Focus Question
What kind of plants and animals live in the different habitats found in South Carolina?

Activity Synopsis
The students will use maps and video to learn that each region in South Carolina has different habitats. The students will create dioramas to represent some of these habitats. The students will then participate in role-playing games to learn why some species are found only in certain environments in South Carolina. 

Time Frame
1 week

Student Key Terms

• habitat
• freshwater
• saltwater
• mountain stream
• Piedmont river
• blackwater swamp
• saltmarsh
• deep ocean

Teacher Key Terms

• Coast
• Coastal Plain
• ecoregions
• intertidal zone
• Mountains
• Ocean
• Piedmont
• Sandhills