Description
Make learning about habitats, niches, and classification engaging with this interactive Google Classroom activity pack! Designed for upper elementary students, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource helps students explore how organisms interact with their environment, how their habitats and niches change throughout their life cycles, and how classification helps scientists identify organisms.
With editable reading passages, drag-and-drop tasks, and short-answer questions, students will develop a deeper understanding of ecosystems, adaptations, and the role of classification in science. These hands-on activities make science lessons easy to plan and fun to teach!
Habitat & Niche Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:
- Drag-&-drop: identify the five essential parts of a habitat
- Drag-&-drop: Match questions and answers about a niche (what is a niche? can two organisms have the same niche? can a niche change?)
- Drag-&-drop: sort the niche of a tadpole and the niche of an adult frog
- Drag-&-drop:sort the niche of a caterpillar and the niche of an adult butterfly
- Short answer: pick two organisms and compare their niche
- Drag-&-drop: sort the organism’s habitats
- Drag-&-drop: sort the organism’s niches
- Web search: use the given website to answer questions about a dichotomous key
- Web search: pick two organisms and compare their niche
- Short answer: use a dichotomous key to find the class of 3 animals
Why Teachers Love these Habitat & Niche Activities:
- No Prep – Ready-to-assign in Google Classroom™, Canvas, or Schoology
- Engaging & Interactive – Includes drag-and-drop tasks, visual prompts, and critical thinking questions
- Flexible Use – Great for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers
- Real-World Connections – Encourages students to analyze ecosystems and organism interactions
Ideal For:
- Introducing Key Concepts – Engaging way to teach habitats, niches, and classification
- Independent Work – Self-paced activities for students
- Science Centers – Hands-on digital tasks to explore ecosystems
- Early Finishers – Keeps students engaged with meaningful learning tasks
- Sub Plans – Ready-to-use science lessons for substitute days
- Assessment Prep – Reinforce key concepts in a fun, interactive way
Standards Covered:
- SOL 4.3: The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Key ideas include c) changes in an organism’s niche and habitat may occur at various stages in its life cycle; and d) classification can be used to identify organisms.
This Habitat, Niche, and Dichotomous Key Activity Pack makes learning about ecosystems, life cycles, and classification both engaging and effective. With interactive activities and real-world connections, it’s a must-have resource for your science classroom!
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