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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students will design imaginary species adapted to specific habitats. It explains that adaptations allow animals and plants to live successfully in their environment and that different habitats require different adaptations. It lists some example species and their adaptations, such as tuna's movement, cuttlefish's communication, and walrus' temperature regulation. Students are divided into groups, each assigned a habitat and predator/prey role, and tasked with designing a species for that habitat considering factors like diet, camouflage, locomotion, social structure, thermoregulation, habitat, and size. An example "spiny skipper" species adapted for marine environments is provided.

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students will design imaginary species adapted to specific habitats. It explains that adaptations allow animals and plants to live successfully in their environment and that different habitats require different adaptations. It lists some example species and their adaptations, such as tuna's movement, cuttlefish's communication, and walrus' temperature regulation. Students are divided into groups, each assigned a habitat and predator/prey role, and tasked with designing a species for that habitat considering factors like diet, camouflage, locomotion, social structure, thermoregulation, habitat, and size. An example "spiny skipper" species adapted for marine environments is provided.

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    7-11yrs - Adaptation - Design A Species Activity - Classroom Presentation Education

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    James Melwyn
    This document provides instructions for an activity where students will design imaginary species adapted to specific habitats. It explains that adaptations allow animals and plants to live successfully in their environment and that different habitats require different adaptations. It lists some example species and their adaptations, such as tuna's movement, cuttlefish's communication, and walrus' temperature regulation. Students are divided into groups, each assigned a habitat and predator/prey role, and tasked with designing a species for that habitat considering factors like diet, camouflage, locomotion, social structure, thermoregulation, habitat, and size. An example "spiny skipper" species adapted for marine environments is provided.

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    Adaptation

    Design a Species

    www.britishscienceassociation.org/creststar

    What is adaptation?
    The way animals and plants become better at living in their habitat.

    Adaptations allow species to live successfully in their habitat.


    Species living in different habitats need different adaptations.

    Marine habitat

    Movement

    Yellowfin tuna

    Communication

    Giant cuttlefish

    Humpback whale

    Regulating body temperature

    Walrus

    Sea otter

    Camouflage

    Pygmy seahorse

    Escaping predators

    Five-lined snapper

    Gulf torpedo ray

    Purple sea urchin

    Effective hunting

    Emperor penguin

    Great white shark

    Yellow-bellied sea snake

    Design your own species!


    Divide into small groups

    Each group will be given a habitat card and either predator or prey card
    Think about the species that live in your habitat and what adaptations they have to help them survive. For example polar bears have large paws with retractable claws to help them dig into snow in their icy habitats. Now design your own species for the habitat you have been given!

    Meet the spiny skipper a prey species adapted for the marine environment.

    Things to think about


    What does it eat? Is it brightly coloured or camouflaged? How does it move? Does it live with other members of the same species? How does it keep warm / cool? Where does it live? E.g. trees? Burrows? Underground?

    How big is it?

    This activity is accredited by the British Science Association and can count towards the CREST Investigators SuperStar Award

    www.britishscienceassociation.org/creststar

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