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American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage ActivityAmerican Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage Activity
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American Museum of Natural History
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3rd - 5th
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Science
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Lexile Measures
990L
Activity

American Museum of Natural History: Crazy Camouflage

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Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot. In this hands-on activity, students gather evidence to explore how camouflage helps animals survive.

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Concepts

adaptations, melanin, camouflage

Additional Tags

chromatophores, environment, surroundings

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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