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🦫 How Living Things Change Their Homes

Animals and plants do not just live in the world. They change it! Meet busy beavers, wiggly worms, and more, and see how living things make their homes just right.

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~15 min

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🔬 Science

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

Busy BuildersLearn that animals like beavers and birds change their homes by building.Living things change the world around them. A beaver builds a dam of sticks and mud that turns a stream into a pond. A bird weaves twigs and grass into a nest. Animals change their homes to make them just right.
Little DiggersSee how worms, ants, and moles change the soil by digging.Many animals change their homes by digging. Worms make tunnels that let air and water into the soil. Ants pile dirt into ant hills, and moles dig long tunnels underground. All of them change the land beneath our feet.
Plants and People TooUnderstand that plants and people also change their homes.Plants and people change their homes too. A tree's roots hold the soil, and its leaves give shade. People plant gardens, build houses, and make paths. Every living thing makes the world a little different.

Questions this course answers

What does a beaver build across a stream?

A beaver builds a dam of sticks and mud across a stream. The dam makes a pond.

What does a beaver's dam make?

The dam stops the water, so a little stream becomes a big pond.

How does an earthworm help the soil?

As a worm wiggles, it makes tunnels that let air and water into the soil, which helps plants grow.

What do ants make when they dig?

Ants dig under the ground and pile up dirt to make an ant hill.

How does a tree's roots help the land?

A tree's roots grip the soil and hold it in place so it does not wash away.

Do people change their homes too?

People change their homes too, by planting gardens, building houses, and making paths.

Grounded in trusted sources

National Geographic Kids
Britannica Kids
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers
Smithsonian's National Zoo

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