ES-LS4.C-1
Adaptations Around the World
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.2 Stars
TEACHERS (45)
3.9
STUDENTS (31051)
4.4
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
3
4
5
CAPABILITIES
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Explore and adapt through different biomes and meet interesting animals.
Vocabulary Words
hibernate
adaptation
behavioral adaptation
physical adaptation
habitat
migration
mimicry
camouflage
predator
prey
evolution
biome
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Adaptation. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.
Main Concepts
Survival is the ability of an organism to stay alive in its environment.
Learned experiences can change animal behavior and affect animal traits as they develop.
Some examples of traits in plants and animals are size, color, texture, shape, and patterns.
A habitat is the place in which an animal or plant naturally lives.
When an environment changes, some adaptations that helped an organism survive in the previous environment may no longer help it survive.
Different organisms need different things from their environments in order to survive.
If an environment fully meets the needs of an organism, the organism can survive well there.
Some organisms can thrive in one kind of habitat and not in another.
Plants and animals have adaptations that help them survive changes that happen seasonally in their environments.
An adaptation is a trait that allows an organism to survive in its environment.
Adaptations can be physical, behavioral, or functional.
Behavioral adaptations are activities that organisms perform to meet their life needs.
An organism’s habitat provides food, water, shelter, and space.
Camouflage is a physical adaptation that helps an animal blend into its environment and avoid predators.
Hibernation is a behavioral adaptation that allows an animal’s body activities to slow down during the winter.
Mimicry is a physical or behavioral adaptation in which an organism looks or behaves like another animal in order to protect it from predators.
Migration is a behavioral adaptation in which animals move to a new temporary habitat to meet their needs.
Groups of birds migrate in the winter to survive temperature changes in their environment.
Animals use different methods to store food, find shelter, defend themselves, and rear young.
Changes to an organism’s habitat can sometimes benefit it and sometimes harm it.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What are physical traits an animal might have that help it survive in its environment? What is the difference between an animal's habitat and the biome in which it lives? What is an adaptation?
After the Game
Which behavioral adaptations did you learn animals have during the game? Which physical adaptations did you learn animals have during the game? What is the relationship between adaptations and evolution?
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Game Details
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Lexile Level
705
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