It's all animal adaptations! This post features several resources that will complement your study of animals. The first is an Escape Room and then the STEM challenge inspired by a picture book about animals. You will also see a reading comprehension resource that includes 4 reading passages with questions and a mock-up of a newspaper about animals. There are 3 graphic organizers for the newspaper. Last, create an Animal Adaptation booklet with a study of non-fiction text features! #STEM #animals

In the last twenty years, the internet has drastically changed the way we do daily life, from how we shop to how we stay informed and connected. As teachers, the web can be an incredible source of great ideas and helpful sites....but it can also be very time-consuming finding the sites that are the most helpful. During this series, I will be doing that research for you and highlighting some of the best websites out there for teachers. UPDATED 2019: It appears that this site is no longer active :( If anyone knows of a current link that works, please let us all know! Today's Featured Site: Build Your Wild Self is a fun activity hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Zoos and Aquariums (what a mouthful!). It allows you to design your own 'wild self' by choosing different animal features to add to your body. Each feature is something that helps an animal adapt to it's surroundings. Here's mine: So....apparently, I am going to be really good at flying, jumping up high, and fighting other reindeer. Hmm...this could come in handy in my real life ;) I love this little tool because I can see it being a fun mini-project to end a unit on adaptation. Each student could design their own 'creature' and give a little presentation (or write a little essay) about how each feature allows his or her creature to adapt to their surroundings. (NOTE: I used the screen shot function on my key board to capture this picture of my creature. You can also email it to an account. To take a screen shot, just press the PRINT SCREEN button on a PC or command + shift + 4 on a Mac.) Have you ever used this site before? What did you think? We'd love to hear your feedback!

Our first science unit this year is Growth and Change in Animals, and we spent part of this time learning

Use this interactive resource to practice or assess the concept of behavioral and structural (physical) adaptations for your upper elementary school students. In this sort, students cut and paste examples and definitions of different types of adaptations. They then sort examples (and definitions) with pictures of the structural and behavioral adaptations into the correct columns and create a notes sheet to use as a reference. Sorts are excellent critical thinking activities for elementary and middle school students! Sorts teach students how to identify particular characteristics, compare and contrast them, and then determine which group or classification an object belongs. This higher order thinking strategy is essential in the sciences! NEWLY included: A 6-question 1/2 sheet to use as a class starter or exit ticket AND a vocabulary review application project where students use the sort words in a diagram, story or comic strip. NOW DIGITAL! Sort is set up as a Google Slide with the boxes as drag and drop! Enjoy! THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE FOLLOWING BUNDLE-CHECK IT OUT FOR A DEAL! Adaptation Lesson Bundle including stations, cut and paste and task cards More great stuff on Ecology and Adaptations! *Adaptations and Natural Selection HW/Worksheet *Animal Adaptations in Winter task cards, pass game with 15 animals *Animal Research Project-Graphic Organizers, habitat, adaptations, locations *Animal Adaptation Experts Science Task Cards - reading, visuals & worksheets *Create A Critter *Biome/ Ecosystem Research Template-Graphic Organizer for Non Fiction Writing *Quick Animal Adaptations Matching Cut and Paste *Animal Adaptations Observations Research Graphic Organizer-quick and easy!

Are you looking to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you find it difficult to find the time to create, draw, outline and color? Don't fret. Give me the markers. Hi, I'm the Chart Lady! I love making engaging, eye catching and educational anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and we use them daily. Many students are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect, recall and digest what we have learned. I call this anchor chart: "Plant Adaptations" Adaptations is always one of the favorite concepts for students. Being able to see different ways that plants can adapt to their environment is very helpful to master the content. **All non-laminated anchor charts are currently hand drawn and colored on 25x30, anchor chart paper. Once ordered, it will take a 2-3 days to draw, outline, color and ship. If you would like it laminated, it will cost $5.00 more for lamination and the size will shrink by 2-3 inches of width. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered and completed, however, keep in mind that once shipped, it is out of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I encourage customers to reach out to me first, and we can work something out to make up for anything that might have occurred that was outside of our control.** Enjoy, The Chart Lady

Bring animal adaptations to life with the vivid photographs in this Animal Adaptations Poster Pack. Each 11 x 17 inch poster includes definitions in simple language that children can readily understand. Poster Resources Included: Animal Adaptations defines the three types of adaptations—structural, behavioral, and physiological—in simple terms that children can understand. Camouflage highlights six animals—one for each animal class—that use the structural adaptation of “blending in.” Hibernation includes six animals, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, that are dormant in winter. Migration includes animals that migrate to find food (caribou, wildebeest, and zebra), shelter (Monarch and hummingbird), or a place to reproduce (salmon). Mimicry features the king snake, hummingbird moth, and hoverfly, as well as comparison pictures with the animals they imitate. Science Vocabulary Words and Phrases: behavioral, camouflage, dormant, hibernation, migration, mimicry, physiological, predator, structural, venom Targeted Skills: Identifying the three categories of adaptations Describing ways animals adapt to their surroundings Identifying animals that use camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, and migration as adaptations Critical thinking skills of comparing and contrasting Building content-area literacy in science Reading fluency and comprehension Sample Pages: Please see the preview for images of each poster. Image Credits: The posters feature real-life photographs from a variety of sources, including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use. Please see the Image Credits Page, included with this pack, for a detailed list of image sources. 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Learn about the animal adaptations and its types. Adaptations could be PHYSICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, or BEHAVIORAL. All living things (including humans) on this planet have adaptations.

Are you looking to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you find it difficult to find the time to create, draw, outline and color? Don't fret. Give me the markers. Hi, I'm the Chart Lady! I love making engaging, eye catching and educational anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and we use them daily. Many students are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect, recall and digest what we have learned. I call this anchor chart: "Animal Adaptations" Adaptations is always one of the favorite concepts for students. Being able to see different ways that animals can adapt to their environment is very helpful to master the content. **All non-laminated anchor charts are currently hand drawn and colored on 25x30, anchor chart paper. Once ordered, it will take a 2-3 days to draw, outline, color and ship. If you would like it laminated, it will cost $5.00 more for lamination and the size will shrink by 2-3 inches of width. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered and completed, however, keep in mind that once shipped, it is out of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I encourage customers to reach out to me first, and we can work something out to make up for anything that might have occurred that was outside of our control.** Enjoy, The Chart Lady

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Learn about the animal adaptations and its types. Adaptations could be PHYSICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, or BEHAVIORAL. All living things (including humans) on this planet have adaptations.

By incorporating a few different animal adaptation activities, your students will gain a better understanding of this phenomenon. Several of these activities can be found in my phenomenon based Animal Adaptations unit. Explore all of the amazing resources and utilize them to engage your students in the fascinating and vast topic of animal adaptations!

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Animal adaptation activities incorporate hands-on experiments and engaging lessons. This shares tons of plant and animal adaptation lessons!

Animal adaptations PBL for grades 4 to 6 science. This PBL unit includes animal adaptations examples project, a Student Pack of hands-on activities, and activities for different animal habitats.

Animal adaptation activities incorporate hands-on experiments and engaging lessons. This shares tons of plant and animal adaptation lessons!

Top 5 ways to teach about animal adaptations. Animal adaptation activities for upper elementary and middle school science.

I love teaching about animal adaptations! Kids always seem to love to learn anything about animals, so they were engaged right from the start when we started this topic a couple weeks ago. We talked about the six biomes (tundra, taiga, savanna, rainforest, deciduous forest and desert) and the features of each environment. I then showed the class many photos of plants and animals from all over the world and we discussed the adaptations each plant or animal has made to survive and thrive in its environment. Many of my kids had never really stopped to think about why a birds beak may be shaped a certain way, why an animals ears are small or large, or why some animals in the desert burrow underground. They could not stop talking and sharing there new insights into the structures and behaviors of all kinds of plants and animals. I then showed two short video clips from StudyJams. They have a great video on plant adaptations and another one on animal adaptations. I don't know about your students, but I can show a video once and they will remember every word, jingle, or idea that is in it. Then I introduced their project. (I have a very arts and crafty class this year, so they are always up for a project). I gave each kid a short scenario with details about an imaginary environment. Their job was to create their own animal that would be able to survive in its environment. They could make their animal as realistic or imaginary as they wanted to, but they had to include at least five adaptations on their animal that would allow them to survive (hunt food, stay warm/cool, stay safe from predators etc...). They had to label each adaptation explaining what purpose it served. student created animal with adaptations for its environment close up of the labeled adaptation The kids LOVED this project. They could not stop talking about how they were going to design their animal, what features it would have, what it would eat....... I knew they would enjoy the project, but I was not prepared for this much excitement! It was great to see them so excited to apply what they had learned about adaptations. Here are a few more student samples: As you can see, the kids came up with some really creative animals and some great adaptations that would help their animals survive. These are definitely going up in the hallway for conferences!

Animal adaptations PBL for grades 4 to 6 science. This PBL unit includes animal adaptations examples project, a Student Pack of hands-on activities, and activities for different animal habitats.

Les étudiants doivent parler librement sur le sujet donné. Vous pourriez utiliser la fiche également comme jeu de société. Elle peut être faite avec tous les âges ( avec quelques adaptations), niveau élémentaire à pré-intermédiaire selon le besoin de vos élèves. Si vous aimez cette fiche, vous pouvez en trouver d’autres communication orales ici:https://fr.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/communication_orale_-_jaime_mieuxparce_que/el%C3%A9mentaire-a1/112044 - Fiches FLE

You might well have come across Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But what if that model could be applied to social media? Take a look at the following infographic: On the left-hand side there are the classic Maslow levels that make up the hierarchy: Physiological Safety Belonging Esteem Self-Realisation (or Self-Actualisation) But on the right-hand side

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