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What Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One Lesson PlanWhat Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One Lesson Plan
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What Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One

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Students explore marine animal adaptation. In this introductory ocean life biology lesson, students access prior knowledge by participating in a whole class "thought swap." Students form two lines, respond to a prompt from the teacher with the person across from them, and continue to rotate and answer new questions. Students draw what they've learned with a partner after all of the questions have been answered.

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animal adaptations, adaptations, fish, marine life

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animal adaptations, fish, ichthyologist, marine animals, marine habitat, thought swap, science
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3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
45 mins
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Skills Practice

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