Curated OER
Ambush Warriors
Students identify four different categories of reptiles and explain how snakes deliver their venom to their prey.
Curated OER
Snow Lovers or Haters
Students explain the three classifications that define how wildlife species react to winter; and name at least four examples each of chionophobes, chioneuphores, and chionophiles.
Curated OER
Evolution
Students illustrate the results of natural selection by identifying the specific adaptation of an organism that allows the species to survive in that environment. They illustrate the results of natural selection by recognizing examples...
Curated OER
Cloze Passage: Fishes
In this cloze passage instructional activity, students read a passage and fill in blanks with words given in a word list. The passage is about fish and their characteristics.
Curated OER
What's Bright Red and Invisible?
Pupils study that very little sunlight penetrates the ocean below depths of 200 meters. They study that no light penetrates the ocean below depths of 1000 meters. They study that the quality of light changes as depth increase
Curated OER
Cardinals
In this cardinals worksheet, students explore facts about cardinals and practice their number reasoning. Students read about cardinals and solve word problems involving cardinals.
PBS
Nova: Seeing Through Camouflage
See if you can identify the type of camouflage shown in 12 different animals. Types of camouflage include mimicry, disguise, disruptive coloration,and concealing coloration.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage
Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Seeing Through Camouflage
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Leopards" Web site presents a wide variety of ways in which animals use coloration to their advantage.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Camouflage O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about camouflage and the role it plays in helping animals survive.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Adaptations
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal adaptations, that look at physical and behavioral adaptations.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:leopards of the Night: Seeing Through Camouflage
Sort twelve amazing creatures by the camouflage strategy they use in this interactive game. Discover whether animals are camouflaged by mimicry, disguise or coloration.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Camouflage Predation Challenge
Through this simulation, students will understand the role of camouflage in keeping animals from attracting attention of their predators. Using newspaper and patterned wrapping paper, students will construct two habitats. Students will...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Disappearing Act
Learn about camouflage animals in this activity. This activity has students cutting out "animals" that blend into the background to see how it is hard to detect these "animals".
Utah Education Network
Uen: Disguise! Disguise!
Learn how some animals disguise or camouflage themselves as a form of protection.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Camouflage
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Camouflage."
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: M&m Survival Challenge
In the wild, there are two types of animals: the hunters and the hunted. A good predator is always on the prowl for fresh prey. What can an animal do to stay off of the menu? Find out how some animals use camouflage, and why sometimes it...
PBS
Seeing Through Camouflage
View the pictures of animals and decide if those use concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, or mimicry to blend into their environment.
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Animals and Adaptation
This general site defines adaptation and sites examples of some of the best examples of adaptation found in the animal world. Related articles are found at the bottom of this site.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Sea Dragons
Although they look similar, sea dragons are not sea horses. Click here to find out how the sea dragon differs from the sea horse.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Thorny Devil
At this site learn about this unusual lizard found in Australia. There are images to discover how this lizard got its name.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Now You See Me, Now You Don't!
An animal's physical characteristics, such as its body color, may give it a better chance of survival. For example, the body colors of many animals blend with their background. In this investigation, young scholars will see that body...
Read Works
Read Works: Hidden From View
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different ways animals are able to camouflage themselves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Amazing Octopus
This lesson plan explores how some animals have the ability to change their body color to blend in with their environments, and how this ability protects them from predators by making them practically invisible.
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