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Animal Adaptation Student Scavenger Hunt

Have you ever wondered why some animals survive and others end up becoming extinct? Do you think it has anything to do with where an animal lives or how much food is available? I wonder why a beaver has such a large, flat tail. Through this series of lessons, you will be able to discover some of the qualities that help animals survive in different environments. View the rubric to see how you will be assessed.

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/adapt.html

How would you adapt? Circle your choice and explain why.

I would change myself, my behavior, or my location because

http://www.chias.org/online/hoh/adaptation.html

Learn how a beaver has adapted to its environment by dressing Alex. Draw each body part and describe how it helps a beaver survive.

Drawing

Name of Body Part

How does it help?

Tail

Body Covering

Feet

Teeth

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/physical.html

Which set of teeth is better for tearing off chunks of flesh? Which one is better for grinding up plants? Explain why.

Image of a Ceratosaurus skull and a Triceratops skull.

Describe how each of the different bird feet might be useful.

Image showing the feet of four different birds: Heron, Eagle, Duck, and Sparrow. This image also shows bones in the forelimbs of four different animals: a bat's arm, a human's arm, a bird's wing, and a horse's foreleg. Please have someone assist you with this.

Animal	How is this foot useful?
Heron
Eagle
Duck
Sparrow

http://whozoo.org/Anlife99/danyaroj/clownfishindex2.htm

Describe a behavioral adaptation of the clownfish.

http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/index.html

Complete the chart. Research all of the animals for North
America. Choose one animal to research for each of the remaining continents.

Continent	Animal Name	Adaptation	Physical or Behavioral
North America	Polar Bear
	American Alligator
	Prairie Dog
	Mountain Goat
Continent	Animal Name	Adaptation	Physical or Behavioral
South America
Eurasia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Oceans

Choose 3 of the animals that you researched. Describe how each animal’s adaptation helps the animal to survive. Make sure to pick at least one animal that has a physical adaptation and one animal that has a behavioral adaptation.

Animal 1:

Animal 2:

Animal 3:

View the link to the following Kidspiration organizer on polar bears. Add any additional information to your own chart above.

http://hometown.aol.com/cre82/page2.html

Choose an animal. It can be one that you have researched or one that you would like to learn more about. Use Kidspiration to web at least three ways the animal is adapted to survive in their environment. Make sure to tell if the adaptation is behavioral or physical. You will be presenting and explaining your web to the class. Include pictures and be creative!

http://ecokids.earthday.ca/pub/fun_n_games/games/adaptations/popup.cfm

Play this interactive game to decide what three characteristics will help each animal survive. This will test what you have learned about animal adaptations.

http://www.switchzoo.com/zoo.htm

Explore Switcharoo Zoo. Choose an animal and switch the tail, feet and head. Read about how each part would help your mixed up animal survive. Draw your mixed up animal, attach it to your packet and write a description about how you improved the animal to help it survive. Don’t forget to give your new animal a name.

Animal Name
Tail
Feet
Head

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