Animal Adaptations: Physical and Behavioral

These sites are about the behaviors and physical traits that enable animals to survive in their environments. Topics cover camouflage, mimicry, and natural selection. Includes images, games, and lesson plans. There is a link to eThemes Resource on natural selection.

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• National Geographic: Cats, Plans for Perfection

  This site covers the anatomy and physiology of cats and how they have adapted from the first saber-toothed tiger. Note: This site includes ads.

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• PBS: Night Creatures of the Kalahari

  Learn how these nocturnal animals have adapted to their environment. Click on "Night Vision" to learn how their vision has adapted.

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• PBS: Evolution in Action

  This online game shows how mutations develop. Read the instructions before starting.

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• Quia: Animal Adaptations Vocabulary List

  This is a vocabulary list of important words developed for fourth-grade biology.

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• BugBios: Class Insecta: Butterfly Wings

  Click on a wing pattern and learn how wing colors, patterns, and shapes help protect butterflies from their predators. The reading level is for older students.

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• Rainforest Alliance: Species Profiles

  Click on a the name of an animal or plant to learn more about how that species has adapted to life in the rain forest.

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• Scholastic: Dirtmeister: Animal Adaptation

  Use this website to help write a report on a particular animal and the ways that it has adapted to its environment.

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• Darwin and Natural Selection

  Read an explanation of Darwin's theories on evolution. This site describes how he came up with the theory and how it became published. The reading level is for older students.

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• Animal Camouflage Lesson Plan

  This online game shows how mutations develop. Read the instructions before starting.

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• Critter Camouflage

  Learn about the different ways animals can use camouflage to protect themselves from other animals. Includes a link that explains mimicry.

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• Camouflage Field Book

  In this short game, decide which animals camouflage into their environment the best. This is fun for the SMARTboard.

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• Penguin Adaptation

  Learn how penguins are adapted for a life at sea. There are several activity and discussion ideas.

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• Reptile Adaptations

  Learn how reptiles adapt to live in their environments. Includes discussion questions. This is a nine-page PDF file.

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• Animal Adaptation Teacher Guide

  This 21-page PDF file is an extensive teaching guide on animal adaptations. Includes vocabulary words, examples of how particular animals have adapted to their environments, and lesson plans.

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• Science NetLinks: Animal Adaptation

  In this lesson, students will learn about animals and how well they have adapted to satisfying their needs in natural habitats through classroom discussion and activities.

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• Animal Adaptations Game

  How fast can you match the animals' adaptations? Select the three correct answers then press the big red button before the clock runs out.

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• National Geographic: Create a Creature

  Students can learn about animal adaptations and apply what they have learned by designing their own imaginary animal in this lesson activity.

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• Education World: Amusing Adaptations

  Here is a fun activity designed to enhance students' understanding of adaptations.

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• BBC: Interdependence and Adaptation

  Test your knowledge of interdependence and adaptations with this online quiz.

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• Animal Coverings

  This four-page PDF file describes the different kinds of coverings animals have developed to adapt to their environments. Includes a vocabulary list and several activity ideas, some of which require a microscope.

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• eThemes Resource: Natural Selection

  These sites provide information about the concept of natural selection. Learn how the natural selection process occurs and its effect on the evolution of living things. The topics cover natural selection, theory of evolution, adaptation, and misconceptions about natural selection. Includes examples, an interview transcript, online resources, lesson plans, and video clips. There is a link to eThemes Resource on animal adaptations.

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• eThemes Resource: Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Biodiversity: Games and Videos

  These sites are about natural selection, adaptation, and human impacts on biodiversity. Includes interactive games and videos. Also includes links to the more general resources on animal adaptations and ecosystems.

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