Description
**This is the Google Slides version of the full lesson plan Classification & Adaptation. This bundle includes all 8 chapters along with bonus extension activities in the form of hands-on experiments, crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.**
Delve deep into ecosystems by classifying the beings that live there. Our resource breaks down the different kinds of animals before studying their different adaptations. Start off by answering the question: what do we classify? Then, break down this classification into kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and finally species. Compare the differences between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals. Create a brochure on your favorite vertebrate before inventing your own invertebrate. Introduce the concept of adaptation and how animals have changed based on their environment. Take this further by conducting a case study on the adaptations of the koala. Finally, explore the concept of evolution and how this idea is backed up by fossil records.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives.
About GOOGLE SLIDES:
This resource is for Google Slides use. Google Slides is free with a Google email account. We recommend having Google Classroom in addition to Google Slides to optimize use of this resource. This will allow you to easily give assignments to students with a click of a button. This resource is comprised of interactive slides for students to complete activities right on their device. It is ideal for distance learning, as teachers can share the resource remotely with their students, have them complete it and return, where the teacher can mark it from any location.
What You Get:
• 8 complete Chapter Google™ Slides presentations with reading passages, comprehension questions and drag and drop activities that students can edit and send back to the teacher.
• A bonus Google™ Slides presentation with hands-on experiments, crossword, word search, and comprehension quiz.
• A start-up manual, including a Teacher Guide on how to use Google Slides for your classroom, and an Answer Key to go along with the activities in the Google Slides document.
Chapters Included in this Bundle:
- What Do We Classify?
- Formal Classification
- Warm-Blooded Animals vs. Cold-Blooded Animals
- Vertebrates
- Invertebrates
- Animal Adaptations
- A Case Study: The Koala and Its Adaptations
- Evolution and the Fossil Record
- Extension Activities: Hands-On Experiments, Crossword, Word Search, and Comprehension Quiz