Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Water habitats



  • Pond: Small area of fresh water. The water doesn't move. Many plants live in and around the ponde. There are fish, forgs, turtles, ...





  • Rivers and streams: Fresh running water. They are the habitats for many kinds of animals and plants.



    • Oceans and seas: saltwater habitats. They are the habitat for algae, fish, mammals, birds, invertebrates, ...

      Tuesday, 1 April 2014

      Population and community.

      A population of animals is a group of animasls of the same type living in the same place (or habitat).
      A population needs water, food and shelter to live.


      A community include all the organisms living in the same place (or habitat).

      Adaptation



      An adaptation is a way an animal's body helps it survive, or live, in its 

      habitat.

      Monday, 31 March 2014

      Land Habitats


      Land habitats:

      • Deserts: they are dry, hot during the day and cold at night. Organisms vave to adapt to difficult conditions.


      • Grasslands:  low rainfall, hot summers, cold winters. There are few trees. Habitat for zebras, lions, cheetahs or antilopes.


       
      • Rainforests: they are wet, sunny and warm places There is a rich wildlife. 

      • Forests: habitats with trees. Two types of trees:
      a) Deciduous trees: they lose their leaves in autumn.


      b) Evergreen trees: they have leaves all year long.


      • Arctic Region: low temparatures and low rainfall. Animals and plants are adapted to low temperatures.



      World's Land Habitats:





      New exciting game!!



      Habitats

      The habitat is the place where a community of animals live.

      There are two main habitat kinds:

      1- Land habitats.
      2- Water habitats.


      Wednesday, 26 March 2014

      Food Chain

      A food chain shows how every living thing gets the necessary energy to live.



      • Plants are the producers, they produce their own food with the photosynthesis.
      • Animals are consumers, they might be: 
                       -Predators: they eat other animals.
                       -Prey: they are eaten by the predators.





      Saturday, 22 March 2014

      Everything you would like to know about fungi.

      Click on the picture to follow a link where you will find everything you always wanted to know about fungi.

       Un iversity of Manchester

      Thursday, 5 December 2013

      Super Haka!!

      Here you have the haka the 4thA students will show at the festival. Enjoy it! ... and learn to do it! ;)