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Animal Behavior and Adaptations

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Lots of resources about journaling can be found at www.readwritethink.org.
 
When having the students do research, have students use a study guide or venn diagram.  You could use some of the following as research questions: (Add others)

*What is your animals name?

*Describe your animal? (4 legs, fur, wings, brown, etc)

*What behavior does your animal have?  (Flies, crawls, swims, nocturnal, hibernates, etc)

*What kind of environment does your animal live? (Water, cold, hot, rain, etc)

*Where does your animal live? (Europe, North America, North Carolina, etc)

*What does your animal eat?  How often do they eat?

*What are animal adaptations does this animal need to survey? (Turn green, etc)

*Describe basic needs of the animal?  (food, water, oxygen, climate, shelter) – Some of this could be in the other questions.

*What are some Fun facts about the animal?

 
 
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Websites
NCWise Owl - Animal Adaptations
 
 
Videos
United Streaming -  (Many videos using Animal habitats)
 
Habitat changes have different effects on different species. Some types of animals are replaced by others during succession. Squirrels and woodpeckers replace rabbits when grasses are replaced by trees. Some species are more adaptable and can live through the habitat changes. White-tail deer live all over the United States and adapt to most habitats as long as there are trees for shelter. Species that live in only one type of habitat, like red-cockaded woodpeckers, can become endangered when that type of habitat is replaced. When no more of a species live anywhere, it is extinct. Extinction is a part of nature. Dinosaurs are an example of a species that did not adapt to changes and became extinct, while other types of animals adapted in a slow process called evolution. Evolution continues today, when habitats change even faster because of humans. Some animals are not adapting fast enough and face extinction. Some have responded to human changes by moving into new habitats, as cardinals have moved farther north in response to bird feeders. Some insect pests have adapted too well and have become immune to insecticides.  Grade(s) : 3-5

Creature Features (There are 7 different videos)  (05:00)
"Creature Features" is a series of seven five-minute programs which focuses on the delicate balance of ecosystems. The scientific concepts presented in this series include interdependence of lifeforms, animal habitats and communities, adaptation and human intervention. This series will bring to school children a special awareness and appreciation for nature and its processes. Grade(s) : 3-5   

 
 
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Last modified at 2/19/2009 10:58 AM  by Black, Leslie 
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