This lesson will introduce students to the idea of animals adapting to suit their environments. They will examine the specific traits some animals have that make them special. The activities will help them understand how these traits help them survive. (Most appropriate for grade levels K-3.)
Standards:
Living and non-living things have specific physical properties that can be used to sort and classify.
K.LS.1: Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
K.LS.2: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
1.LS.1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.
1.LS.2: Living things survive only in environments that meet their needs.
2.LS.2: All organisms alive today results from their ancestors, some of which may be extinct. Not all kinds of organisms that lived in the past are represented by living organisms today.