Lesson plan on animals
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Can you name the animal?
Can you name the type of
camouflage the animal uses?
I am a large
predator.
I stalk my prey.
I hunt large
animals.
I belong to the
large cat family.
“Leopard”
Prowling is one way I
look for my prey.
I am a predator.
I live in the Arctic.
I am a mammal.
“Polar Bear”
I am a bird of prey.
I use my sharp talons
to grab my prey.
I am the national
symbol for the United
States.
My babies are called
eaglets.
“Bald Eagle”
I change my coat
from brown in the
summer to white in
the winter.
I live in the Arctic.
I can hunt for my
unwary prey.
I am a mammal.
“Arctic Fox”
I am a predator.
I can eat medium and
large animals.
I belong to the large
cat family.
My home is in the
snowy mountains.
“Snow Leopard”
I live in the Nile River
in Africa.
I lay my eggs in a
nest.
I am a predator.
I blend in with the
brown muddy waters.
“Nile Crocodile”
I hunt in packs.
I eat small
mammals.
I have babies
called pups.
Stalking is one way
I catch my prey.
“Coyote”
I am a predator.
I hunt large animals.
I stalk my unwary
prey.
The female does
most of the hunting.
“Lion”
I have not changed
since the dinosaur
times.
I am a predator.
Sometimes I use the
deep blue waters to
become invisible.
I eat fish, seals,
whales and other
sharks.
“Great White Shark”
I am a reptile.
I am a poisonous.
Slithering is how
move around.
The sides of my
head spread open.
“King Cobra”
I hunt large
mammals.
I can run up to 60
miles per hour.
I am a predator.
Stalking is my best
way to follow my
prey.
“Cheetah”
I am a mammal.
I drink blood from
animals.
I fly in huge groups.
I live in caves.
“Vampire Bat”
I am the wariest in
open spaces.
Camouflage is
important for me
to survive.
The babies are
called Fawns.
I am a prey.
“White Tail Deer”
A group of us are
called a pod.
I am a predator.
I have sharp teeth.
I have “killer” in my
name.
“Orca (Killer Whale)”
I hunt for my prey.
I have orange and
black stripes.
Sometimes I prowl
in search for my
prey.
I have sharp and
retractable claws.
“Tiger”
Sort the animals into 3 different categories according to
their characteristics.
Category 1
Category 3
Category 2
Phylum Chordata can be subdivided
into 7 classes:
AGNATHA
CHONDRICHTHYES
OSTEICHTHYES
AMPHIBIA
REPTILIA
AVES
MAMMALIA
Amphibians
Amphibians are remarkable animals that include modern-day
frogs, toads, caecilians, newts, and salamanders. These
animals are the descendents of the first vertebrates to make
the move from life in water to life on land.
Reptiles
an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (as a snake) or on small short legs (as
a lizard)
or any of a class of air-breathing vertebrates that include the alligators and
crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, and extinct related forms (as dinosaurs and
pterosaurs) and are characterized by a completely ossified skeleton with a single
occipital condyle, a distinct quadrate bone usually immovably articulated with
the skull, ribs attached to the sternum, and a body usually covered with scales or
bony plates
Extinct animals
Extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally
a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of
the last individual of the species
Endangered
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of
becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by
changing environmental or predation parameters.
Animal Adaptations
Adaptation can be called natural self-preservation. It describes traits in
plants and animals that have allowed them to evolve with their
surroundings. Adaptations are the reason that many species of plant
and animal have survived for so long despite so many environmental
changes
Types of Adaptation
• Anything that helps an organism survive in its
environment is an adaptation.
• It also refers to the ability of living things to adjust to
different conditions within their environments.
– Structural adaptation
– Protective coloration
– Mimicry
– Behaviour adaptations
– Migration
– Hibernation
Structural adaptations
• A structural adaptation involves some part of
an animal's body.
– Teeth
– Body coverings
– Movement
Protective Coloration
• Coloration and protective
resemblance allow an
animal to blend into its
environment.
• Another word for this
might be camouflage.
Their camouflage makes it
hard for enemies to single
out individuals.
Mimicry
• Mimicry allows one animal
to look, sound, or act like
another animal to fool
predators into thinking it is
poisonous or dangerous.
Behaviour adaptations
• Behaviour adaptations include
activities that help an animal
survive.
• Behaviour adaptations can be
learned or instinctive.
– Social behaviour
– Behaviour for protection
Migration
• This is when behavioral • Animals migrate for different
adaptation that involves an reasons.
animal or group of animals
moving from one region to – better climate
another and then back
again. – better food
– safe place to live
– safe place to raise young
– go back to the place they were
born.
Let’s look through nature to see what
camouflaged animals we can find hiding.
This beetle is camouflaged to its
background.
This polar bear blends in nicely with its
snowy background. Why do animals need
to blend in, or be camouflaged to their
backgrounds?
Some animals hide in plain sight in order to survive in the wild! You
might be thinking, how does this work? When you play hide-n-seek,
can you just sit in the middle of the room? No, you will be found
immediately. The difference between humans and animals who hide in
the open is that these animals have colors and patterns that allow
them to disappear, almost becoming invisible before your very eyes.
Here is a good example. What is hiding in
the forest?
Watch out for the snakes! What colors
allow each one to be camouflaged to their
background?
This owl looks like the rocks that surround
it.
Wow! This insect looks exactly like its
background.
What is a nocturnal animal?
• Nocturnal animals are more active at night
than during the day. Many animals, like desert
animals, are nocturnal in order to escape
extreme daytime heat.
Bat
Cat
Owl
Scavenger
• A scavenger is an animal that seeks out and feeds
upon dead and or decaying organic matter. Some
scavengers specialize on feeding upon dead
animals, or carrion, while others feed more
generally on dead plants and animal.
Predator
• The definition of a predator in relation
to animals is one that survives by preying on
other creatures as a source of food. Among these
predators are members of the cat family and the
dog family.
Animals and their young ones
Lion • Cub
Owl • owle
Cow • Calf
Cat • Kitten
Dog • pup, puppy
Duck • duckling
Eagle • eaglet
Tiger • Cub
Whale • Calf
Zebra • foal
Continue-
• Pig • Piglet
• Rabbit • bunny
• Horse • foal
• Sheep • lamb
• Kangaroo • Joey
• Fish • Fry
• Frog • Tadpole
• Butterfly • Larvae
• Cockroach • Nymph
• Hen • Chick
• giraffe • calf
