Lesson 5 and 6: What are structural adaptations? Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes Suggested learning sequence visual explorations of them in detail (See Introduction – ‘Useful structural adaptations websites’ for ideas). Introduce and explore of structural a adaptations’ retrieval ‘structural adaptations in different animals. chart with students to sort different Consider using one or more of the types of structural adaptations. Use an following ideas: animal explored so far, e.g. camel, to start this chart. In the chart, include Read the story Tiddalik the Frog where the animal lives. Introduce new Tiddalick: the Frog Who Caused a terms. Examples of adaptation types for Flood by Robert Roennfeldt the chart might include: (See web links’ for an ‘Useful body design e.g. monkeys moving audio or video version of this story). through trees Pause at key points in the story mouth and teeth shape e.g. and ask students to identify crocodiles Tiddalik’s structural adaptations for tongue shape e.g. giraffes life in the desert. Students could tail shape e.g. kangaroos also identify the structural eye shape e.g. owls adaptations of other animals in the body fat e.g. seals and penguins story. camouflage e.g. some reef fish are View the video of the catchy camel patterned to blend in with their song Camel Adaptation Song with surroundings Subtitles Lyrics at: – camouflage and body shape e.g. stick insects that are both shaped Create 5 10 quiz questions about – like a stick and coloured like a stick camel adaptations viewed in the colour warnings e.g. the poison video. Challenge students to watch dart frog is brightly coloured to be a and remember as much as warning possible from the video then run a adaptations. short class quiz. Discuss the structural adaptations and how they Activity Research – help the camel survive. Explain to students they are to form Explore a range of images of groups to research structural animals. As each animal is viewed, adaptations in different animals. At the students brainstorm what they see end of the research, their group will and why they think the adaptation need to present their findings to the helps the animal survive in the class. environment they live in. Try to include adaptations such as Depending on students’ needs and camouflage. resources available, have the Internet one or two videos that unpack and a range of books available for them structural adaptations of certain to research their animal. animals and take time to discuss
Lesson 5 and 6: What are structural adaptations? Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes Suggested learning sequence Introduction – visual explorations of structural adaptations Introduce and explore of structural adaptations in different animals. Consider using one or more of the following ideas: Read the story Tiddalik the Frog Tiddalick: the Frog Who Caused a Flood by Robert Roennfeldt (See ‘Useful web links’ for an audio or video version of this story). Pause at key points in the story and ask students to identify Tiddalik’s structural adaptations for life in the desert. Students could also identify the structural adaptations of other animals in the story. View the video of the catchy camel song Camel Adaptation Song with Subtitles – Lyrics at: Create 5 – 10 quiz questions about camel adaptations viewed in the video. Challenge students to watch and remember as much as possible from the video then run a short class quiz. Discuss the structural adaptations and how they help the camel survive. Explore a range of images of animals. As each animal is viewed, students brainstorm what they see and why they think the adaptation helps the animal survive in the environment they live in. Try to include adaptations such as camouflage. one or two videos that unpack structural adaptations of certain animals and take time to discuss them in detail (See ‘Useful websites’ for ideas). a ‘structural adaptations’ retrieval chart with students to sort different types of structural adaptations. Use an animal explored so far, e.g. camel, to start this chart. In the chart, include where the animal lives. Introduce new terms. Examples of adaptation types for the chart might include: body design e.g. monkeys moving through trees mouth and teeth shape e.g. crocodiles tongue shape e.g. giraffes tail shape e.g. kangaroos eye shape e.g. owls body fat e.g. seals and penguins camouflage e.g. some reef fish are patterned to blend in with their surroundings camouflage and body shape e.g. stick insects that are both shaped like a stick and coloured like a stick colour warnings e.g. the poison dart frog is brightly coloured to be a warning adaptations. Activity – Research Explain to students they are to form groups to research structural adaptations in different animals. At the end of the research, their group will need to present their findings to the class. Depending on students’ needs and resources available, have the Internet and a range of books available for them to research their animal.
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