Explore the habitats around you with an activity that takes kids out of the classroom to learn about the local variety of habitats and the living things that call them home. In small groups, scholars investigate their surroundings, survey the living things they observe, and record their findings using a graphic organizer. 

Concepts

pest management, pests, living things, surveys, habitats, data, data collection, data organization

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Display the activity's focus questions to guide pupils in the learning process 
• Ask for parent or guardian volunteers to supervise small groups around the campus 
• Perform applicable statistical computations such as mean, median, mode, and range

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is the fourth in a series of 12 activities that examines integrated pest management

Pros

• The activity gets pupils out of their seat and outside 
• The graphic organizer has space to write or draw for younger learners 

Cons

• None