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Alex: Surviving in the World! Lesson PlanAlex: Surviving in the World! Lesson Plan
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Alabama Learning Exchange
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Pre-K - 1st
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Alex: Surviving in the World!

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After learning about the survival traits of the chameleon, students will work in groups to research the survival traits of other animals on the Internet and will create a slide show using the collected information to share with the class.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.

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habitat adaptation, habitat survival, alex, alabama learning exchange, animal survival traits, survival traits, behavioral adaptations

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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