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Standard 4.L.5B.3

4.L.5B.3 Construct explanations for how structural adaptations (such as methods for defense, locomotion, obtaining resources, or camouflage) allow animals to survive in the environment.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

Bats, Bats, Facts and Myths | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

There are many myths about the bat species that are simply not true. Some people think that bats are bloodsucking vampires or that they are flying, blind mice that get stuck in your hair. Project...

Can you find me?

Lesson

Grades: 4

Students will learn about how animals use camouflage as an adaptation by participating in an inquiry-based assignment.

Bird adaptations

Lesson

Grades: 4

Students will engage in a project-based learning lesson to discover how beak adaptations affect what birds eat.

Snakes, Snakes, Snakes | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

When the Museum of York County had a special exhibit on snakes, the Project Discovery crew visited the exhibit with naturalist Rudy Mancke of PBS’s NatureScene. There are many myths about snakes, most...

Butterflies at Riverbanks Zoo | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In their new exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden, butterflies are the “jewels of the sky.” A cloth-covered display lets in sun and rain, but doesn’t let the butterflies out. The plants in...

Meeting Big Backyard Monsters | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The creatures at the South Carolina State Museum are big monsters found in your backyard. Because the bugs are much larger than the actual insects, details, as seen from the perspective of their prey...