Pre-Visit Activities : Habitat Hunt : Assessment K-Second Grade Online Curriculum : Habitats

Assessment
Students will make two separate drawings each of an animal they choose in its habitat. Have reference books available for students to find out information about their animal.

Scoring Rubric (Out of 5 Points):

• 1 point if they complete two drawings
• 1 point if they identify an animal in the drawing
• 1 point if they identify a habitat the animal would live in in the drawing
• 1 point if they identify a different animal in the second drawing
• 1 point if they identify a habitat the animal would live in in the second drawing
  

Cross-Curricular Extensions
Language Arts Extension
Work together as a class to choose five animals that live in South Carolina, and then write two line poems about each animal. For example:

A dolphin is an animal that lives in the sea,
It eats fish and squid but breathes air just like me.

Students can also illustrate.

Math Extension
Have students compare the size of different organism's habitats. For example, which is bigger, the habitat of a tree or the habitat of a squirrel? Or which is bigger, the habitat of a bumblebee, or the habitat of an eagle? Have them discuss why certain organisms may need more space in their habitat. (Size comparison is one of the math standards.)

Social Studies Extension
Have students examine maps of South Carolina and try to decide what places in the state look like they are the habitats of people and what places look like they are the habitats of plants and animals.

Math Extension: "Habitat Hieroglyphics" Activity

Science Extension: "Animals and Plants Together" Activity