A lesson for 3rd or 4th grade using Animal Bites

Animal Adaptations

Created by Pat Herr

Objectives

Content• The student will investigate and understand that organisms have structural

adaptations, or physical attributes that help them meet a life need.

• The student will explain how different organisms use their unique adaptations to meet their needs

Language• Students will describe the shape of animal teeth

• Students will explain how the shape of a tooth determines what an animal eats

What is an Adaptation?

What are some examples of

Adaptations?

TeethWhat are they used for?

Why would the teeth of animals be

different?

Animal Classification

Herbivore CarnivoresOmnivores

Plant Eaters Meat EatersBoth

Meat andPlants

Tooth 1

Tooth 2

Tooth 3

Tooth 4

Tooth 5

Tooth 6

Tooth 7

Tooth 8

Animal Research Data

Food it eats How it uses its teeth

Where it lives What eats it?

Hippopotamus

Beaver

Mountain Gorilla

Alligator

Coyote

African Lion

Baboon

Grizzly Bear

Sample Food Web

A Quick Review

1. What are some of the jobs that animal teeth do?

2. What is an herbivore? A carnivore? An omnivore?

3. What is a structural adaptation?4. Why are animal teeth considered to be a

structural adaptation?5. What are some other examples of structural

adaptations?6. What does a food web demonstrate?