Year 5 - Adaptation of living things - Sciences - Library at Genazzano FCJ College

Articles

Click on Britannica School: Arctic Fox to learn about where the arctic fox lives and how it adapts to its unique environment.

Britannica School: Adaptation
Read/ listen to another article explaining adaptation in animals and plants. Includes lots of interesting pictures of animals and plants that have adapted over time to their surroundings. HINT- you can change the article’s reading level (1, 2 or 3) to suit your understanding.
Britannica School: Arctic fox
Click on this link to explore and read about how the arctic fox has adapted to it’s environment/surroundings.
Britannica School: Cactus
Find out about how cactus plants adapt to the harsh conditions of the desert by their unique ability to store water.
HINT- you can change the article’s reading level (1, 2 or 3) to suit your understanding.
Defintion: adaptation
Here is a definition of adaptation.
World Book Kids: Adaptation
Read/listen to this article for an overview of adaptation in animals and plants.
World Book Student: Acclimitisation
Read/listen to this article for another view on how plants and animals adapt to their surroundings.
World Book Student: Adaptation
Read/listen to this article for a more detailed explanation of adaptation in animals. Click on the pictures of the fish and gecko for a brief explanation of how these animals adapt to their surroundings.

World Book
You can access eBooks from the World Book homepage. In the search box type in the keyword ‘adaptation’.
The first item that will appear on the list is called: Plant and Animal Adaptations. Click on this item to open the eBook. This graphic novel styled information text explains adaptation using simple text and interesting pictures. Look out for the, ‘FIND OUT MORE’ section at the end of the eBook for a list of additional resources.

Click on the link below to watch "Top 5 Animal Adapatations" from BBC Earth to learn about the Mudskipper!

Here is a collection of short clips about the way animals and plants adapt to their surrounding environments.

Click on the link below to watch the video of "Adaptations and the Environment" by Generation Genius.