Plants and Habitats - adaptations

Continuing on with the work we've been doing in Science on Plants and Habitats, we had a discussion today on adaptations. We started talking about adaptations we, as humans, have to make to be comfortable and healthy in warm weather and cold weather. After that, the students browsed through books (books on plants for the Grade 3 students; books on animals for the Grade 4 students) to find different adaptations that plants and animals have, to help them survive and thrive in their environments, and then shared them with the class. There was a lot of great discussion that went on! Here are some of their responses: