To round up our adaptations unit Mrs. Peterson had a great idea of having the students create a new animal. First they were given a specific ecosystem, outlining its weather, location and possible food sources. Then they were to write up a paragraph explaining what animal they were going to create and include several adaptations that their animal will need to survive in that specific ecosystem. After this they were given a piece of clay and they created their "new" animal, including all of its adaptations. Once they were done our wonderful art teacher Mrs. Fernandez fired them and they were then painted the following week. While the students were waiting for their animals, they then created a 3-d model of their ecosystem. Above are just a few examples of the finished products. Everyone's animal had some very cool adaptations and they all turned out amazing.
