Mountain Habitat

# Learning objectives 1: Be able to describe a mountain habitat.{.info} 2: Be able to identify examples of animals and plants adapted to live in mountain habitats{.info} # Physical Habitat{.objective .objective1} In this section, the scene shows how a typical mountain habitat is defined by altitude, with different conditions on the lower slopes compared to the mountain’s high peak. Students are asked to enter the scene to investigate the environment around them. Specific features should be consider, such as, some areas being steep, and some are some flatters. What clues can they see about the temperature in different spots? # Plants{.objective .objective2} In this section the lower slopes of this mountain habitat are supporting conifer trees. In this activity students are asked to enter the scene to find the treeline in this habitat, where the altitude becomes too high for large plants to survive. # Animals{.objective .objective3} In this section students can learn about: Herbivores and Predators. In this activity students are asked to enter the scene and answer the following: What herbivore animals (creatures who only eat vegetation) can you find in this habitat? What locations are they found in within the mountain scene? What predators can you find in this habitat? What creatures might be their prey? # Teacher Resources ### Download Teacher Notes [](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/793941/files/Mountain%20Habitat+Teacher+Notes+Only.pdf?date=1677490654&size=539209&md5=9e5dc8b75cd51930fbe2277822bd6edf) ### Student Quiz Answers Document [](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/793945/files/Mountain%20Habitat+Quiz+Answers.pdf?date=1677490744&size=324383&md5=a35e99c2396c0ec874dcc2b4254e800b) ### Download Student Quiz Document [](https://data.avncloud.com/activities/793946/files/Mountain%20Habitat+Quiz+Only.pdf?date=1677490831&size=96012&md5=9718e20233528bdf79fd8317252a780a)