1. Predictions about adaptations
Thursday, January 15th, 2015

2. Do Now
Homework
Complete the worksheet and the reading about the Taiga
Do Now
Take out your chart from yesterday and be prepared to go over it.
What is the difference between structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations?
Give an example of each type of adaptation from your chart

3. Tundra
Taiga
Deciduous Forest
Characteristics of Biome
Very Cold,
Small plants, Long periods of darkness, no trees
Coniferous trees
Broadleaf trees
Seasonal
Types of Animals
Penguins,
Polar Bears,
Caribou,
Wolves
Amur Leopard
Types of adaptations
Fat,
Hibernation, Huddling to keep warm, Caribou can travel when they are born
Thick fur

4. Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Grassland
No seasons
Hot and dry,
Rocky and sandy
Warm, Not many trees, More water than desert, less water than forest
Birds of Paradise
Impala
Colorful feathers and songs/dances to attract mates
Very fast and agile to escape from predetors

5. Objectives
SWBAT predict which environment an animal lives in based on the adaptations the animals have.
SWBAT explain why certain adaptations are advantageous to the animal.
Essential Question
How are animals adapted for certain environments?

6. Vocabulary Camouflage
Structural adaptation that enables an animal to blend in with its surroundings
Allows species to avoid detection by predators

7. Notes for today
Title: Adaptations
Date: 1/15/2015

8. Question 1
The following animal is Camel. Camels have the ability to store lots of fat in their humps so that they don’t need a lot of water.
This is a ______________________ adaptation for the _____________ biome because ________________ _______________________________

9. Question 2
Sea Turtles lay their eggs on warm beaches. When the Sea Turtles hatch they instinctively go to the ocean.
This is a ____________ adaptation that helps the sea turtle survive because _______________ ____________________________________________

10. Question 3
When the Egyptian vulture finds a heavy ostrich egg, it cannot lift it with its beak. Instead, it picks up a rock to drop on the egg in order to break it.
This is a __________________adaptation that helps the vulture survive because ___________ ____________________________________________

11. Question 4
Tigers have stripes that help it blend in with tall grasses.
This is a ______________________ adaptation for the ______________________ biome because ____________________________________________. This helps the tiger survive because _________ ____________________________________________

12. Independent work Complete the 5 questions on the front
Read about the Taiga on the back and answer the question.
Finish for homework
Please work independently

13. Answer the Essential Question
How are animals adapted for certain environments?

14. Exit Ticket
What kinds of adaptations help the walrus survive in its environment?
What kind of environment is the walrus adapted for?
The pictures below are of the same snowshoe hare in winter and in summer. What environment might the snowshoe hare live in?
What is this adaptation and how does it help the hare survive?