Nature Classroom: A Journey through Time and Habitats

All living things have adapted to surviving successfully within their environments. They have adapted to changes in climate and habitat, as well as the other species that live around them. Some even work with other species to benefit themselves.

Human impact has caused a lot of environmental change to happen very quickly. Evolution and adaptation are processes that take a long time to occur, and much of the change that we are creating within habitats is too fast for animals and plants to adapt to.

We will explore how humans have impacted different habitats in several ways and the effect that this has had on wildlife. We will also look at how we can help wildlife where we are, with small refuges that suit their needs.

These activities support learning in the following areas:

• Identifying that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
• Different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.
• Animals found in less familiar habitats.
• Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
• How animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

You can also find these activities online here: https://museumofzoologyblog.com/2020/06/08/a-journey-through-time-and-habitats/