Science


 * SCIENCE - **** TERM 2 - Adaptations **

Lesson 1
What does it mean to be a living thing? __**MRS GREN**__ - MOVEMENT, RESPIRATION, SENSITIVITY, GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, EXCRETION, NUTRITION **Who is MRS GREN? Someone who'll help you remember facts about living things. Click on this activity to help you understand what the seven life processes are. There are also some questions at the end to help you recap the processes.**

__ Lesson 2 __
[|How animals do that Part 2] [|How animals do that Part 3] [|How animals do that Part 4] [|How animals do that Part 5] [|How animals do that Part 6] [|How animals do that Part 7] || [|Adaptations Elementary Life Cycle] [|Camel Adaptation Song] ||
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=Types of Adaptations:= 1) Physical adaptations: These are features on the outside of the animal’s body which are easily observed, such as feet, horns, fur, eyes. Get the students to list others.  2) Behavioural adaptations: These are the way that the animal behaves in order to protect itself, feed, reproduce. 3) Physiological or chemical adaptations

Other Interactive Science Activities:




Birds Beaks activity - Use these websites to help you:

HANDOUT FOUR

[] (beak pictures)

Research sites:

[] (bird’s beaks)

[] (bird’s beaks and feet with mouse-overs)

[] (game which matches birds with beaks)