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Grade 3 Science · World 6: Adaptation Station · Level 37
Body Parts for Survival
Explain how beaks, claws, fur, and webbed feet help animals survive.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 37
- Welcome to Adaptation Station! An adaptation is a body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its habitat.
- Look at feet: a duck's webbed feet push water like paddles, so it can swim. A hawk's sharp talons grab and hold prey.
- Beaks are tools too: a hummingbird's long, thin beak reaches nectar deep in flowers, and a woodpecker's strong beak drills into trees.
- Coverings help: a black bear's thick fur keeps it warm, and a box turtle's hard shell keeps it safe.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S3L1.b — Construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat.