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Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?
Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.
Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.
Which of these deserts is not like the others?
Let’s look at living vs non-living things.
Four desert birds. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!
Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?
Some of these animals are nocturnal and some are diurnal.
Let’s look at saltwater vs freshwater organisms.
Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?
Four ants from around the world. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Which of these four birds is not like the others?
Four penguins. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?
Four flowers. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Which of these rainforests is not like the others?
What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?
Four cephalopods. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Four rainforest snakes. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!
Let’s look at deciduous vs coniferous trees.
Can your class spot the vertebrates vs invertebrates?
Four tundra creatures. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.
