Changing+and+Adapting

= CHANGING AND ADAPTING UNIT =

Unit Outline

 * You will learn:
 * What the six basic life processes are.
 * What adaptations are.
 * How fossils are used as clues to the past.
 * How species have changed over time.
 * What observations Charles Darwin made on the Galapagos Islands.
 * What Darwin's theory of natural selection is.
 * How adaptations change over time.
 * How new species occur over time.
 * How a stimulus is related to a response.
 * How organisms gather information about their environment.
 * What physiological adaptations are.
 * How behavioral responses help organisms survive.
 * What inherited behavior is.
 * What learned behavior is.

Handouts

 * coming soon..

Quia and Quizlet Games

 * QUIA - [|Matching, flashcards, concentration, and word search games on Changing and Adapting vocab.]
 * QUIZLET - [|Study Changing and Adapting vocabulary flashcards on Quizlet]
 * QUIA TEST** - Click to begin Test - only available on test day
 * After you take the test, click here to view your grade

Links
[] Animal puzzle game

[] Build your own caterpillar to fit into its environment and survive in the Costa Rican rainforests.

[] Penguin adaptations

[] Sea turtle adaptations

[] Types of bird beaks

[] Arctic animals adapations game

[] Animal adaptations game

[] How animals meet their needs game - read instructions first

[] Build a fish game

[] Simulation showing how fossils are formed

[] Fossil hunt game

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