Research!
Questions to keep in mind:
- What habitat does your animal live in? What is the weather like, is there water nearby, who else lives there? Make sure you think about how dry or wet the habitat is, how many trees are around, are there places for animals to hide?
- What sorts of traits have you discovered about your animal that you could classify as behavioral adaptations? Physical adaptations?
- What traits does your animal possess that makes it different from other animals?
Web Resources
Monarch Butterfly
Polar Bear
Camel
Porcupine
Chameleons
Beluga Whale
Alligator
Shark
Mountain Goat
Skunk
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab and watch the video on this site.
- Read interesting facts about Monarch Butterflies on this site.
- Find out what monarchs eat and how this affects their habitat at this site.
- Listen to the Monarch Butterfly song on this site, listen for reasons for migration!
Polar Bear
- Find out about the polar bear habitat on this site.
- Read through the facts on this site to gather a handful of examples of polar bear adaptations.
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab and watch the video on this site.
Camel
- Scroll through this slideshow of pictures and listen to the narrator to hear camel adaptations. You can read along at the bottom of the picture.
- Listen to this funky song on camels to learn a musical version of camel adaptations.
- Visit this site to learn facts on how camels survive in their environment.
- Watch this video of a camel surviving a sandstorm in the desert.
Porcupine
- See where Porcupines live on this site.
- Watch this video to see how a porcupine escapes predators.
- Learn interesting facts and look at cool photos on this site.
- Learn about Porcupine's body structure on this site.
Chameleons
- Here are some great pictures of chameleons.
- Watch this video to learn about baby chameleons and how they adapt to their habitat.
- Learn about chameleons physical adaptations at this site.
- Listen to this student voice thread on chameleons.
Beluga Whale
- Read about how whales survive in their environment on this site.
- Lots of great photos and facts about the beluga whale can be found on this site.
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab, watch the video and check out the map at this site.
Alligator
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab, watch the video and check out the map at this site.
- Read about the "ageless and adaptable" alligator on this site.
- This website explains how each of an alligator's body parts helps it survive.
- Read about how the alligator escaped becoming endangered on the national geographic site.
Shark
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab, watch the video and check out the map at this site.
- Learn how great white sharks are not as scary as we think on the national geographic site.
- Read about sharks different body parts on this site and this site.
Mountain Goat
- Read in detail about where mountain goats live on this site.
- Read about how mountain goats adapt to their environment on this site and this site.
- Watch this video on how these animals act very different from goats.
Skunk
- Watch this video on how skunks spray!
- Scroll through this site to read about several physical and behavioral adaptations of skunks.
- Scroll through the "facts and photos" tab, watch the video and check out the map at this site.
- Read the "location and habitat" and "adaptations" paragraphs on this site.