Look Out for Streams
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A rhyming version for older readers -
Look Out for Streams Rhyming PDF Black and White (line drawings, 4 pages to a sheet)
Look Out for Streams Rhyming PDF Color PDF (colored-in drawings, 1 page to a sheet)
Sight Words: look, out, for
A stream is a body of water that flows from a high place (upstream) to a low place (downstream). A healthy stream provides different habitats for different living things. Each animal in this booklet has a habitat provided by the stream.
Scuds need shallow water with lots of plants and small animals to eat and places to hide. Snails need large rocks where a mat of algae can grow. Mayflies need rocks that match their colors so they are camouflaged while they gather food. Minnows need clear pools where they can hunt for food and flee quickly from larger fish. Caddis flies need shallow, fast water over stones (riffles) where they can string their nets to catch food. Mussels need deep water over sand or mud, where they can dig in so only their feeding siphons show. Crayfish need rocks big enough to duck under while they are looking for food
NGSS Science Standard Learn more about the NGSS Science Standards
- DCI: K-LS1-1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. - Each kind of stream animal needs a different habitat.
- CCC: Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed and used as evidence.
- SEP: Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions.