STEM: Animal Adaptations

Lessons, activities, resources and projects for elementary and middle school teachers to use to teach students about adaptations that allow an organism to survive in an environment. Predator | Prey | Camouflage | Mimicry | Hibernation | Migration
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A good way to compare and contrast animals and plants is to use a hula hoop venn diagram. This can be put on the bulletin board and can be hung up for an extended period of time and is easy to see.
Adaptations: Bird Beaks - Version 1
Adaptations: Bird Beaks. Create a bucket of "bird food". Then provide each student with a beak tool, like tongs, chopsticks, eye droppers, forks, pliers, tweezers, toothpicks, & clothespins. They should try to gather as much food as they can.
Vertebrates vs Invertebrates
Students investigate vertebrates and invertebrates with this engaging, hands-on science activity to determine the purpose of the backbone.
Vertebrates Invertebrates Animal Classification Science Hands-On Investigation
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Tabbed Booklet. This vertebrates and invertebrates…
Animal Classification Unit Vertebrate and Invertebrate Worksheet Lesson Plan
A full unit with lesson plans and activities to teach vertebrate and invertebrate along with the various classes of vertebrate including this fun creative activity of creating your own vertebrate animal with characteristics of classes. $
Cassie Dahl: Teaching and Technology
Bring the world to your students by engaging them with LIVE animal webcams from all over the world. Great examples of how to use this free website and app in any elementary classroom. Help students see the world outside of their classroom!
ABC's of Literacy
Karissa Hensel 4/8/16- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! i love penguins and this is such a great way to teach students about not only penguins but animals like them. This is a great visual for the students to see how these types of animals fur is, how they stay dry, and how they stay safe in their environment. I would have never thought of teaching an experiment like this.
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Feeding Adaptations in Beaks
20 Amazing Animal Adaptations for Living in the Desert
Without the benefit of modern technology, animals that make their home in the heat have had to come up with their own ways of staying cool and hydrated.