Survival for the fittest....week 4

• Science
• Primary Education
• Age 11

WEEK 4

DAY 1

BIG QUESTION

What enables living things to survive in all parts of the world?

Expected learning outcomes

IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE ADAPTAION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN SWAMPS REGIONS

SEL ACTIVITY

Imagine yourself living in this scene. Describe your home and What would you love to eat and wear in this habitat?

CONTENT

Children will watch video 

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on the adaptations in SWAMPS followed by discussion in classroom. Adaptation of plants/animals living in Swamp will be discussed citing the examples of Mudskipper, Crocodile and other animals.

Proposed questions

Q. Define SWAMP. 

Q. How does the adaptations in crocodile help it to survive in his natural surroundings? 

Q. Some plants that grow in marshes have roots that are above the soil because ____________________________. 1 they store food which can be used in future 2 they lose excess water through transpiration 3 they capture and store the energy in sunlight 4 they help in absorption of oxygen from the air 

Q.Some animals live only in cold places and some live in warm places. Which of the following can be found living in a WARM place?

 1 walrus 2 reindeer 3 kangaroo 4 polar bear

Some plants that grow in marshes have roots that are above the soil because ____________________________

1. they store food which can be used in future
2. they lose excess water through transpiration
3. they capture and store the energy in sunlight
4. they help in absorption of oxygen from the air

SUCCESS CRITERIA
NOW I CAN
IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE ADAPTAION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN SWAMPS REGIONS

YES I CAN

NO,I HAVE DOUBTS

I NEED HELP

HOMEFUN

Read the Chapter till page no. - 36

DAY...2

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE ADAPTATION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN RAINFORESTS

BIG QUESTION

What enables living things to survive in all parts of the world?

SEL ACTIVITY 

Observe the image carefully and answer the following question: 

Q1. Who is responsible for this action and How we can prevent it?

CONTENT

Children will be shown a video on the adaptations in RAINFORESTS followed by discussion in classroom. 

TITLE – A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO AMAZON FORESTS : VIDEO LINK : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsV5rqbVNQ

Adaptation of plants/animals living in RAINFORESTS will be discussed citing the examples of Spider monkey, Parrot, Bamboo and other animals.

Proposed questions

1. How does the adaptation in Spider Monkey help them to survive in Rainforests? 

Q2. How bamboo plants prevent soil erosion?

 Q3.Anil listed down 4 features of 4 different animals. Animal P: has webbed feet which work like a paddle Animal Q: has sharp horns to protect themselves from predators Animal R: has feet and claws which allow the animal to grip things Animal S: has thick white fur which allows them to remain warm One of these animals is MOST suited to living at the top of tall trees, while rarely coming down to ground level. Which animal could this be?

 1 )P 2) Q 3) R 4) S

CLOSURE

 https://quizlet.com/in/529596680/adaptation-in-animals-and-plants-flash-cards/?x=1jqt

SUCCESS CRITERIA
NOW I CAN DESCRIBE THE ADAPTATION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN RAINFORESTS

YES,I CAN

NO,I HAVE DOUBTS

I NEED HELP

HOMEFUN

Children will be ready with the following material to perform an activity in the next class. Material: 1. Two broad leaves 2. Petroleum jelly/vaseline jelly 3. Large bowl 4. wate

DAY 3

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE ADAPTATION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN WATER

BIG QUESTION

What enables living things to survive in all parts of the world?

SEL...SEE,THINK AND WONDER

CONTENT

Children will attempt activity 7.5 followed by classroom discussion. Adaptation of plants/animals living in WATER will be discussed citing the examples of Fishes, Ducks and aquatic plants.

PROPOSED QUESTIONS
The webbed foot is an adaptation seen in the feet of ____________.

1. birds that live in water
2. birds that cannot fly
3. birds that fly
4. all birds

How is waxy coating on plants is an adaptive feature of aquatic plants?

CLOSURE

 https://quizlet.com/in/529608155/adaptation-in-aquatic-plants-and-animals-flash-cards/?x=1j

SUCCESS CRITERIA
NOW I CAN
IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE ADAPTATION OF LIVING THINGS THAT HELP THEM TO SURVIVE IN WATER (AQUATIC REGION)

YES I CAN

NO I HAVE DOUBTS

I NEED HELP

HOMEFUN

Children will attempt STUDIO LOOK BEYOND activity 7.7 (Page – 4)