Free Adaptation In Animals Lesson Plan for 4th Grade Students

Topic: Adaptation in Animals

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify the 5Es strategy in the adaptation of animals and apply the 5Es strategy to explain the adaptation in penguin (penguin's feet and body).

Materials

• Pictures of different animals
• Handouts with information on penguins
• Pencils and paper for pair work

Warm-up:

• Ask students to think about the different animals they have seen.
• Have them share their ideas and make a list of the animals on the board.
• Ask students if they have ever wondered how the animals they have seen have adapted to their habitats.

Direct Instruction:

• Introduce the topic of adaptation in animals.
• Explain that animals have to adapt to their habitats in order to survive.
• Use the handout to explain the 5Es of adaptation:
• Empowerment: Animals adapt in order to gain powers or abilities to live in their habitats.
• Encapsulation: Animals adapt by changing their bodies to fit into their habitats.
• Elimination: Animals adapt by getting rid of things that are not suitable for their habitats.
• Equilibrium: Animals adapt by balancing their needs with the resources available in their habitats.
• Use the examples on the handout to explain each of the 5Es of adaptation.

Guided Practice:

• Have students work in pairs to identify and explain examples of adaptation in different animals.
• Give each pair a set of cards with pictures of different animals.
• Have them sort the cards into categories based on the 5Es of adaptation.
• Have them explain their categorization and the examples of adaptation for each category.

Independent Practice:

• For the independent practice, have students create a visual representation of the 5Es of adaptation for a specific animal.
• They can use markers, pencils, or construction paper to create a poster, power point, or -presentation to illustrate the 5Es of adaptation for a specific animal.
• Encourage them to be creative and include examples of adaptation they have learned about in class or from research.

Closure

• Have students share their visual representations of the 5Es of adaptation for a specific animal.
• Review the 5Es with the class and ask students to give examples of each.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity and give feedback on their 5Es and example.
• Collect the visual representations and use them to assess understanding of the 5Es and the specific animal.