1. Animal Adaptations The Cheetah
Organisms have a great variety of internal and external structures that enable them to survive in a specific habitat (e.g., echolocation, seed dispersal, skull diversity). (C.S. 3.2; 5.2 & 4.1)
Mrs. Trotter
Vian Middle School

2. Three categories of adaptations
Structural
Behavioral
Functional
Animals that cannot adapt well to the changing environment could become extinct.

3. Variation- a slight difference in an inherited trait of individuals of a species

4. Cheetah- Adapted Well Watch here
Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals in the world!
It can cover 200 meters in 7 seconds (that is half a lap on the track)
It can accelerate from 0 to 29 meters per second in 3 seconds!
What does a cheetah have to do with our lesson?
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5. Listen for adaptations
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Listen for adaptations

6. Making Champion Cheetahs!
1.Read the article first!
2.Fill in each blank section of the animal cutout with an adaptation
3.Color and cut out the animal parts.
4.Tape the parts along side the corresponding body parts.
5.They should be taped like a flap. See example

7. Making a habitat Use your completed champion cheetah
Glue it on the provided poster paper
Create a habitat for your animal
Add any information about the animal that is relevant