Wonders G4U2W4 Organizing Key Details

Caribou have warm fur on their muzzle that keeps them warm when searching for food in the snow.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Snowshoe hares have white fur that helps them hide in the winter.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Alligators wait in the water holes they dig to pounce on other animals stopping to drink.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Porcupines release their quills if another animal gets too close.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Zebra's black and white stripes help them hide in the tall grass.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The giraffe has a long neck to help them reach the leaves at the tops of trees.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Lizards are cold-blooded, meaning they don't produce their own body heat. They rely on the hot desert sun to stay warm.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Skunks keep predators away by releasing a terrible smell when an animal approaches them.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Sloths grow moss and other plants in their fur. This makes it hard to see them when they hang in the trees.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Woodpeckers have a very long tongue to reach into holes in trees and find insects to eat.

• Finding Food

• Blending In

• Don't Eat Me!

• Habitat Survival

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5