Two countries

Mrs Zeng

• ni hao

• xie xie

• zai jian

Some facts about Pandas

• Do you know these facts about pandas?Origin : ChinaHabitat: forests mountain ranges of chinaDiet:bamboo grasses birds and rodents Digestive system: Lifespan: 20-30Weight:baby-1/900 of mothers weightConservation status: endangeredHow long have they been on this planet?

What helps pandas to survive in China?

• Bamboo,forsets,habatat

Why they are endangered?

• My prediction is:• Wood getting choped

down.

More resources about panda

• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com.au/kids/animals/creaturefeature/panda/

• www.worldbookonline.com

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_the_panda_an_endangered_species

Essential questions – for the whole unit

• Do you know many animals that are native to Australia?

• What helps them to survive in Australia?

• What are their living status like in 21st century?

Animal Adaptations

Objectives of the lesson At the end of the lesson,

- we understand different concepts related to animal adaptation to the environment.

- we can relate these concepts to a situation. (We can give examples in relation to these concepts.)

e.g. adaptations, what does it mean? examples? behavioral adaptations, what does it mean? Examples? - we understand different strategies animals use to adapt themselves

to survive in the nature. e.g. camouflage, chemical defenses

Tasks for lesson 1：1. Vocabulary Splash

- Go to http://www.wordle.net/ - Break into groups of 3 or 4. - As a group discuss different terms/concepts we came across in this lesson. These are the words

we are going to put into the Wordle. For example: adaptation, habitat … - Individually, we create a Wordle with your preferred style. - Print it out and glue it into the science journal

2. Can I relate these words to a situation? - Discuss these words as a group. - Under the Wordle in your science journal, each group member chooses 3 different words, writing

the meaning in your own words and giving one example. For example: instinct: a species’ natural response to specific situation. For example, when winter

comes, some birds travel a long way to a warmer place and then come back the next year when winter is over.

3. Fill out a KWLH chart through out the lesson and glue it into the science journal at the end of the lesson.

Lesson one: Adaptations

What I know What I want to know What I’ve learnt How can I learn more

They have there own special habitat

Why animals adaptat and how.

A change a living creature goes through it could be mental or physical.

Research ask Mrs. zeng search web.

• Explore the following resources fill out a form in the next page.

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/animal-adaptations.htm

• Fill out a form while watching the video clipEssential words related to adaptations

I know it well and can explain it and use it.

(understand what it

means)

I can relate to the situation in the video.

(can give examples from the video)

Can relate to a situation not in the video.

(can give your own examples )

I don’t fully understand the word

I don’t know the word at all.

Adapt-ation

A animal changi-ng in certain ways

Frogs, some water lizards

Butterfles

Human-s growing and changin-g

Adaptation behavirial

structural

behavioral

structural

• Need more background information?

• No

Notes

4 types of adpatation ?physical,mental? be behavioral

Structural.camaflage hibernation

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Sorting out the information

• According to the video clip, how many types of adaptations are there?

• 2-vidio

• 6-Remy

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Physical adaptations

are body structures that allow an animal to find and consume food, defend itself,

and to reproduce its species.

Physical adaptations help an animal survive in its environment.

Hey! I’m a walking

stick. I look just like a

stick you’d find on the ground.

© A. Weinberg

Sorting out the information

• What are the strategies of physical adaptations?

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Physical adaptation

Camouflage (use of color in a surrounding)

The chameleon can change its color to match its surroundings. Can you do that?

Mimicry (looking or sounding like another living

organism)

The Viceroy butterfly uses mimicry to look like the Monarch butterfly. Can you tell them apart?

Poisonous

Not poisonous

Physical adaptation

I’m the Monarch!

I’m the Viceroy!

Chemical defenses (like venom, ink, sprays)

Physical adaptation

Body coverings & parts (claws, beaks, feet, armor plates, skulls, teeth)

Physical adaptations

The elephant’s trunk is a physical adaptation that helps it to clean itself, eat, drink, and to pick

things up.

Each organism has unique methods of adapting to its environment by means of

different actions.

Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.

Remember that Physical Adaptations are body

structures.

Sorting out the information

• What are the strategies of behavioral adaptations?

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We can divide Behavioral Adaptations into two groups:

Instinctive Learned

These behaviors happen naturally & don’t have to

be learned.

These behaviors must be taught.

Instinctive behaviors happen

naturally & don’t need to

be learned

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Finding shelter

Methods of gathering & storing food

Defending oneself

Raising young

Hibernating

Migrating

Learned behaviors

Obtained by interacting with the environment and cannot be

passed on to the next generation

except by teaching.

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Recap: In this lesson, we have learned about animal adaptations.

There are 2 ways to describe adaptations:

Physical and Behavioral

Physical adaptations are body structures.

Some examples of physical adaptations are:

Camouflage

Mimicry

Body coverings & parts

Chemical defenses

Behavioral Adaptations are animals’ actions.

Behavioral Adaptations can beInstinctive or Learned.

More resources • Books:

I Wonder Why Camels Have Humps and Other Questions About Animals

Animals at Risk

Staying Safe

Too Clever to See

How Do Animals Adapt• Internet resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAiRkqXj7kA

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/animal-adaptations.html

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=49474&CategoryID=2855

• Complete the 3 tasks for lesson one and submit science journal.