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Concept-based Instruction

Adaptive Anatomy

Adaptive - the ability to adjust to conditions or environment.

Anatomy - the scientific study of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.

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Teacher Notes:To develop the intelligence of our students to sophisticated levels, curriculum and instruction must use factual content as a tool to develop deeper understanding of underlying concepts, principles and generalizations.

The beautiful visual imagery of the program, Moments of Impact, help students understand the science behind the extraordinary adaptations in organisms' anatomy.

In this lesson, students are expected to use technology to summarize information, emphasize the essential key points, label and number critical elements and appropriately use images.

Tech Tips are embedded throughout the lesson to help you address the National Education Technology Standards in an integrated and meaningful manner.

If you have access to student response devices, often called clickers, slide 12 has factual questions you may want to use. If you do not have access to these devices, you may want to consider using the online (free) tool, Poll Everywhere.

Click here to go to Poll Everywhere website.

http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Students begin their learning by choosing a path of interest.

Students create adaptive anatomy slides related to their learning choice.

Students use the technology skills of screen captures and cropping to create vivid images for their adaptive anatomy slides.

Students incorporate their slides into this lesson by using the linking feature to other pages within this lesson file.


Essential Understandings:

Survival includes an uncanny ability of living things to adapt or change.

There are scientific explanations to how the anatomy of living things creates the change or adaptation.

Essential Questions:

How do adaptive characteristics help animals and insects survive and reproduce in an ecosystem?

How does the anatomy of these living things work that explains their extraordinary characteristics?


Click on the items above to learn more.


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Tech Tip #2

Tech Tip #1


How to Take a Screen Shot

Step 1a: If you are using a PC computer, locate the Print Screen key on your computer. This is usually found on the top row of keys on the right side of your computer.

Step 2a: While watching your video program, select the Print Screen key as you see images that you think would work well in your adaptive anatomy slide.

Step 1b. If you are using a MAC computer, you will need to hold down the Shift key and the Command key while selecting the 3 key.

Step 3: The images will automatically be placed on your computer's desktop.

Step 4: The images are automatically labeled Picture 1, Picture 2, etc. Rename the images by selecting the label of "Picture 1" and using a word or two that best describes your image. For example, if I am studying the Panther Chameleon and I have an image of the chameleon climbing, I would name my image PC_climb.

Step 5: Right click on your PC desktop or hold down your Control key and click your mouse if on a MAC computer and select New Folder. Create a new folder and name the folder so you can identify this is your work. Initials work well along with a word or two related to the concept. For example, if I am studying the Panther Chameleon, I would name the folder JAK_PCham. File all your images in your folder.

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How to Crop a Picture

Step 1: Download the Open Source program entitled GIMP.

Step 2: Open GIMP and go to File > Open and browse to your pictures folder.

Step 3: Select the picture you want to crop (example: PC_climb).

Step 4: Go to Tools > Selection Tools > choose the Rectangle Shape.

Step 5: Click on your picture on the top left side and pull a box around the picture until you have the elements you want inside the box.

Step 6: Click on IMAGE and select CROP.

Step 7: Select File > SAVE AS > Name your new picture so you recognize it. (example: PC_climb2.) Make sure you saved this to your Desktop.

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Can you give me an example of an adaptive anatomy slide so I have a better idea of what I am to do?

Click here for an example.

Clarifying Expectations


The 90-gram lizard starts its run by slapping the water’s surface vertically with its hind foot (1). As the foot is pushed down, the edge of the foot fans out, expanding its surface area. The body does not sink, because, as the animal strokes its expanded foot downward, it creates an air cavity underwater (2), which the water resists by pushing back up on the air and thus the lizard’s foot. The lizard further minimizes the force of gravity by pulling its foot upward before the air cavity collapses. It does this by pulling its toes together so that the entire foot is surrounded only by air (3). The lizard then swiftly pulls its foot out of the cavity before it can get wet. Remarkably, the lizard takes 20 steps a second!

2. air cavity2. air cavity

3. surrounded entirely by air

1. slapping water with its hind foot

Let's Study How the Lizard's Anatomy Works that Allows This Lizard to Run on Water

Review this example by noting that it summarized the information, emphasized the key points, numbered the elements and used screen shots that had been cropped appropriately.


Import the students' adaptiveanatomy slides and link items above to make them clickable.Click on Basilisk Lizard foran example.


1. What adaptation allows basilisk lizards to walk on water?

A. Their webbed feetB. Their jointed kneesC. The sideways force of their legsD. All these adaptations work together

2. What would happen if the lizard stopped running?

A. It would sink into the water.B. It would dive.C. It would float.D. It would fly.

3. Where do half of the world's chameleon species live?

A. In South American junglesB. In Costa Rican rain forestsC. In the jungles of MadagascarD. In the jungles of Central America

4. How does the panther chameleon stalk its prey?

A. In slow motionB. In short, sharp bursts of movementC. By rotating its eyes 360 degreesD. By crawling on its belly

5. How is the panther chameleon particularly adapted to hunting jungle insects?

A. By having the ability to camouflage itselfB. By having a telescoping tongueC. By having a prehensile tailD. By having sensitive chromatophors

6. What is the largest group of animals living in the jungle?

A. SnakesB. LizardsC. PrimatesD. Insects

7. What jungle insect can transport jungle material that is 10 times its own weight?

A. The Trapjaw antB. The Leafcutter antC. The jungle termiteD. The blue bottle fly

8. Why are Cuban crocs apex carnivores?A. Because they have strong mandiblesB. Because they have a keen sense of smellC. Because their strong bodies match their aggressive

spiritD. Because their legs are adapted to speed in the water

or on land

9. What jungle snake is an escape artist?A. The Paradise tree snakeB. The Yellow monitorC. The CobraD. The Python

10. What accounts for the tiger's combination of stealth and explosive power?A. The design of its claws and teethB. Its ability to accelerate quicklyC. A combination of adaptations designed for strength

and agilityD. It's strong back legs

Checking Your Knowledge


1. What adaptation allows basilisk lizards to walk on water?

A. Their webbed feetB. Their jointed kneesC. The sideways force of their legsD. All these adaptations work together

2. What would happen if the lizard stopped running?

A. It would sink into the water.B. It would dive.C. It would float.D. It would fly.

3. Where do half of the world's chameleon species live?

A. In South American junglesB. In Costa Rican rain forestsC. In the jungles of MadagascarD. In the jungles of Central America

4. How does the panther chameleon stalk its prey?

A. In slow motionB. In short, sharp bursts of movementC. By rotating its eyes 360 degreesD. By crawling on its belly

5. How is the panther chameleon particularly adapted to hunting jungle insects?

A. By having the ability to camouflage itselfB. By having a telescoping tongueC. By having a prehensile tailD. By having sensitive chromatophors

6. What is the largest group of animals living in the jungle?

A. SnakesB. LizardsC. PrimatesD. Insects

7. What jungle insect can transport jungle material that is 10 times its own weight?

A. The Trapjaw antB. The Leafcutter antC. The jungle termiteD. The blue bottle fly

8. Why are Cuban crocs apex carnivores?A. Because they have strong mandiblesB. Because they have a keen sense of smellC. Because their strong bodies match their

aggressive spiritD. Because their legs are adapted to speed in the water

or on land

9. What jungle snake is an escape artist?A. The Paradise tree snakeB. The Yellow monitorC. The CobraD. The Python

10. What accounts for the tiger's combination of stealth and explosive power?A. The design of its claws and teethB. Its ability to accelerate quicklyC. A combination of adaptations designed for

strength and agilityD. It's strong back legs

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