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Animal Adaptations
The Animal
Adaptations unit guides the student towards a further
understanding of the adaptations that an animal makes in
order to survive. Students will predict some adaptive
characteristics required for the survival of animals.
Students will identify environmental factors that effect
the population of a species, food chains, and food webs.
Basic resources include: McGraw-Hill Science textbook,
FOSS investigations, Digital Curriculum Press titles
(downloadable videos available from the internet), CFB
Smart Plus lessons/questions (password: smart), and
web-based resources.
Critical Questions:
- What environmental factors contribute to a
community or population?
- What effect does natural selection have on an
ecosystem?
- What interactions occur in a simple system such as
a food web?
Suggested Time Frame: 4.5 Weeks with first two
weeks running concurrently with Unit Three
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold
(8.2A) is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS)
that this objective is aligned to.
Information in the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B)
(8.2.12A) (11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS- test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Know that some change
occurs in cycles. Describe the life cycle of an insect.
Describe the life cycle of a brine shrimp. (5.6C)T5
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Know that adaptations
may increase the survival of the members of a plant or animal
group. Compare the different adaptations. Analyze
brine shrimps' unique niche in Mono Lakes' ecosystem (5.9 A-C);T5 |
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Identify interactions
in food chains and webs that contribute to a balanced ecosystem.
(5.5A-B);T5 |
