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Animal Adaptations

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Students will participate in classroom discussions and visit a website to learn more about animals and how well (or poorly) they've adapted to satisfying their needs in their natural habitats. This will help move them toward the goal, in later grades, of understanding ecosystems

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K - 2nd
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Science
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