What Are Some Behavioral Adaptations of Animals?

Our planet is home to creatures of all sizes, each with its own special abilities that help them thrive in their surroundings. Students discover nature’s marvels and develop essential research skills by learning about these fascinating behaviours. From the cunning tactics of predators to the social rituals of group-living animals, researching and learning about behavioral adaptations offer a glimpse into the lives of animals.

No-Prep Behavioral Adaptation Digital Learning Notebook

This year, we invite you to engage your students in a deep dive into the world of behavioral adaptations with an engaging, independent research task that takes them through various adaptations and activities to help them learn more about them. This digital learning experience takes the form of an interactive notebook!

This self-contained mini-unit on behavioral adaptations has everything you need to get your students engaged, learning, researching, and writing about the following behavioral adaptations.

• Migration

• Hibernation

• Mimicry

• Camouflage

• Learned Behaviors

• Nocturnality and Diurnalism

• Communal Living

Each page in the digital learning notebook features the text, links, video, and tasks needed to introduce your students to each specific type of adaptation. Throughout the activity, students will watch videos, research, embed photographs, and interact with the slides to demonstrate what they have learned about each adaptation.

Download Your Behavioral Adaptations Interactive Notebook

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides file. To get your copy, click the download button. Make your copy, assign it to your students, and get them on the track toward learning today!

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