Plant and Animal Adaptations

KWBAT describe how structural and behavioral adaptations of organisms enhance survival.

Quest #1: Watch this video on Animal Adaptations on Study Jams here. Next, take the Test Yourself quiz here and record your score on your paper.

Quest #2: You will be creating a well-adapted bird for TWO biomes. Start by reading ALL of the instructions on the left side. It will take some grit! When you are ready to begin, click here

Then, answer the questions on your paper.

Checkpoint! Complete the Checkpoint! questions on your paper. Check your answers against the correct answers. If you answer 4 or more correct, keep going. If you answered 3 or less correct, raise your hand to ask for help.

Quest #3: Watch this video on Plant Adaptations on Study Jams here. Next, take the Test Yourself quiz here and record your score on your paper.

Quest #4: All instructions are on your paper.

Unit 5: Day 1 Biomes

KWBAT describe the characteristics of land biomes including the plants and animals that inhabit the area.

Step 1: Watch the video here about land biomes.

Step 2: Watch this Study Jams video as it explains the climate and characteristics of the six land biomes.

Step 3: Complete the Study Jams Test Yourself!

Step 4: Complete research on the climate, plants and animals and  each of the 7 land biomes. You will need to use this website to find out the climate and plants. You may also choose to use this website to research the climate, plants and animals. ** Note: The grasslands biome is the same as the savannah biome! **

You will complete the chart like this one on your paper. See below for the Criteria For Success.

Criteria for Success:

• Each box is correctly filled out with information from your research
• Climate information includes TEMPERATURE range and rainfall amounts
• Includes at least 3 different types of plants that grow in the biome
• Includes at least 3 different types of animals that grow in the biome

Step 5: Answer the Checkpoint! questions on your paper. Continue working until you get to the stop sign on your paper. When you are finished, check your work on the checkpoint at the top tab on the blog.

Step 6: Complete your Exit Ticket on exittix.com

Step 7: Finished early? Build a compatible habitat for different organisms here! Also, check out this awesome biome song here. Enjoy!

Station 3: Ecological Succession

Go the the website here to practice your knowledge of primary and secondary succession. Good luck!

Once you've played a round of succession, you may continue with practice on catastrophic events here

Accommodations for Space Travel

Hi, KIPPsters! Today you will be researching the accommodations (adaptations) that allow for space travel. By the end of the lesson you should be able to describe at least 5 accommodations astronauts use to allow them to live, work and travel in space. Let's get started!

Step 2: If you have not completed your Educanon lifework, do that first by clicking here.

Step 3: Watch a quick video here to learn how some astronaut are trying to overcome the challenges of microgravity and weightlessness.

Step 4: Today you will research the accommodations that allow astronauts to overcome the challenges of living in space. You will complete the chart on your paper like the one below:

To answer the questions, you will need to conduct research at this website: http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/living_microgravity.htm Use the arrows at the bottom to scroll through the pages. ALL of the information you need to correctly answer the questions on the chart are found on the website.

Step 5: Complete your Exit Ticket at Exittix.com

Tuesday, November 4th:

1. Watch the video on Educanon here

2. Complete the practice questions.

3. Complete the Exit Ticket (I will use this grade to update your mastery)

Hypoxic Zones

Today, you will be working through a series of tasks in order to master today's objective.

KWBAT describe how hypoxic zones are created.

Please follow the step by step instructions below. Raise your hand if you have questions.

1. Watch video #1 on the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico here. You must login in to Educanon using your username and password.

2. Watch video #2 on the hypoxic zone here AND take notes on your paper. You must login in to Educanon using your username and password.

3. Complete the practice on your paper.