Grade 3 · Science · Unit 2 of 8
Habitats of New Brunswick
Forests, wetlands, coasts and the animals that live there.
What your child practises
Practises habitats and the animals that live in them in New Brunswick, food chains, adaptations and protecting species at risk. It follows the Grade 3 science skill descriptors on habitats and animals in the New Brunswick curriculum.
New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Scientific Literacy: Sensemaking · explanations about habitats and animals based on evidence from inquiry into the local natural world
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A simple food chain starts with…
- the Sun’s energy captured by plants
- an owl
- a bear
- a wolf
the Sun’s energy captured by plants
Hint: Plants make food using sunlight.
Question 2
What is a wetland?
- a habitat where land is covered by water for part of the year
- a concrete road
- a dry desert
- a bare mountain
a habitat where land is covered by water for part of the year
Hint: Marshes and bogs are wetlands.
Question 3
Why are wetlands important?
- They have no plants
- They are always dry
- They clean water and give homes to many plants and animals
- They are only for people
They clean water and give homes to many plants and animals
Hint: They also soak up flood water.
Question 4
Which animal hibernates in winter in New Brunswick?
- the black bear
- the chickadee
- the moose
- the snowshoe hare
the black bear
Hint: Bears sleep in dens when food is scarce.
Question 5
What do omnivores eat?
- only plants
- only seeds
- only animals
- both plants and animals
both plants and animals
Hint: Black bears are omnivores.
Question 6
What does endangered mean?
- very common
- very large
- very fast
- at risk of disappearing from Earth
at risk of disappearing from Earth
Hint: Many groups work to protect endangered animals.