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.

Students investigate insect camouflage and mimicry. In this animal science lesson plan, students discuss how camouflage helps an insect survive. Additionally, students use the included template to color and cut illustrations of insects....

After examining a brief article about survival adaptations, readers identify the main idea of the passage and list two supporting details.

In this activity, students design an innovative human shelter that is inspired and informed by an animal structure. Each group is assigned an animal class, and they gather information about shelters used by the animals in that class....