Community/ Population/Habitat

Objectives: SWBAT- Distinguish between comm/pop/habitat.
           - Define the term and give examples of each.

Materials: Science text, phone book.

Prompt: Phone book

Procedure: Start by flipping through the phone book and non-chalantly ask who     could you call using the phone book that is not a friend or relative.
    List answers on the board.  Circle all the answers and try to get the      students to brain storm and think of a term that would cover all these      people. You want to direct them towards the term Community. Discuss              how a community has all different types of people and shops, schools,                banks, etc. to meet all your needs. Discuss that a population is just one         type of “thing” that is with in their community, it could be people or a      type of store. Ask the kids how they would describe a home, then               discuss how a home is a lot like a habitat because it is where all your      needs are met.
    Have the students read pages 54-56 in Science text.          Closure: Transfer all of this knowledge over to the natural world and discuss        how these terms are very similar to our own.
Assessment: In science journal draw a picture of a type of community, label        populations and habitat. Make sure to include plants and animals.