Animal Adaptations - Vocabulary (U1W1)

Imagine you're a chameleon in a forest full of lush green trees. What would 'blending in' mean for you?

• To become one with the trees by looking similar to them

• To stand out by looking different from all the trees

• To wear the brightest colors and become the star of the forest

• To try to scare away the other creatures with your appearance

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

You are on a safari adventure! You spot a lion on the hunt. What would you call the lion who hunts the zebra for its meal?

• A lion is a predator

• A lion prefers a salad for lunch

• A tiny, defenseless lion cub

• A lion is the prey

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CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

What is the meaning of the word adaptation?

• Is it the ability to change in order to survive in its environment?

• Or maybe it's the ability to run very fast?

• Could it be the ability to change colors for fun?

• Or is it the ability to fly like a bird?

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the meaning of advantages?

• Something that improves something or someone and helps it succeed?

• A negative circumstance or condition?

• Something that is difficult to do?

• A type of animal?

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does 'disguise' mean?

• Is it about changing someone’s appearance so that they look like someone or something else?

• Or does it mean to behave in an unusual way?

• Maybe it's about running and playing outside?

• Or could it be about wearing bright clothes?

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Imagine you are on a safari in Africa. Which one of these animals you encounter would be known for its hunting skills?

• Lion

• Deer

• Butterfly

• Cow

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Can you guess an example of adaptation in the wild?

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Imagine you are scuba diving in the ocean. Which creature would you be most afraid to encounter?

• A shark

• A rabbit

• A butterfly

• A horse

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What is the meaning of central idea?

• A relevant idea in a text

• A little detail in a text

• the big idea of a text

• a fake story

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a relevant detail?

• A big detail that supports the central idea.

• A little detail that supports the central idea.

• An opinion that is important.

• A fact that is not necessarily true.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4