Teaching about Animal Adaptations

 

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Explain concept of animal adaptations to younger students.
- Define habitat.
- Introduce idea of "Sense of Wonder" to younger students.
- Develop communication and teaching skills.

GUIDING QUESTIONS:
How can we teach others about animal adaptations?
What does sense of wonder mean?

MATERIALS:
- SECRETS of our Forest/Shrub-Steppe Home lesson plan (Lesson 5: Animal Adaptations)
Note: In order to coordinate lessons with the high school curriculum, students will teach Lessons 6 and 7 (Cycles) before Lessons 4 and 5 (Adaptations).
- Lesson materials noted in SECRETS of our Forest/Shrub-Steppe Home lesson (Lesson 5: Animal Adaptations)

CLASS ACTIVITIES:
Day 1: Organize
1. Lead your students through the lesson activities in the SECRETS Animal Adaptation lesson. Point out specific things to be conscious about when teaching.
2. Hand out lesson plan to students. (You may also do this the day before and have students read the lesson plan for homework.)

Day 2: Share
1. Your students teach the lessons to a classroom of younger students.
2. If time allows, students should critique the experience immediately after teaching. What was most challenging? What was most enjoyable? What can they do to be better teachers in the next lesson?