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CalendarMon., 10/13

Topic: AdaptationsHomework: None

To Do

Get outCalendarPencil, eraserComp bookRuler (optional)

AnnouncementsToday is the first day of the Adaptations Unit.

Q1 grades have been sent home.

Q2 grades begin with your Inquiry Test.

Fill out your calendar.

Get out your comp book.Get out your pencil.

If you’re picky about straight lines, get out a ruler.

Check out

Wild About Animals – FOX (Channel 10)Saturday mornings (9 or 10 am?)

Animals Misfits – PBS (Channel 8) 7pm Wednesday6pm Saturday (rerun)

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/For cool pictures and stories

AdaptationsThings organisms HAVE or things organisms DO that help them survive

Physical adaptations: things they HAVEBehavioral adaptations: things they DO

Feathers or fur that blend into surroundings

A protective shell

Hunting in a pack

Being active at night (nocturnal)

Desert Animals

• Camel• Elephants• Lions• Oryx• Kangaroos• Fennec foxes• Flat lizards• Black flies• Ibex• Locusts