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Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the adaptation of species through analyzing pictures.  In this scientific discovery lesson, 5th graders discuss the concept of adaptation in order for survival.  Students view many images of extinct...
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I Spy (Camouflaged Animals in Art!)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Make connections about animal characteristics and the animal's environment. In this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a piece of art as a springboard for a discussion about animals and camouflage. Students choose an animal...
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It's a Jungle Out There: How Species Survive in the Jungle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the different adaptation and skills of jungle species. In this ecology instructional activity, students play an interactive online game where they match species with their adaptation. They research about a...
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Academic Raceway: Animals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This animals PowerPoint provides a race car game in which students answer a variety of questions about animals, the majority of which are based on ways in which animals adapt  to their surroundings and behave to survive.
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Trout Cookies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the external anatomy of a fish. In this anatomy and adaptations lesson plan, students look at an image of a trout and identify its various external features including fins, eyes, spots, parr marks and lateral line....
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Fish Fashion 101

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fish anatomy. In this fish anatomy and adaptation lesson, students define and identify the location of fish body parts. Students add these parts of a fish's anatomy to a life-sized fish costume worn by a student. ...
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Living in a Tree

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore animals that live in trees. In this nature and biology lesson, students go outdoors and make observations about animals and their unique body parts that help them to live in trees. Students create drawings as they...
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Internet Assignment: Ducks

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this creative internet inquiry worksheet, students research, answer and analyze a variety of facts and questions about ducks.
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Animal Instincts

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare animal adaptations to human behavior. In this science lesson, students discuss animal instincts vs. learned behavior. Options for student writing, drawing and research are incorporated into this lesson plan
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Blubber Gloves

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine animal adaptations and how they meet their needs in a variety of environments. They discuss how they might adapt to their own environment before discussing how an animal could adapt. Next, they complete an...
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Woolybear Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal adaptation worksheet, students answer three short essay questions about the adaptation of the woolybear caterpillar. This worksheet appears to be related to an unknown short film but may be completed without it.
Organizer
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What Makes Up an Environment?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this environment activity, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the blanks of statements describing different animal adaptations.
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In the Wild

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of ecology and how animals are suited to their habitats. In this animal adaptation instructional activity, 3rd graders identify a variety of plants and animal species that live in a Beech forest.Students...
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How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study migratory birds and other animals.  In this animal adaptation instructional activity students study pictures of animals, complete an activity and discuss their findings. 
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Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - Higher Ed
Students use items from boxes to dress up classmates as animals adapted to a given environment.
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Animal Adaptions

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the idea that adaptations are necessary for the survival of a species. They gather books, magazines, and identified web sites to pick three species of animals, describe the type of environment in which each of the...
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Adaptation: Design a Species

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Adapt is what an animal does to ensure it will survive in a specific environment; maybe it's more complicated than that. Your young animal experts can view this handy presentation to better understand animal adaptations and also complete...
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Seasons in the Woods

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Winter in the cold Northwoods of Wisconsin can be hard on animals that aren't adapted to the climate. Investigate the animals that are out and about even in the coldest winter temperatures as you and your class examine animal...
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Adaptation Investigation - Extreme Beaks

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Find photos of bird beaks or show a prepared four slide PowerPoint, "Extreme Beaks" to introduce your class to this special animal adaptation. Provide them with a data table and supplies to try gathering food with tools that each...
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Adaptation and Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Um may be the atomic symbol for confusion, but it won't be needed in this lesson. Scholars rotate through seven stations completing experiments, hands-on activities, writing exercises, and analysis. Stations include material on...
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Recent Adaptations in Humans

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You've probably spent plenty of time discussing animal adaptations with your young biologists, but what about human adaptations? Explore the evolving traits of humankind through an interactive that combines text and video clips. Scholars...
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Plankton in the Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a lab activity adequate for use with any full lesson on environmental factors that shape animal adaptations or marine animal characteristics. Pupils will discuss the role plankton plays in the environment and filter-feeding...
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All Things Science Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
"Jeopardy"-style PowerPoints are a favorite for students! This resource covers four categories, and has a ????? category as well. The categories are: animal adaptations, sound, electricity, and Earth. The hints are high-level, and this...
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Who Lives with Mallard?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students color a picture of the habitat featuring mallard and other creatures, some of whom might be camouflaged or half-hidden. They discuss other forms of animal adaptation.

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