7th Grade Science - Adaptation Power Point

PowerPoint Presentation

Warm-upWhat do animals and humans have in common that they need for survival?

Write your answer in your Scientific Notebook/Journal.

What is One Health? One Health Background1. Interdisciplinary health care for humans, animals, and the environment. 2. Focus: individual, population, and ecosystem health. 3. Vision Statement: One Health (formerly called One Medicine) is dedicated to improving the lives of all specieshuman and animalthrough the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine and environmental science.

NC State Project on One Health

Focus: Creating a Wearable Device for a medium-sized dog that would help to better monitor their health and stress levels.

Why are stress levels a concern for a dog? It is widely known that dogs will continue working or running far past the point where their health is in danger.

Criteria: Must be wearable (comfortable) and durable Must fit tightly enough to accurately measure pulse and breathing.Pulse Sensor measures heart rateFlex Sensor measures chest expansion for breathing rateBattery included as the source of energy. Arduino Lily Pad circuit; information is stored here. Example of One Health Project at NC State!

Animal Adaptations in their Habitatto Ensure Survival What are Adaptations? A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.Reasons:To better suit their habitatProtection for them. AttackFeedingMovementTypes: Structural external characteristicsBehavioral different ways of reacting to the environmentPhysiological - physiological

Insane Survival AdaptationsAdaptation Activity

Instructions: Pick one of the activities bird or fish. Go to the website.Read the background information on the left hand side. The right hand side is the activity. Go to this link: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS16/LS16.html

Go to this link: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS15/LS15.html

Day 2: Quick ReviewThe One Health Initiative focuses on the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the ecosystem.

This lesson is going to focus on just animals and how they can adapt in order to survive.

Review ContinuedType of Adaptation: Structural

Reason for Adaptation: to ensure survival in their habitat.

Type of Sensor: Infrared Thermometer Heat Sensor

Warm vs. Cold-blooded Animals DiscussionIR Temperature Activity

Items that we are using: Two zip-lock bags per station.IceFeathersWoolLardIR Thermal SensorBackground InformationCold itself doesnt exist it is simply the absence of heat.

Animals without hair use fat tissue to help insulate their bodies temperature.

Air is one of the best insulators.

Cold-blooded animals do not need insulation because it would slow down the heat transfer into their bodies. Day 3

Warm-up: (10 minutes)

* Answer Reflection Questions from IR Temperature ActivityBegin Research Lab! Important Info: Animals change over time as inherited traits are passed from parents to offspring.Groups: 2 people per groupGo to: http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/Click on Habitats and explore many different kinds. After exploring all of the habitats, pick one with your partner and review the animals from that habitat.

Research Lab ContinuedOnce you and your partner have found an animal that interests you both, individually write down and answer the following information in your interactive notebook: Explain two different ways that the animal is physically adapting to its environment. Explain two different ways that the animal is behaviorally adapting to its environment. Note: Both of you need to write down the info into your notebooks. You cannot copy each others answers. It must be in your own words the different ways (physically and behaviorally) that the animal adapted to its environment.

Day Four: Poster CreationYou and your partner should be finishing up the research in order to work on your poster today. If you both finish with the poster early, then practice getting ready for your group presentation. Day 5: Presentation Day!