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=Animals & Habitats=

These pages contain the research projects conducted by Mr. Bauchner's 5th grade at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School in Ithaca New York during May 2009. We have combined our research skills and computer skills with our new understandings about habitat. Most of what we learned about habitat comes from a National Geographic Theme Set called //Animals in their Habitats//. (See the pictures below.)

The books emphasized three major understandings about habitat:
 * 1) Animals interact with their environment and with other animals in their habitat.
 * 2) There are many different habitats on Earth. Animals live in habitats that meet their needs.
 * 3) Adaptations help animals survive in their habitats.

Please use the links to the left to learn more about different animals and their habitats.

//Why is this picture backward? I don't rightly know.//

Here's what they look like on the inside: http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/kingscourt/litgrfx/natgeo_theme/ocean-animals-p12-13.jpg