How animals change their environments
I can discuss how animals change their environment for their needs.
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General
In this lesson, students will learn about two ways animals can change their environments for their needs: physical traits and behaviors.
Standards
NGSS: K-ESS2-2
NGSS: K-ESS3-1
Learning objective
Students will be able to discuss how animals change their environment for their needs.
Introduction
Students will look at images of animals changing their environments and discuss them as a class. They will be introduced to the terms "adaptation" and "environment".
Instruction
Students will be presented with examples of physical traits, like sharks' gills and animals' fur. They will also look at examples of behavior, like whale migrating and bears hibernating. They will engage in two activities sorting between physical traits and behaviors.
Quiz
Review how animals change their environments with true/false, sorting, and multiple-choice questions.
Closing
Students will recall what they learned in the lesson. They will also complete an exit ticket putting an animal in an environment to help it blend in and identifying where a bear would hibernate.
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