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Animal Adaptations - video, article, activity

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Animal Adaptations - video, article, activity

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Introduction to the Grades 6-8 Argument Lab (Common Core State Standards Edition)

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About Gale In Context: Elementary

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About Gale In Context: Elementary Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. Don't know how to login? Depending on this location's preferences, the log-in process could include your library card number, a student or user ID, or another provided password.

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Learning Objectives for Animal Adaptations Exemplar Texts

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Learning Objectives for Animal Adaptations Exemplar Texts

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Learning Objectives for Animal Adaptations

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Introduce the unit. See page 9 in framework. Complete a GO on what the students already know. Share introductory video and complete a wow chart. Start a Glossary anchor chart or word wall with the word adaptation.

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Adaptations at Animal Wonders - Field Trip

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Do a deep dive into the bins and see what is interesting.  Sort books into different categories. Have a kid share a book that looks interesting. Model talking about books. Complete the pre assessment.

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Complete the pre assessment if more time is needed. Use an anchor text to read from and begin discussing text features. See page 11 in framework. Work on text features notebook.

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Finish Text Features Notebook. Begin Reader's Workshop see page 12 in framework. Model Accountable Talk (page 14). Add to your WOW Anchor Chart.

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Read from the anchor text. Draw a picture/diagram, create a word web, write a summary about the anchor text. Introduce the quizlet. Play the quizlet.

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Animal Classification - Details - Kahoot!

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Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn - any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

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Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn - any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

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Adaptation - Elementary Science Lesson Plan - Adaptation Definition - Flocabulary

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Food Chain Game - Science - Sheppard Software Educational Games for kids

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Food Chain Game - Food chains come to life: when a chain is correctly put together, it turns into an animated working chain!

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Updated November 2022 - let me know if there are any problems.

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The aim of this game is to help students learn English - specifically ESL (English as a second language).

This game is useful for practicing animal related words and phrases. While it is good to know the words for animals, it is not really all that useful in everyday life. So I wanted to make a game with animals that was more constructive and actually practiced making phrases. At the same time, I wanted to make a game that could practice basic verbs question forms such as 'how many', 'is it', 'can it' and so on. Animals and animal guessing gives a context in which using these verb phrases can be meaningful. The general idea is that you have to guess the mystery animal. In order to do you must narrow down the possible choices by asking questions which, hopefully, provides context and meaning for the question phrases.

The object of the game is to guess the eight hidden animals that are presented, one at a time, behind a question mark. Possible animals are display above the mystery box and are eliminated as questions are asked. The user can guess which animal it could be at any time by making a "I guess .... " phrase.

Some of the items may seem a bit ambiguous or strange; it is quite hard to think of enough forms that can be used to describe a range of animals. This is why there are questions about dragons eating meat and other such things that may not be immediately obvious. At the same time, sorry if there are any answers that are wrong or probably wrong - dolphins eating fish and so on.

I hope that this game can be useful practice for forming questions with matching of question words and auxiliaries. At the same time, hopefully it will re-enforce the meanings of the forms through practising them in a contextual way. While vocabulary for animals may not be the most useful for everyday life, constructing basic question forms is a lot more applicable.

The background image was drawn on the basis of a photo I took in the mountains in the south of China, with a few other Chinese type elements added in to make it look more interesting. It was supposed to be quite China themed with the long wall and Chinese style roof; I really hope it looks appealing.

This game should work on mobiles and tablets but please leave a comment if it does not do so. And please leave any comments on what you think or if there is anything that could be improved

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A game to practice making questions in English. Guess the animal by forming questions and looking the pictures. This game is free, online and specifically for ESL students.

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Loggerhead Turtles

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Penguins

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Sea Turtles

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Find the match - Tap the matching answer to eliminate it. Repeat until all answers are gone.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Match up - Drag and drop each keyword next to its definition.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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1) What part of a hummingbirds body helps it fly in all directions? a) Wings b) Beak 2) What part of a cheetahs body helps it run fast? a) Tail b) Legs 3) What is camoflauge? a) Blending in to a environment. b) Pretending to be something else. 4) What is mimicry? a) Blending in. b) Imitating the look of another animal. 5) What is an adaptation of the pelican? a) Beak b) Wings 6) What is an instinct? a) Something an animal knows when it is born. b) Something it learns. 7) What is a learned behavior? a) Something an animal knows when it is born. b) Something an animal learns. 8) What is hibernation? a) When an animal goes into a deep sleep-like state. b) When an animal moves from one place to another. 9) What is migration? a) When an animal goes into a deep sleep-like state. b) When an animal moves from one place to another. 10) Why do snakes lay in the sunlight? a) To warm up. b) To cool off.

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1) What part of a hummingbirds body helps it fly in all directions? a) Wings b) Beak 2) What part of a cheetahs body helps it run fast? a) Tail b) Legs 3) What is camoflauge? a) Blending in to a environment. b) Pretending to be something else. 4) What is mimicry?

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Find the match - Tap the matching answer to eliminate it. Repeat until all answers are gone.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Quiz - A series of multiple choice questions. Tap the correct answer to proceed.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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1) Flexible stems that will not break in strong winds is an example of... a) adaptation b) camoflauge 2) Broad leaves to capture limited sunlight is an example of... a) adaptation b) camoflauge 3) Narrow leaves to prevent water loss is an example of... a) adaptation b) camoflauge 4) Leaves with a waxy coating is an example of... a) adaptation b) camoflauge 5) In what environment would you find a plant with broad leaves to capture limited sunlight a) grassland biome b) rainforest biome c) polar biome 6) Which habitat would a sloth be most adapted too? a) desert b) savanna c) wetland d) tropical forest 7) Why would you find a sloth in a tropical forest? a) Sloths have long fur to keep them warm. b) Sloths have large eyes that help them see well. c) Sloths have brown coloring that camouflages them in the dirt. d) Sloths have long limbs and claws for holding onto branches. 8) Many owls' feathers share coloring and patterns with the trees they live in. This is an example of what kind of adaptation? a) mimicry b) behavioral c) mutalism d) camouflage 9) Which climate is a penguin best adapted too? a) dry climate b) cold climate c) warm climate d) temperate climate 10) Which adaptation clearly suggests penguins are best adapted to a cold climate? a) short tail b) sharp beak c) layer of fat d) flipper-like wings 11) If a fern were moved from a rain forest to a desert, how would it most likely change if it adapted to the new environment? a) It would grow taller. b) Its leaves would become thicker. c) It would grow flowers. d) It's roots would become shorter. 12) If a rabbit were moved from a cold tundra to a temperate forest, how would it most likely change if it adapted to the new environment? a) Its tail would become bushier. b) Its eyes would change color. c) Its ears would grow larger. d) Its fur would become thinner. 13) If a lily pad was moved to a deeper pond, how would it most likely change as it adapted to this new environment? a) It would grow taller. b) It would become greener. c) It would grow smaller flowers. d) It would become thicker. 14) Which environment is a penguin best adapted to? a) marine environment b) desert environment c) rain forest environment d) grassland environment 15) Which adaptation clearly suggests penguins are best adapted to a marine environment? a) eye b) webbed feet c) sharp beak d) layer of fat 16) Which adaptation helps plants survive cold weather? a) growing tall b) making seeds c) releasing pollen d) dropping leaves 17) Which adaptation helps plants survive warm weather? a) reproducing b) blossoming c) storing water d) changing leaf color

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1) Flexible stems that will not break in strong winds is an example of... 2) Broad leaves to capture limited sunlight is an example of...