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Learning About Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores

From Mr. DeMaio

Learning About Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores
11 min2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Mr. DeMaio sorts animals by what they eat: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. A short, high-energy Mr. DeMaio explainer (11 min) — great as a lesson hook, a review at a station, or a quick brain-boost the whole class can watch together.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Use these after watching “Learning About Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores.”

  1. What is the most surprising or important thing you learned in this video?
  2. Where might this come up in real life — at a zoo, in a garden, or out in nature?
  3. What is one question you still have, and how could you find out the answer?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: adaptation, habitat, survive, structure, trait.

Try it: 1) Write down two facts you learned in “Learning About Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores” and one question it made you wonder about. 2) Draw or explain the main idea to a partner in your own words.