Who Lives Where?

5th Grade Science

Ms. DeKalb

The Big Question

When we look at the different environments around us, or habitats, what are the types of animals and
plants we see?

Standards
Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5; Integration of Knowledge and Ideas for Grade 5 Students
7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an
answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
Reading Standards for Informational Text K-5; Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity for Grade
5 Students
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies,
science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 45 text complexity band independently and
proficiently.

The Mission Of This Assignment

Our planet has many different types of habitats, each with their own plants (flora), and animals (fauna).
In this activity, we will explore 6 different types of habitats and the flora and fauna that live in them. We
will go on a treasure hunt through these different habitats - tropical rain forests, grasslands (or
savanna), polar ice regions (sometimes called tundra), deserts, temperate forests, and tidepools (a
marine biome) - and find what plants animals live there!

Treasure Hunt Questions

1. What is a biome?
2. What is climate and how does it affect each habitat?
3. What is the difference between climate and weather?
4. Which of these 6 habitats experiences the greatest seasonal changes?
5. What are habitats you have lived or visited and on what part of the planet are they?
6. What parts of the world are each of these habitats found?
7. Find an animal in each of the 6 habitats. What characteristics help the animals survive in
each of their habitats?
8. Find a plant in each of the 6 habitats. What characteristics help the plants survive in each
of their habitats?
9. What are the four of the tidal zones?
10. The polar ice regions can be found near our Earths North and South poles. What makes
these two regions different? (Hint! Look at the different animals found in the Tundra from link 1
and in Antarctica from link 7)

Treasure Hunt Helpers

Here are some web resources you can use in your treasure hunt through the different habitats!:
1. Our Worlds Biomes
2. What is Climate Change?
3. Temperate Forests
4. Tropical Rain Forest Flora and Fauna of Peru!
5. Desert Biomes
6. Grasslands
7. Antarctica Facts!
8. Tidepools

Treasure Hunt Directions

1. Visit all of the websites to learn about different plants and animals in different habitats!
Dont be afraid to explore more resources!
2. Make a Document to list the questions and answers to each question.
3. Please write answers in your own words.
4. Tell which website(s) provided the most useful help. Remember the rules of evaluating
credible web resources!
5. Have fun!