Online Learning Haven
Adaptations: Sea Turtles
An interesting that examines the structural and behavioral adaptations of the sea turtle. The problems of survival faced by the hatchlings is also delved into in this site.
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Agriculture in the Classroom Sask: : How Plants Survive the Winter
A basic site that delves into how annuals, perennials and trees survive the winter. A test is provided to determine how well you have mastered the materials.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: A Giraffe Debate
Research, take and defend a position on the question of why the giraffe population is threatened and which is more important: survival in a wildlife sanctuary or quality of life in the wild.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Spiders! Amazon Tales
Explore several spider species and learn about their adaptations to the world around them. Design a new species of spider, with adaptations required to survive in a particular habitat.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Finger Food
Research two species of primates, the lemur and the aye-aye, to discover their survival strategies and adaptive behaviors. Select another primate species to investigate and work in a cooperative group to gather information from many...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organisms: Adaptations to Environment: Lesson 4
This lesson discusses how living things adapt to survive changing environments. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Organisms: Adaptations to Environment."
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reeder: Animal Adaptations
Read this ebook to view examples of structural and behavioral adaptations that help animals survive.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Understanding Ecosystems: Adaptations 3 of 4
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will understand how animal and plant adaptations help them to survive in their ecosystem. Web links will allow students to play games and learn more about adaptations.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Living Things Adapt to Their Environments
Find out how living organism adapt to their environments.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Adaptations in the Animal World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about how animals adapt through evolution and how some plants and animals are becoming extinct.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dinosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used to spring discussions on fossils, geography, adaptations, as well as different kinds of dinosaurs. This can be a companion to The Magic School Bus chapter book, Dinosaur...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Interdependence and Adaptation
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, children extend their knowledge of the way in which plants and animals in different habitats depend upon each other and are suited to their environment.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of how plants have adapated to their environments.
PBS
Nova: Deep Sea Beastiary
Get descriptions and pictures of numerous deep sea fish. Discover the adaptations that enable them to survive at tremendous depths.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Animal Adaptations
In this engaging site, adaptations are defined and then a list of animals are provided along with adaptation-related questions to answer. Links to the animal sites are included.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Animal Adaptations
In this lesson plan site, students will investigate what animal adaptations are and how animals are adapted to where they live. A four-step process guides the students in their investigation.
Online Learning Haven
Online Learning Haven: Animals and Adaptation
This general site defines adaptation and sites examples of some of the best examples of adaptation found in the animal world. Related articles are found at the bottom of this site.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Adaptations and Environmental Change an Assessment
Use this assessment to see what your students have learned about adaptations. This type of assessment allows students to observe and make open-ended claims backed up by evidence. Included are a power point presentation, student quiz, and...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Giraffe Adaptations
Giraffe's have many physical adaptations. This site provides a worksheet and asks students to connect the physical adaptation description to the correct place on the worksheet.
EL Education
El Education: Local Habitat Survey and Animal Research
Students observe animals in several habitats and then choose one animal to research. Students learn about physical adaptations that help each animal live successfully in its habitat and then draw a picture of their animal which is later...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about adaptations, mutation, evolution, and natural selection. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Center for Educational Technologies
Center for Educational Technologies: Earth Floor Adaptation
Learn about the adaptations that are necessary to survive as the environment changes.