In this WILD TV segment, a photographer helps find homes for animals up for adoption.

In this interactive instructional activity, students learn that animals need air, food, water, and shelter, while plants need air, sunlight, and water. Students watch videos and engage with drawing and sorting activities to reinforce...

An example of a project-based learning opportunity that engages students in learning what a healthy habitat is by working within the school's campus to increase opportunity for animals to find food and shelter, maintaining plants, and...

The population of the gopher tortoise is limited by homes, roads, and buildings made by humans. This valuable species creates burrows that provide shelter for numerous creatures during natural disasters like forest fires. This site...

Here is an idea for organizing a volunteer effort to collect needed items for animal shelters.

Learn how to build an appropriate habitat for birds and other animals to maintain structural diversity.

Dogs have needs just like you. They need food, water, shelter, grooming, exercise, health care, and love. Learn more about dogs in this well-constructed overview by Wonderville.

This is a free downloadable teacher's guide (PDF) to teach young children (grades K-2) about living things and their needs.

This detailed lesson plan will have the students researching why and how animals make changes to the Earth. Students will discover that animals make changes on Earth for various reasons such as shelter, protection from predators, and...