Animal Adaptations grade 4

Animal Adaptations

Part 1

S3L1.b

•I can construct an explanation that describes why organisms thrive in their respective habitats.

•I can explain what adaptation, camouflage, hibernation, migration, and mimicry is.

Essential Questions?

• How can you infer which region an animal lives in based on its adaptations?

• What is adaption? Camouflage? Hibernation? Migration? Mimicry?

Multiple Choice

The ways in which species change overtime in response to their changing environment is known as ______________.

• migration

• adaptation

• hibernation

Multiple Choice

What causes an organism to adapt?

• Organisms decide on their own to adapt.

• Changes in their natural habitat causes them to adapt overtime.

Multiple Choice

Ture or False.

An organism can develop a new set of adaptations which creates an entirely new species.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An animal is using the adaptation __________________, when it is disguising itself using either colors and patterns, mimesis (imitation of objects), or mimicry (imitation of other animals).

• walking

• camouflaging

• running

Multiple Select

How do animals disguise themselves? Check all that apply.

• Colors and Patterns

• They don't disguise themselves.

• Mimesis (Imitation of Objects)

• Mimicry (Imitation of Other Animals)

Examples of Mimicry

Let's take a look!

Multiple Choice

_________is when a plant or animal looks like another animal or object for defense or to gain an advantage.

• Copying

• Twinning

• Mimicry

Poll

How do you feel about animal adaptations so far?

• I feel great! I completely understand.

• I feel OK. I still need to review on my own.

• I am confused and need to review the lesson with my teacher..

animal adaptations

camouflage and hibernation

camouflage

when an animal blends into their environment

Multiple Choice

Which one of these animals are camouflaging?

Open Ended

Why would an animal camouflage?

An animal camouflages because..........

hibernation

is like a long winter sleep to save energy

Multiple Select

Click on all the animals that hibernate. (there are three)

Poll

If you were an animal, would you like to hibernate?

• Yes, because I love naps!

• No because no one has time for that!

• No, because I would be out gathering food and playing with my animal friends!

• Yes, because I want to save my energy for spring!

Mimicry

when an animal imitates another animal to save itself

Multiple Select

Which of these creatures go together and mimic the other? (pick 2)

Multiple Select

Which two go together and mimic the other?

Open Ended

What is the most important fact that you learned today?