Lesson 2 - Habitat research

Lesson 2 - Habitat research

Activity 1

How many habitats can you identify?

Identifying habitats

'Habitats' is a perfect topic for a nature documentary. Habitats provide homes for animals and plants. They come in all sorts of sizes, can be found just about everywhere and best of all are easy to film. 

Activity

• View the habitat images. What types of habitats can you identify?
• Go for a walk around your school or outside your home looking for habitats. What types of habitats did you find? What animals do you think use them? Did you find any habitats in unexpected locations?
• In pairs, choose a location for your nature documentary. Identify the habitats you would expect to find there.

Activity 2

Habitat mind map

Habitat facts

A great nature documentary is based on facts.

Documentary makers need to conduct research to locate these facts.

Activity

• View the habitat fact sheets, focusing on the habitats you will find in your documentary location.
  
• In pairs, create a mind map of the habitat and animal facts you could use in your documentary. 

Activity 3

A sample nature documentary script

Creating a script

The facts in a nature documentary can be communicated through a voiceover.

The spoken voiceover is created by developing a written script.

The script should include an introduction to the topic and location, interesting facts about the topic, and a conclusion.

Activity

• Refer to your habitat mind map for ideas and information.
• In pairs, use the nature documentary script scaffold to develop a script for your documentary. Use short sentences to communicate your facts.
• Practise reading your script aloud. Your script should be maximum 1 minute in duration. If your script is too long, edit and refine your script.
• Exchange your script with your peers. Provide feedback on your peers' script using 'two stars and a wish'.

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