Sharing+the+Planet

THEME: Sharing the Planet
An inquiry into the rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with people/living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.


 * Title: We Adapt! **
 * Central Idea- Living things cause changes in the environment in which they live. **

Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organisms chance of survival. Webquest: [|Biomes]

 Create a keynote (on one iPad) with your group using your assigned vocabulary words. Your keynote will include: 1. A kid friendly definition 2. A movement that will assist in teaching these to your classmates 3. An image/picture Be prepared to share. Your job is to teach your classmates the vocabulary your group was assigned.
 * Activity 1 **

Websites: [|National Geographic Animals] [|Animal Planet] [|Animal Adaptations] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Ebert's Animal Adaptation Page <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Animal Adaptations and the Galapagos Island] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Kid Rex - Student Friendly Search Engine <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Natural Resources, the environment and ecosystems]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Videos: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Adaptations]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Project: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Complete the graphic organizer about your animal. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">You will creating a slideshow on your animal. You will be responsible for creating 2 slides in Our Animal Adaptation Presentation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Log in to [|Google Docs]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">1. What animal did you select? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">2. What special adaptations does the animal have to help it succeed in its environment? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">3. Are the adaptations a physical part of the animal? Or, are the adaptations more of a behavior that the animal uses? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">4. What are you still curious about?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Read [|Sample Reports]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Webquests:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Animal Adaptations]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Adaptation Advantages- Yours, Mine, Ours]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Adaptation Artistry]