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In this lesson, students make observations to construct an explanation of why camouflage is helpful to animals.

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quick start: food is a basic animal need

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quick start: food is a basic animal need

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act out different animals eating; good way to move around; keep this short (it's from a K unit)

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portrait of boy by Hogan Imaging

quail head by Nico Giuliani

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

woodpecker on tree branch by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

baby raccoon head on top of Pat's body by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Seregraff

raccoon by pool of water by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: eddtoro

treehouse by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: AfriramPOE

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

hand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: aloneman13d

quail head by Nico Giuliani

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

boy standing (1) by Hogan Imaging

boy standing (2) by Sergey Novikov

close-up video of quail in wilderness by Phooj Vaj

girl standing by Sergey Novikov

raccoon walking in pool of water and staff demonstration by darlaz2b

seeds in palm of hand by Jcomeau ictx

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail flapping wings and Pat demonstrating by Texas Parks and Wildlife

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail scratching for seeds and Pat demonstrating by Don Desjardin

video close-up of foraging raccoons by Mossy Oak

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail pecking for seeds and Pat demonstrating by Barbara Weaver

baby raccoon by Sonsedska Yuliia

pond snails in palm of hand by Water Garden Plants

video of quail sprinting and Pat demonstrating by Texas Parks and Wildlife

California quial by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: cynoclub

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

wood-boring insects by Charlotte Simmonds

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board

Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals:

Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth)

Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs)

Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs)

Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs)

?? Where do these belong??

If you like, have students color these full-page animal cards . Go to the next slide for how to use the bulletin board as a class activity.

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How many different kinds of animals are there?

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals: Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth) Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs) Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs) Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs) ?? Where do these belong??

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In this lesson, students make observations to construct an explanation of why camouflage is helpful to animals.

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The natural world is filled with animals trying to eat other animals and trying to avoid being eaten. The pressure to find food or to keep from becoming someone else's dinner has, over millions of years, produced an incredibly effective way to escape detection by predators or prey: camouflage.

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The natural world is filled with animals trying to eat other animals and trying to avoid being eaten. The pressure to find food or to keep from becoming someone else's dinner has, over millions of years, produced an incredibly effective way to escape detection by predators or prey: camouflage.

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what are nocturnal animals?
how have nocturnal animals adapted to living and being active in the nighttime?
-big eyes; good hearing

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Frog Calls & biodiversity in North America

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Frog Calls & biodiversity in North America

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These readings are free with registration at Newsela. Readings are available in English or Spanish and can be adjusted for reading level. Writing prompts and quiz questions are available for each reading.

Meet a scientist in Mexico who found a new kind of parrot by following a bird call he had never heard before. (Grade 2)

Read about a tree frog in India that was found, then lost, and then found again, 137 years later. (Grade 2)

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These readings are free with registration at Newsela. Readings are available in English or Spanish and can be adjusted for reading level. Writing prompts and quiz questions are available for each reading. Meet a scientist in Mexico who found a new kind of parrot by following a bird call he had never heard before.

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Read: The Girl Who Taught in Pictures about Dr. Temple Grandin

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Read: The Girl Who Taught in Pictures about Dr. Temple Grandin

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Find these materials or a close substitute:

Paper (1 sheet of white paper, or 4-5 different colored sheets)

Pencil

Ruler

Marker or pen

4-5 different-sized circular objects to trace (plate, can, bowl, etc)

Ink pad* and household objects (disposable cutlery, toothpicks, beads, pen caps, etc) for printing

Optional: Scissors and glue, for layering different colors of paper

*Note: If you don't have an ink pad, you can just draw with markers instead

Activity GUIDE:

Refer to these steps to keep young innovators on track as they create:
1. Use objects to trace concentric circles.
2. Draw a dot in the center.

3. Align the ruler with the dot. Mark along the ruler on either side of the dot-Support kids with this as necessary. ( 2:42)
4. Print over both marks with the same object.

Support being reflective-If kids are rushing and not noticing if their designs match, remind them that reflecting before each print will ensure their artwork is more balanced and calming at the end.

Ask: How can you be sure your artwork is balanced? How might you check?

5. Rotate the ruler and repeat until each circle is filled. ( 3:04)

Ask: What objects have you printed with so far? What else could you print with to get a different shape or type of line?

More Ideas:

Every project presents opportunities to add your own twists or extensions. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Step It Up! Create your own stamps out of craft foam. Cut out the main shape, then etch details into it with a pen or pencil. Glue it to a cardboard backing.

Step It Up! Print with paint instead of ink. Take your time to mix custom paint colors before you start. Use a thin coat of paint to stamp.

More people? Make a huge version on poster-size paper and get everyone in your household involved!

Wrap Up Questions:

Lock in the learning by asking kids these questions about their project and how they practiced the featured Innovator's Mindset element:

What objects did you use to make these designs? Which one do you like best? Why?

How did you make sure your finished artwork was balanced and matched on both sides? How did being reflective help?

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Camp Galileo Anywhere! | Mindful Art Project Challenge

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Find these materials or a close substitute: Paper (1 sheet of white paper, or 4-5 different colored sheets) Pencil Ruler Marker or pen 4-5 different-sized circular objects to trace (plate, can, bowl, etc) Ink pad* and household objects (disposable cutlery, toothpicks, beads, pen caps, etc) for printing Optional: Scissors and glue, for layering different colors of paper *Note: If you don't have an ink pad, you can just draw with markers instead Refer to these steps to keep young innovators on track as they create: 1.

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why do different birds have different beaks?
how do different body parts help different animals survive?

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There are several ways to extend this activity.

Repeat the activity with additional "foods" in each test square. Rubber bands make good worms. Different pastas can simulate seed pods. Marbles and pennies present a challenge. Which beak works best for which food?

Simulate situations that make food more difficult to get. Crumple aluminum foil to represent rough tree bark. Sprinkle it with beans and macaroni.

Check out the "Choose Your Food" activity from AAAS Science Net Links, which includes instructions for adding a mathematical component to the activity. Students count how many food items each beak picks up in a given time. Graph the data to compare the performance of different beaks.

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There are several ways to extend this activity. Repeat the activity with additional "foods" in each test square. Rubber bands make good worms. Different pastas can simulate seed pods. Marbles and pennies present a challenge. Which beak works best for which food? Simulate situations that make food more difficult to get.

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biodiversity mystery science

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board

Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals:

Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth)

Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs)

Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs)

Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs)

?? Where do these belong??

If you like, have students color these full-page animal cards . Go to the next slide for how to use the bulletin board as a class activity.

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How many different kinds of animals are there?

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals: Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth) Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs) Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs) Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs) ?? Where do these belong??

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-100 dixie cups

-100 small wooden cubes

-100 big wooden cubes

-100 legos

-100 straws

-100 popsicle sticks

-100 foam cubes

-100 notecards

-100 beads

-100 pipe cleaners

-100 strips of construction paper
-100 magnatiles
-100 pattern blocks

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-white paper
-pencil/ruler/markers
-4-5 circular objects (plates, cans, candles, coins, etc)
-Ink pad
-stamps from discount school supply
-toothpicks, beads, pen caps, etc

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Read book and look at real images of her work

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Named for her mantra, this picture book bio introduces Zaha Hadid, the visionary English-Iraqi architect who never compromised her singular vision. "Powerful" -Kirkus, starred review

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Help your child find these materials or a close substitute:

Cardboard for the ground

Some paper (cardstock is best, but printer paper works too)

Markers

Scissors

Tape

Glue

Optional: Other materials to build with (cardboard tubes, paper plates, straws, etc.)

Activity gUIDE:

Refer to these steps to keep young innovators on track as they create:
1. Brainstorm what the tourist attraction will look like.

Ask: What kind of attraction is it? A structure like a tower or bridge? Or somewhere people go to have fun, like an amusement park or zoo?

Ask: What makes your attraction so special? Is it the tallest? Does it have special features like secret passageways, tunnels or slides?

2. Build the tourist attraction.

Support being courageous-If kids are reluctant to try the idea they imagined during the brainstorm, have them just start making a few of the paper forms shown in the video and then put them together to build part of their idea. Once they get started it's likely they'll feel more confident figuring out the rest of their idea.

Support with paper folding techniques as necessary. (View options at 1:57)

3. Create a city to go around the tourist attraction.
More Ideas:

Every project presents opportunities to add your own twists or extensions. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Step it up! Try building things that move as part of the tourist attraction (a spinning ride, a swing, etc.)

Share it with others by giving city tours. Like a good tour guide, tell visitors about what makes each part of the city special and interesting!

Wrap Up Questions:

Lock in the learning by asking kids these questions about their project and how they practiced the featured Innovator's Mindset element:

Tell me about your attraction/city and what makes it special.

Was there a part of your project that you weren't sure how to make at first? Were you able to be courageous and try anyway? What did you discover once you tried building it?

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Join Camp Anywhere! | Galileo Camps: Paper Metropolis Challenge

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Help your child find these materials or a close substitute: Cardboard for the ground Some paper (cardstock is best, but printer paper works too) Markers Scissors Tape Glue Optional: Other materials to build with (cardboard tubes, paper plates, straws, etc.) Refer to these steps to keep young innovators on track as they create: 1.

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Frog Calls & biodiversity in North America

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Frog Calls & biodiversity in North America

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These readings are free with registration at Newsela. Readings are available in English or Spanish and can be adjusted for reading level. Writing prompts and quiz questions are available for each reading.

Meet a scientist in Mexico who found a new kind of parrot by following a bird call he had never heard before. (Grade 2)

Read about a tree frog in India that was found, then lost, and then found again, 137 years later. (Grade 2)

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These readings are free with registration at Newsela. Readings are available in English or Spanish and can be adjusted for reading level. Writing prompts and quiz questions are available for each reading. Meet a scientist in Mexico who found a new kind of parrot by following a bird call he had never heard before.

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board

Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals:

Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth)

Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs)

Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs)

Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs)

?? Where do these belong??

If you like, have students color these full-page animal cards . Go to the next slide for how to use the bulletin board as a class activity.

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How many different kinds of animals are there?

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals: Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth) Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs) Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs) Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs) ?? Where do these belong??

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engineering: design a bird feeder for a specific type of bird

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engineering: design a bird feeder for a specific type of bird

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TEACHERS - NEED A NATURAL STOPPING POINT?

Building a prototype bird feeder can take up to 30 more minutes if your class is enthusiastic.

If your time is limited, this is a natural stopping point. You can have students write their names on their worksheets and collect them. You can then build the prototype bird feeders and complete the worksheet during your next science class.

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How could you get more birds to visit a bird feeder?

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TEACHERS - NEED A NATURAL STOPPING POINT? Building a prototype bird feeder can take up to 30 more minutes if your class is enthusiastic. If your time is limited, this is a natural stopping point. You can have students write their names on their worksheets and collect them.

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engineering: design a bird feeder for a specific type of bird

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engineering: design a bird feeder for a specific type of bird

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TEACHERS - NEED A NATURAL STOPPING POINT?

Building a prototype bird feeder can take up to 30 more minutes if your class is enthusiastic.

If your time is limited, this is a natural stopping point. You can have students write their names on their worksheets and collect them. You can then build the prototype bird feeders and complete the worksheet during your next science class.

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How could you get more birds to visit a bird feeder?

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TEACHERS - NEED A NATURAL STOPPING POINT? Building a prototype bird feeder can take up to 30 more minutes if your class is enthusiastic. If your time is limited, this is a natural stopping point. You can have students write their names on their worksheets and collect them.

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Books are offered at exclusively low prices and shipped to the classroom for free. Plus each order gives back to the class in FREE Books and resources.

Parent: To place an order, you must be connected to a teacher via the Class Code, or search for the teacher to get connected. If you already have an account, just SIGN IN.

Share your Class Code with friends and extended family for ordering online.

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The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

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Patricia overcame racism to become a doctor and invent a life-changing treatment for blindness. Good For: Inspiring Biography, Simple Rhyming Text with Colorful Collage-Style Art, Modeling Courage and Concern for Others Topics and Themes: African Americans, Civil Rights Movement, Medicine, Racism, Sexism, Women in Science, STEAM

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Mystery Science "what do people who are blind see?"

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Mystery Science "what do people who are blind see?"

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-from 4th grade unit; younger kids can do with some support
-need to pre-order credit card magnifiers in advance

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Why does a lens make an image appear upside-down?

The lenses in your eyes are known as "convex" lenses: they're curved outward. As light rays enter the far edges of a convex lens, the light rays are bent inwards. In other words, light rays entering the top of the lens bend down toward the bottom of the retina, and light rays coming in from the bottom of the lens bend toward the top of the retina. This is why the image looks upside-down! (You might wonder: Why don't we see everything upside-down? That is a question which puzzled scientists... learn more!

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Why does a lens make an image appear upside-down? The lenses in your eyes are known as "convex" lenses: they're curved outward. As light rays enter the far edges of a convex lens, the light rays are bent inwards.

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quick start: food is a basic animal need

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quick start: food is a basic animal need

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act out different animals eating; good way to move around; keep this short (it's from a K unit)

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portrait of boy by Hogan Imaging

quail head by Nico Giuliani

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

woodpecker on tree branch by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

baby raccoon head on top of Pat's body by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Seregraff

raccoon by pool of water by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: eddtoro

treehouse by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: AfriramPOE

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

hand by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: aloneman13d

quail head by Nico Giuliani

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

video walking through forest by Zenvision TV

boy standing (1) by Hogan Imaging

boy standing (2) by Sergey Novikov

close-up video of quail in wilderness by Phooj Vaj

girl standing by Sergey Novikov

raccoon walking in pool of water and staff demonstration by darlaz2b

seeds in palm of hand by Jcomeau ictx

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail flapping wings and Pat demonstrating by Texas Parks and Wildlife

video of quail scratching for seeds by Don Desjardin

video of woodpecker pecking wood and demonstration by Benjamin Slade

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail scratching for seeds and Pat demonstrating by Don Desjardin

video close-up of foraging raccoons by Mossy Oak

video of foraging raccoons and staff demonstration by Mossy Oak

video of quail pecking for seeds and Pat demonstrating by Barbara Weaver

baby raccoon by Sonsedska Yuliia

pond snails in palm of hand by Water Garden Plants

video of quail sprinting and Pat demonstrating by Texas Parks and Wildlife

California quial by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: cynoclub

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

wood-boring insects by Charlotte Simmonds

video of woodpecker pecking wood by Benjamin Slade

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

squirrel eating acorn by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Mircea C

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board

Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals:

Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth)

Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs)

Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs)

Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs)

?? Where do these belong??

If you like, have students color these full-page animal cards . Go to the next slide for how to use the bulletin board as a class activity.

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How many different kinds of animals are there?

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Activity: Kinds-of-Animals Bulletin Board Set up the bulletin board by dividing it into 5 blocks, labeling one for each group of animals: Mammals (bones, hair/fur, live birth) Birds (bones, feathers, lays eggs) Reptiles (bones, scales, lays eggs) Boneless Animals (no bones, no fur/feathers, lays eggs) ?? Where do these belong??

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why do different birds have different beaks?
how do different body parts help different animals survive?

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There are several ways to extend this activity.

Repeat the activity with additional "foods" in each test square. Rubber bands make good worms. Different pastas can simulate seed pods. Marbles and pennies present a challenge. Which beak works best for which food?

Simulate situations that make food more difficult to get. Crumple aluminum foil to represent rough tree bark. Sprinkle it with beans and macaroni.

Check out the "Choose Your Food" activity from AAAS Science Net Links, which includes instructions for adding a mathematical component to the activity. Students count how many food items each beak picks up in a given time. Graph the data to compare the performance of different beaks.

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There are several ways to extend this activity. Repeat the activity with additional "foods" in each test square. Rubber bands make good worms. Different pastas can simulate seed pods. Marbles and pennies present a challenge. Which beak works best for which food? Simulate situations that make food more difficult to get.

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3rd grade mystery science

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T-rex by Homeschoolerswrite.org

bear skeleton by Tiia Monto , used under CC BY-SA

bear by Sergiodlarosa , used under CC BY-SA

sauropod drawing by ДиБгд

broken skull by Mirta12 , used under CC BY-SA

Dreadnoughtus by Jennifer Hall , used under CC BY

laying next to large bone by Imgur

cat by Moyan Brenn , used under CC BY

gorilla by Kate , used under CC BY-SA

squirrel by Tambako The Jaguar , used under CC BY-ND

velociraptor sculpture by jamieanne , used under CC BY-ND

bird like dinosaur by Aaron Tierney , used under CC BY-SA

digging out fossil by Антон Черный

Brontosaurus by Charles Robert Knight

egg fossils by Wolfgang Sauber , used under CC BY-SA

hatching egg fossil by Tim Evanson , used under CC BY-SA

Earth by Celestia? , used under CC BY

cats by Tanya.K. , used under CC BY

chimpanzees by Michele W , used under CC BY-ND

horses by smerikal , used under CC BY-SA

Iguana hatching by Justin Walguarnery.

crocodiles hatching by Grace Kat , used under CC BY-SA

snake hatching by Vijay Krishna , used under CC BY-SA

Astroid by Don Davis/NASA

dinosaurs dying off by National Science Foundation, Zina Deretsky

green lizard by Jean-Jacques Boujot , used under CC BY-SA

bones in ground by Richard Fortey

giant lizards by Ian Wright , used under CC BY-SA

theater by Machine-History.Com

dinosaur cartoon by Scarpuss

reptile skull by Bone Clones

Jurassic Park video clip by MovieClips.com

T-rex head sculpture by Ballista , used under CC BY-SA

old drawing by Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond

diggin up fossils by Origo

T-rex skeleton by stu_spivack , used under CC BY-SA

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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

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Animal Adaptations: Zebra, External Structures, and Optical Illusions | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn how zebra stripes create an optical illusion that tricks predators in this video from NATURE/ Natural Born Hustlers Part 1: Staying Alive. The black and white striped external structure of zebras has long baffled scientists as they try to understand the evolutionary benefits of the bold pattern.

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Animal Adaptations: Countershading, Camouflage, and Great White Sharks | PBS LearningMedia

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In this video and supporting materials from NATURE: Natural Born Hustlers Part 2: The Hunger Hustle, learn about how some animals, like great white sharks, have adaptations like countershading to help them survive. Students learn about animal adaptation through observations and modeling of the countershading phenomenon.

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Evolution of Camouflage | PBS LearningMedia

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The effectiveness of the praying mantis's disguise is all relative. As seen in this video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," the camouflage that works so well atop a green leaf would render the mantis easy prey in a different setting. Biologist Chris Schneider describes this example of finely tuned adaptation.

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pick a habitat, use paints to blend color/pattern of habitat

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pick a habitat, use paints to blend color/pattern of habitat

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borrowed from bio-inspired design middle school EiE curriculum

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borrowed from bio-inspired design middle school EiE curriculum

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Engineering an Animal’s Survival - Activity

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This unique engineering activity explores helping animals that cannot help themselves. Students perform research and design prosthetic prototypes for an animal to use for its survival. First, students choose an animal from a set of task cards. These cards have descriptions of animals that have injur…

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survival game (3 rounds) from amplify plants/animals unit

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survival game (3 rounds) from amplify plants/animals unit

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predator
prey
living things needs food, water, air
food web

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build prototypes of shells, spikes, camouflage with amplify kit

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build prototypes of shells, spikes, camouflage with amplify kit