Lesson 21 of 84 · Habitats
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleCamouflage in the Animal Kingdom
Camouflage in the Animal Kingdom.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ 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
Animal behaviors can be innate (born with) or learned. A spider spinning a web is innate behavior, while a dog learning to sit on command is learned behavior.
Key Words
- photosynthesis
- vertebrate
Materials Needed
- paper towels
- markers
- tape
- small pots
- cotton balls
Safety First
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Read about Habitats and write down three key facts.
Build a model ecosystem in a jar using soil, small plants, and water. Seal it and observe how the water cycle works inside it for one week.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a biome?
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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