Sunshine State Standard

SC.F.2.4.3

Materials

color pencils/markers; paper/posterboard for the design phase; one of the following to be supplied by students for the product phase: a. materials needed to make paper machÈ model, or b. materials needed to make diorama, or c. video equipment/makeup/costumes for "movie"

What to do

Prerequisite concepts: ï biomes ï mutation ï natural selection. ï Requires approximately two activity periods and/or outside class time. Activity: 1. Allow students to select a biome from list teacher has chosen (arctic, tropical, etc.). 2. Tell students to imagine that 10 million years have passed. 3. Have students design a creature that has adapted special features for the biome chosen. ï Students should identify predator/prey relationships, special behavioral or functional adaptations, etc. during the process of designing their creature. ï Students use materials supplied by teacher to draw and detail their creature when it is designed. ï Students then either create a model, a "biorama," or a "creature feature" movie which describes their creature in detail.

Additional Information

ï Students work in small groups. ï Models and "bioramas" should be accompanied by oral presentations.

Submitted by

Eric Englert

Santa Rosa County
Milton, Florida
englere@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us