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Academic Standards:
4.3.2 Observe, compare, and record the physical characteristics of living plants or animals
from widely different environments. Describe how each plant or animal is adapted to its
environment.
Differentiation/Adaptations: (How will my instruction be different for students who are not
yet ready for this level of skill; How will my instruction be different for students whose skills
are beyond this lesson?)
walk around the room and monitor the progress of the students and answer any questions
that they may have. Once students have completed the worksheet, collect it for grading.
Closure
Now we all should be beginning to understand how living organisms can adapt themselves
so that they fit into their environment and have a longer, more successful life.
Explain to the students that as they grow older, they may have to adapt their own behavior
or beliefs in order to be successful in their environment.
UDL Chart:
Name: __________________________________________
Animals in their Habitat
Directions: Identify the physical traits of the animals
listed below. Then write down where this animal lives, and
how you think it may have adapted to the environment
where it lives.
1. Physical traits of a polar bear:
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2. Where does the polar bear live?
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3. How has the polar bear adapted?
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4. Physical traits of a white-tailed deer:
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5. Where does the white-tailed deer live?
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6. How has the white-tailed deer adapted?
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7. Physical traits of a kangaroo:
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8. Where does the kangaroo live?
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9. How has the kangaroo adapted?
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10. Physical traits of a starfish:
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11. Where does the starfish live?
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12. How has the starfish adapted?
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