If you could have any superpower, what would it be? The animal kingdom has more superpowers than all of the comic book heros combined. The video quickly goes through many of these animals and their powers including the ability to shoot a bubble the temperature of the sun and climb glass without using any type of suction.

Concepts

superheroes, animals, predators, prey, predator-prey relationships, defense, camouflage

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Before the video, have individuals list as many animal superpowers as they can think of and then trade papers with a classmate; as they watch the video, have them check off each one that was mentioned and give the person with the most checked a prize
• After the video, challenge pupils to research an animal superpower not mentioned and offer bonus points if it isn't a spider

Classroom Considerations

• Remember the comment section on YouTube is open to the public and not typically appropriate for classroom display

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shows the superhero each animal is compared to, which engages individuals
• Provides closed captioning for ease of note taking

Cons

• None