Instructional Video

How Is That Not Killing You?

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Humans lose consciousness at under 5 Gs, but woodpeckers experience deceleration forces of 1200 Gs without losing consciousness. How do woodpeckers survive? Video highlights three different animal adaptations that help them to survive in conditions humans cannot. From surviving in water that is below freezing to living through a cobra bite, video enchants with interesting knowledge.

3 Views 0 Downloads
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
  • Challenge students to research another animal adaptation they could not survive
Classroom Considerations
  • Best fits when studying animal adaptations, evolution, habitats, and biology
  • Preview any comments that might be visible in class when you show the video, as some are not appropriate for display in the classroom
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Engaging video holds scholars' attention
  • Provides closed captioning for the hearing impaired
Cons
  • None