ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Explore Aquatic Habitats – Types of Habitats for Kids
Hello, friends! Today, we’re going on an exciting adventure to learn about aquatic habitats. Do you know what a habitat is? It’s a special place where living things like animals and plants find everything they need to live, such as light, water, and air. There are two main types of habitats: land habitats and water habitats. Today, we’re diving into the world of water habitats!
Rivers and lakes are called freshwater habitats because the water isn’t salty. In these places, you can find lots of animals like fish, such as trout, and plants like water lilies. These habitats are full of life and are very important for many creatures.
Oceans and seas are saltwater habitats. The water here is salty, and it’s home to amazing animals like whales, sharks, and sea horses. You can also find plants like seaweed growing in the ocean. These habitats are huge and have many different kinds of living things.
In aquatic habitats, animals and plants have special ways to live underwater. For example, fish have gills that help them breathe underwater. Light is very important in these habitats, but sometimes pollution can block the light, making it hard for plants and animals to survive.
Today, we discovered that aquatic habitats can be freshwater, like rivers and lakes, or saltwater, like oceans and seas. Each habitat is unique and full of life. We hope you enjoyed learning about these amazing places!
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Water Habitat Exploration: Take a walk with an adult to a nearby pond, river, or lake. Bring a notebook and draw what you see. Can you spot any fish, ducks, or plants? Write down or draw the animals and plants you observe. Discuss with your adult companion how these living things might be different if they lived in the ocean instead.
Create Your Own Aquatic Habitat: Using a shoebox or a small container, create a model of an aquatic habitat. You can use blue paper for water, green paper for plants, and small toy animals or drawings for fish and other creatures. Think about whether your habitat is freshwater or saltwater and what kinds of animals and plants would live there. Share your creation with a friend or family member and explain why you chose those animals and plants.
Question Time: Imagine you are a fish living in a river. What would you need to survive? How would your life be different if you lived in the ocean? Write a short story or draw a picture showing your life in one of these habitats. Think about what you would eat, where you would hide, and who your friends might be.
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Hello again, friends! In the previous video, we talked about habitats. Do you remember what they are? We call a habitat a place that has the necessary resources for living beings to survive. These resources include light, water, temperature, soil, and oxygen. Depending on these resources, we can find very different habitats.
There are two types of natural habitats: terrestrial and aquatic. In the previous video, we explored terrestrial habitats. Today, we will be visiting aquatic habitats. Are you coming with us?
**Rivers and Lakes**
Rivers and lakes are freshwater habitats. There, we can find many animals, including fish like trouts, and small plants like water lilies.
**Oceans and Seas**
Oceans and seas are saltwater habitats. In these environments, we find a great diversity of animals, such as whales, sharks, corals, and sea horses. There are also plants that grow in the sea, like seaweed.
In aquatic habitats, living beings have adapted to carry out their activities underwater. For example, fish have gills that allow them to breathe underwater. Light is also a very important resource in these habitats, and sometimes, due to pollution, it cannot reach deep enough to the bottom of rivers, lakes, or oceans, leaving living beings without this essential resource.
Today, we learned that aquatic habitats are distinguished as freshwater (rivers and lakes) and saltwater (oceans and seas). That was all about habitats. See you soon!
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