Budding Biologists: All About Animal Adaptations
Students will learn about animal adaptations and participate in a craft to camouflage a fish somewhere in the house.
Alanna Canaran
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(89)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Animals have adaptations that suit their lifestyle and environment allowing them to live anywhere on earth! Animals can live in the driest parts of the desert or the deepest depths of the ocean. They can live up high in the trees, or even underground in the dirt. In this class, students will learn more about animal adaptations and will take part in a fun and interactive game of hide and seek with their camouflaged fish. Course flow: - Introduction (meet and greet) - What is an adaptation? - Behavioral vs. Physical adaptations - Humans are animals too, what adaptations do we have? - What is your favourite animal and what adaptations do they have? - Camouflage colouring activity + hide and seek - Conclusion The first half of the class will be structured as a lecture and engaging classroom discussion. The rest of the class will be more hands-on - students will colour in their fish stencil so that it hides in plain sight using camouflage. Each student will have the chance to showcase their creation and use of camouflage. Students will be engaged and encouraged to ask questions or share their thoughts and experiences throughout the lesson.
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of animal adaptations and how these adaptations help the animal to survive and live in their specific habitat.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students may require assistance cutting out the stencil of a fish to use in the camouflage colouring activity.
Supply List
A stencil of a fish will be provided upon registration of the course. Please print and cut out the fish to have ready for the beginning of class. Alternatively you can draw your own fish stencil to use in the camouflage activity. Only 1 fish is required. Something to colour with (pencil crayons, markers, pens, quick dry paint) I also encourage students to take notes or draw sketches during the class, so bring a notebook/paper as well.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.9
89reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I'm on a mission to increase ocean literacy and strive for a better ocean through conservation, education, blue therapy, and scuba diving. Let me help to ignite the naturalist flame in your young budding biologist at home. I'll nurture their desire to learn about the environment, conservation, and the wonders of our natural world. Some of my favorite topics to teach are: exploring our relationship with the ocean, highlighting the creatures that live in the big blue, sustainability, upcycling projects, and conducting science experiments.
Not everyone has the opportunity to visit the ocean, so I'd like to bring the ocean to my students; through storytelling, virtual trips and dives, discussion, current events, experiments, history, and art. Throughout my courses, I'll share my experiences working as a diver at an aquarium, a whale watch tour guide, a STEM outreach coordinator, a freelance naturalist, a SCUBA dive professional, a research assistant, and an ocean entrepreneur. I have 10+ years of working with youth in both natural and classroom settings.
I strive to make my courses both educational and engaging while fostering a community for your aspiring young naturalist to grow and learn.
Let's Dive in!
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Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-9
2-6 learners per class
