Design a Survivor

Choose the features an animal would need to survive in a habitat.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 43

Now you're the designer! Pick a habitat, and think about what it's like: hot or cold, wet or dry, what colors, and what ground.
Then choose features that fit. For a cold, snowy mountain: thick fur to stay warm, and white color to blend into the snow.
For a muddy swamp: webbed feet for swimming, and eyes on top of its head to see while it hides in the water, like an alligator!
Try it with a grown-up: draw your own animal for a habitat you choose. Label each feature and tell how it helps.

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.
S3L1.c — Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another.