Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should;:

• Explore the range and variety of animal and plant adaptation

 

Resources

• environment information sheets

• '3 environments' pictures

• adaptation flow chart

• Powerpoint: 'extreme adaptation'

 

Vocabulary

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Starter activity 

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Main activities 

1. Group Activity:

Children have information sheets with three different environments, and a plant, a bird and a mammal that lives in each environment.

What characteristics do these organisms have which make them particularly suited to their environment?

 

2. Individual Activity:

Each child given pictures of three more environments.

Must design and label a plant suited to one, a bird to the second, and a mammal to the third.

 

3. Group Activity:

Using the adaptation flow chart and animal images supplied, apply the criteria of the flow chart to stick each animal image in its appropriate box.

 

4. Class Activity:

Watch Powerpoint: 'extreme adaptation' showing the range of adaptations in the plant and animal kingdoms.

 

Plenary activity 

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Assessment

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Downloadable lesson plan and resources