Introduction
We have been talking about different species have characteristics that help them survive.. One interesting trait we have learned is that some animals can camouflage themselves to blend in with their environment when they feel in danger. To prepare you for our field trip to the zoo next week, we are going do some research about animals and their abilities to camouflage.
Task
Turn to your table partner and talk about your favorite living thing that we learned can camouflage itself last week. Each table will share their favorite with the class, and then we will do some research and fill out a graphic organizer about it.
*vote on favorite*
It looks like our favorite was the moth, so this is what we are going to conduct our research on. you and your table partner are going to do research about moth's and find at least two interesting facts about them and their ability to camouflage. Afterwards you and your table partner are going to share your facts and we will put them in a graphic organizer.
Process
What is camouflage?
when animals blend in with their surroundings so they are not seen by other living things.
Here is a video you are going to watch to help you better understand why animals camouflage.
Moths and their caterpillars have many predators and so have evolved a variety of tricks to avoid being eaten. Many use camouflage, with subtle colors and patterns which blend in with their surroundings. The results are not just astonishingly clever, but often very beautiful.
You can go to this website to learn more about moths: Website
Now, I will give you ten minutes to walk around the classroom and find a place you want to disguise a moth.
Once you have your place, you will go through the colored paper, create your own moth, and we will hide them around the classroom. You can cut your moth in whatever shape you want, as long as it is similar to one of the moths we learned about.
Evaluation
Now that we have learned about moths and the different ways they can camouflage, we are going to complete these questions
Conclusion
You have learned so much about camouflage today! I am so impressed with the moths you all disguised around the classroom! We are learning so much!
Credits
Moth camouflage. (n.d.). Retrieved October 29, 2020, from https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-moths-matter/what-are-moth…
Teacher Page
3-LS3-2
Performance expectation: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Clarification statement: Examples of the environment affecting a trait could include normally tall plants grown with insufficient water are stunted or an animal that is given too much food and little exercise may become overweight.
Disciplinary core idea: VARIATION OF TRAITS- The environment also affects the traits that an organism expresses. (UE.LS3B.b)