1. Adaptations of Plants & Animals
Ms.Possesky
Third Grade
Life Science

2. Objectives Students will learn to: South Carolina Standards:
Identify the physical and behavioral adaptations of plants and animals
Identify how a change in the environment could effect an organism’s adaptation
South Carolina Standards:
3-2.2, 3-2.4

3. What do you know about Adaptations?
What is an adaptation?
What is an example of plant adaptation?
What is an example of animal adaptation?
How does the environment alter certain adaptations?

4. Adaptations of Plants
Many plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to create food for themselves through a process called photosynthesis
A few plants are actually carnivorous and eat small bugs and organisms
Several plants also excrete poisonous oils to protect themselves from other predators

5. Adaptations of Plants
Photosynthesis
Carnivorous
Poisonous Oils

6. Adaptations of Animals
Thick fur coats allow animals to be able to hibernate during the cold months
A lot of animals have hard outer shells to protect them from their predators
Many animals use camouflage to escape from their predators

7. Animal Adaptations
Thick Fur
Outer Shell
Camouflage

8. How the environment effects an organism’s Adaptation
If an organism’s surroundings change, their adaptations to their previous environment would not be useful anymore
Plants and Animals live in certain environment because they have characteristics to survive in that environment
Example: A deer is used to living in forest areas but with all of the industry being built by humans they lose their habitats and their adaptations slowly become use less

9. Venus Fly Trap Video

10. Review What is an example of a plant adaptation? ________________
photosynthesis
What is an example of an animal adaptation? _________________
Thick fur
Why is it important for the environment not to go through drastic changes? ______________________________________
Organism’s Adaptations aren’t useful when there is a drastic change in the environment.

11. Sources http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/plants.html
google.com for pictures