Animal Adaptations
Reading and Materials List
Required Books
- How Do Animals Adapt? By Bobbie Kalman
Materials
Common Materials
- colored pencils
- journal
- scissors
- clay (kit)
- construction paper (kit)
- glue
- stopwatch or smartphone
- blindfold
- colored pencils or markers
- props to act out different adaptations
- paper lunch sack (kit)
- tape (kit)
- 3 plastic bags (kit)
- bowl of ice
- cotton (kit)
- felt (kit)
- googly eyes (kit)
- vegetable shortening
- yarn (kit)
- butterfly pattern pages (kit)
- rocks, leaves, bark
- peanuts
- pliers
- straw (kit)
- birdseed (kit)
- clothespin (kit)
- tweezers
- toothpicks* (6.1 - Option 1)
- toy knight with armor or a shield* (6.1 - Option 1)
- nontoxic markers* (6.2 - Option 1)
- crayons or colored pencils* (6.2 - Option 2)
- camouflage clothing item* (6.1 - Option 1)
- bread* (6.2 - Option 1)
- aluminum foil* (6.2 - Option 1)
- tape* (6.2 - Option 1)
- thread or string* (6.2 - Option 1)
- material will vary* (6.1 - Option 2)
- spray bottle of perfume* (6.1 - Option 1)
- strainer
- tongs used to pick up ice in an ice bucket
- scuba flippers
- 2 Styrofoam balls (kit)
- basket
- headband
- glow stick or flashlight
- goggles
- wire hand strainer
- vampire teeth
- art supplies
- poster board
- small box
- materials for a habitat
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Final Project
* - denotes an optional material that may or may not be used