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Orange County Department of Education - Project GLADTM San Diego County Office of Education Plant and Animal Adaptations, Level 3 (CA) Idea Pages UNIT THEME – Living things survive by changing in response to new conditions or surroundings with special body parts and/or behavioral patterns called adaptations. Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival. Plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. Physical geography impacts living things Scientists differentiate evidence from opinion and do not rely on claims or conclusions unless they are backed by observations or data that can be confirmed and repeated. Humans have an ethical responsibility to protect the natural environment, and for survival of the species. Cross-cultural theme: people around the world show respect and admiration for the natural world in many ways. FOCUS/MOTIVATION Prediction/Reaction Guide Cognitive Content Dictionary Big Book Inquiry Chart – What do you know about adaptations? Read Aloud – Humphrey the Lost Whale Observation Charts Poetry and chants Personal Interaction CLOSURE Student- and Teacher-made TestsProcess all charts Descriptive Essay Informational report on the adaptations of a plant or animal Learning Logs Team Task Presentations Team Feud or Jeopardy Multimedia Project (Team and Individual) Test CONCEPTS –Universal or Enduring Understandings Living things can be grouped or classified according to their similarities Adaptations of Kingdoms Animalia and Plantae The Earth is full of interesting and diverse organisms (life forms) whose body parts (structures) and behaviors may help them survive in a variety of biomes. Organisms affect the environment in which they live and sometime cause changes that make the environment impossible to live in. In that case, the organism adapts, moves away, or dies. When all the organisms of a certain type have died, the organism is extinct. V. CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS - 3r