Lesson 10 of 11 · Animals
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleAnimal Body Coverings
Animal Body Coverings.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Different animals have different coverings: fur, feathers, scales, or smooth skin.
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Sort animal picture cards into groups: animals with fur, feathers, or scales.
Watch carefully. What happens?
Draw and write about what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What animal group has feathers?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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Animal Body Coverings
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
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