Animal Adaptations Activities

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Objective

I can identify and demonstrate different animal adaptations through hands-on activities.

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Warm-up video

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Practice

7 questions

1

Define camouflage in your own words.

2

Describe how an animal's color can help it camouflage in its environment. Give an example from the video or one you know.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe one way an animal uses camouflage to hide from predators or prey, as shown in the video. Explain how the color of an animal, like the gray reef shark, can help it camouflage in the ocean.

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