Lesson plan

Adaptations in animals: antlers, teeth and bones

Summary
Use collections of animal antlers, teeth and bones for studying adaptations in different animals.
Science content
Biology: Features, Adaptations of Living Things (K, 1, 3, 7)
Biology: Evolution, Natural Selection (7)
Procedure

Look at different kinds of adaptations with the collection.
Focus on teeth, comparing them between different animals.
Look at bone structure and how they have evolved to be light and strong.
See the bone assembly in a whole animal by doing the deer skeleton.

Grades taught
Gr 1
Gr 2
Gr 3