Summary
A half-hour special: the kids head up Moose Mountain and discover that life changes as you climb — different plants and animals live at the bottom, middle, and top. A friendly first look at habitats and why different living things thrive in different places.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
The mountain is like a layer cake of habitats.
- What did the kids see at the bottom of the mountain? Near the top?
- Why don't the same plants and animals live everywhere on the mountain?
- Which mountain animal was your favorite, and what helps it live there?
- If you hiked a mountain, what would you pack to explore like a scientist?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: mountain, habitat, climate, altitude, explore.
Try it: Fold a paper in three and draw the bottom, middle, and top of a mountain with one living thing in each zone.
Try it: Compare two habitats near you (schoolyard vs. park): what lives in each?