Transcription of ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS - USI
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Self-Directed Tour Grades Three through Five ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS . Teacher Guide This self-guided tour will introduce you and your class to animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and focus on their ADAPTATIONS for survival. Animals live in a variety of unique environments. To survive in many of these environments, animals have adapted both behaviorally and physically. At the Zoo, you can observe some of the special physical ADAPTATIONS that animals have developed over the ages. In this tour, you will be introduced to the world of ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS , including what ADAPTATIONS are, why some ADAPTATIONS benefit an ANIMAL , and which animals typify certain ADAPTATIONS . Table of contents Objectives and vocabulary Section 1. Adaptation information Section 2. Zoo ANIMAL information Section 3. Pre-visit activities Section 4. Zoo visit activities Section 5. Post-visit activities Section 6.
An animal’s body covering is one clearly visible adaptation. Body coverings help to protect animals in diverse environments -- from the land to water, from the arctic to the desert. Mammals have hair, or fur, that helps insulate their bodies. It keeps them warm in winter and can protect specific areas of the
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