Animal Innovators

Title: Alive and kicking 

Author: Carla

Subject: Bio

Grade: 6

Week: Dec. 5

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Unit 2 Chapter 4 Alive and Kicking

Unit theme:

  Examines the character of living things, thier motion, and the differences between plants and animals.

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

  Understanding that animals can fly or swim in unique ways.

How have humans used the innovations of these aniamls to thier advantage. 

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

  Foucs question: How to structures of modern aircraft resemble the flying structure of birds?

A: Both birds and aircraft must be lightweight yet durable. They must have a long wingspan to catch the wind, and thier weight must be evenly distributed. Both birds and aircraft must have landing gear appropriate for type of landing surface they use. 

Stage 1:

  Quiz on living, nonliving and dead:

Stage 2:

The wide variety of animal innovations some of which are pictured on page 67 are largely adapations to the particular environment in which that animal ives.

Have students make a list of at least five animal innovations other than the ones pictured on this page.

Stage 3:

Answers: bat: hand glider or airplane

water beetle diving bell or hot air balloon

hummingbird: heliocopter or hover craft

cuttle fish: boat engine or jet aircraft

beaver: diving fins and flippers

Homework: No homework in this class?

Assessments: (attach/link copies)

__ Group assessment

__ Observation of process/student work

__ Self-assessment by student

__ Teacher generated assignment

__ Written project

__ Test/Quiz

__ Other: ____________________________________