Welcome! Sign In or Try it Free!
Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students examine and dissect a worker honey bee to analyze the structures and functions of honey bees. They draw the structures they see and compare/contrast them to drawings or electron micrographs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
- Rating
Students design a conceptual experiment to test whether mimics actually benefit from the fact they resemble other organisms or objects. They define the term mimicry. They focus on insects that resemble bees and wasps. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 4th
- Rating
Students conduct an experiment picking out colored vs. camoflauged toothpicks out of the grass. They list and describe different types of coloration and explain how coloration assists the great horned owl and the striped skunk survive. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
- Rating
Students examine mimicry as a survival strategy in repiles. They examine examples of the Mexican milksnake and the coralsnake in attempt to distinguish the differences in them. They discuss other species that use mimicry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
- Rating
Students watch a video segment about the survival of the fittest. In groups, they generate questions from a reading they complete together. They identify bird adaptations and how it allows them to survive in a changing environment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
- Rating
Students are shown how to access information on the Internet about the reptile they have chosen. They research their reptile for their Creature Biography and oral presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating
Students are able to explain the relationship between adaptation and ability for survival and reproduction. They are able to give examples of a series of adaptations that would support the idea that evolution is a series of minor changes. Students are able to compare and contrast adaptations involving camouflage, warning coloration, and mimicry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
- Rating
Students compare and contrast adaptations involving camouflage, warning coloration, and mimicry. They explain the relationship between adaptation and ability for survival and reproduction. Students define Batesian and Mullerian mimicry and give examples of a series of adaptations that would support the idea that evolution is a series of minor changes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
- Rating
Students search preselected websites on the internet for information on animals and their behaviors such as hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
- Rating
Students investigate the concept of mimicry with various types of animals and conduct research using different types of resources. They become familiar with the predator and prey relationship and write in Science journals reflectively. Full Review »
Link to This
Email This
Share