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Fortune Teller AdaptationsScience · Life Science · Grades 6–8Lesson plan

The Fortune Teller will be used by students to challenge their classmates with guessing some unusual animal adaptations from around the world. The extension activity exposes students to famous biologists who have studied plants and animals in the past and present, creating a “Famous Biologist Timeline”. Background Organisms develop different adaptations through time that promote the survival of individuals or species. Populations can change in response to changes in the environment. Adaptations can be grouped into two major categories: structural and behavioral (“Adaptation”, 2014). Structural Duration: 60 Minutes.

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