names for a groundhog?

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c.What animal eats the seeds of an oak tree?
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What is the seed called?_______________________________

d. What animal hunts opossums?

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e. Name an animal that nests in snags.

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Oceans

Click on the Oceans Field Trip.
1.Name the 5 different oceans.
a._________________ b.__________________

c._________________ d.__________________

e._________________

2.Which ocean is the largest?______________________________

3. How much of the earth is covered by water?______________

4. Why is the ocean blue?_________________________________

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5.Why is the ocean salty?__________________________________

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Click on the link Treasures@Sea.
6. Move your mouse around and read about the diffent sea creatures. Take notes below.

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Then click on the treasure chest to enter. Click on the computer and play at least 2 of the games.