With leaves as their main source of diet, sloths don't particularly gain a lot of energy when they eat. But how do they maintain such slow lives? Watch a video that explains why sloths are so slow.

Concepts

animal behavior, animals, evolution

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a study of the evolution of animals, their habitats, and ecosystems
• Flip the lesson having pupils view the video outside of class saving class time for an extended lesson on the topic

Classroom Considerations

• Ensure learners have Internet access to view the video

Pros

• Video comes with links for further research, a quiz to check for understanding, and discussion questions
• Images support topic under investigation

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.2 RST.9-10.2 RST.11-12.2