1. Lesson Sequence 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

2. Resources needed: Adaptations Demo 100 Toothpicks 100 Rubber bands
100g of rice
2 Spoons
2 tweezers
2 pairs of scissors
6 cups
Stopwatch

3. PLTS icons if needed

4. Who are the parents of these hybrids?
A group of living organisms/ All have similar characteristics/ They can interbreed and produce fertile offspring/ different species MAY have different number of chromosomes.
e.g. horse = 64, donkey = 62, Mule= 63
Hybrids are infertile because their parents are of different species. What do you think a species is?

5. B3 L1 Adaptations Starter Activity: Extension Task
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B3 L1 Adaptations
Level
Objective
Outcome
E-D
Give an example of an adaptation
Complete starter. C
Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources.
Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7.
B-A*
Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web.
Answer questions on slide 11 &12
Habitat
Species
Keywords
Adaptations
food chain
Food web
Starter Activity:
Match the species to the habitat
What makes the species suited to live in it’s habitat?
Extension Task
Can you change the species in any way to make it even better suited to its environment?

6. Living on Earth isn’t easy…
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Adaptation
Living on Earth isn’t easy…
All organisms (animals and plants) are adapted to life… even you!
Some organisms also have specific adaptations.
These are special features or behaviours that have evolved to make an organism particularly suited to its environment.
Teacher notes
See the ‘Competition’ presentation for more information on niches and other ecological terms.

7. How are the animals and plants adapted to their environments?

8. What is competition?
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Competition
All living things need natural resources, but the problem is that there is not enough for everyone. This means that living things have to fight (compete) for them in order to survive.
This struggle for resources is called competition.
Animals may compete for territory, food, mates, living space.
Plants may compete for space, light, nutrients and water.
What things might animals or plants compete with each other for? 8

9. Adaptations
When we are older what sort of things will we be competing with each other for? Are we competing for anything now?
Level
Objective
Outcome
E-D
Define species
Complete starter. C
Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources.
Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7.
B-A*
Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web.
Answer questions on slide 11 &12 9

10. Food webs Answer the questions below!
What might plants growing on the woodland floor compete for?
If there was a decrease ↓ in heather, how would it affect:
Rabbits?
Shrews?
Foxes?
Owls

11. Higher

12. Plenary: What have you learnt today?
Level
Objective
Outcome
E-D
Define species
Complete starter. C
Explain how adaptations help species compete for resources.
Complete demo and answer questions on slide 7.
B-A*
Suggest how the interdependence of species may affect particular members of a food web.
Answer questions on slide 11 &12
Plenary task
Adaptations
5 mins
Next lesson: competition and survival

13. Plenary: Which adaptation?
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Adaptation
Teacher notes
Appropriately coloured voting cards could be used with this classification activity to increase class participation. 13