Animal Adaptations
Organisms have specific traits that provide advantages for survival in their environment. Observe specific examples from the Long Sound and discover how habitat affects traits such as feeding, movement, and defense.
Lesson Modules
• Introduction to animal adaptations
• Camouflage
• Aquatic Movement (grades 3-5) & Aquatic Locomotion (grades 6-8)
• Animal senses
• Food chain (grades 3-5) & Food web (grades 6-8)
NGSS Alignments
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3
Inheritance and Variation of Traits: 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-4
Structure, Function, and Information Processing: 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: MS-LS2-2
Natural Selection and Adaptations: MS-LS4-4
Grades 6-8 Animal Adaptations:
Video Reflections & Worksheets
Introduction to Animal Adaptations
Camouflage
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Using Camouflage
Aquatic Locomotion
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Locomotion
Animal Senses
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Animal Senses
Food Web
Video Reflection
Worksheet – The Food Web
Human Impact
Humans are dependent on all earth systems, which are connected. Discover the positive and negative effects that result from our use of the environment and ways we can mitigate these changes.
Lesson Modules
- Earth Systems
- Marine Debris
- Microplastics
- Water Movement
- Resource Management
NGSS Alignments
Earth’s Systems: 2-ESS2-1; 2-ESS2-2; 2-ESS2-3
Weather and Climate: 3-ESS3-3
Energy: 4-ESS3-1
Earth’s Systems: 4-ESS1-1; 4-ESS2-1; 4-ESS3-2
Earth’s Systems: 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2; 5-ESS3-1
Human Impacts: MS-ESS3-3
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: MS-LS2-2
Natural Selection and Adaptations: MS-LS4-4
Grades 6-8 Human Impact
Video Reflections & Worksheets
Earth Systems
Marine Debris
Microplastics
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Microplastics
Runoff
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Runoff
Remediation
Video Reflection
Worksheet – Making a Difference in Your Community
Worksheet – Remediation
What They’re Saying
“Our students loved this trip and the teachers said it was one of the best trips they have been on.”
–Jasmin Martinez, Thomas A. Edison School,
Port Chester NY
