What creatures live around me, and what natural resources might they need to continue living? Objective Students will explore and investigate 4 different areas around campus (mud puddle, rocky parking lot, grass field, tree base) to determine other living things in those areas and what they might need from those areas. Background There are living things all around us, other than humans and the obvious animals. With this exploration, kids will discover living macroinvertebrates (an animal without a backbone, which can be seen without a microscope) in the different areas around our school campus Duration: 60 Minutes.