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Major themes or topics: Animal adaptations, climate, habitat, physical adaptations, group behavior
Big Question: How do animals survive in different habitats? How does living in a group help animals survive?
Virtual Destination(s): Arctic Tundra and Antarctica
Session 1: Students become zoologists and carefully observe the way animals look to determine how body parts and body coverings help animals survive, with a special focus on animals living in very cold climates.
Session 2: Students observe the way animals act in groups to determine how living in a group can help animals survive, with a special focus on animals living in very cold climates.
Academic Standards Referenced:
Next Generation Science Standards
NGSS 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence could include needs and characteristics of the organisms and habitats involved. The organisms and their habitat make up a system in which the parts depend on each other.
NGSS 3-LS2-1: Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive. Being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes. Groups may serve different functions and vary dramatically in size
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