Reading Lesson: Animal Adaptations to Hot Weather
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Created by Teacher(s): Martha Friend, Sustainable Jersey for Schools|Published on: September 10, 2024
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Synopsis
In this lesson, students learn how humans and New Jersey animals adapt to extreme weather.
Inquire: Students predict animal and human adaptations to hot weather.
Investigate: Students listen and respond to the text A Cool Summer Tail by Carrie A. Pearson to learn about animal adaptations.
Inspire: Students apply what they learned in the text and write about or draw an animal to show how it stays cool when the weather is hot.
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