Format
1. Participants will explore animals that either survive, adapt, or thrive in the cold weather using pictures, videos, discussions, and chats.
2. Participant interaction with facilitator using a variety of options such as the chat feature, polls, live discussion, question/answer session, etc.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1. Discover the different habitats that get snow and cold weather.
2. Identify animals that adapt/survive the cold weather.
3. Identify animals that thrive in cold weather.
4. Discover animals that enjoy the snow.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
K-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
1-LS1-1: Structure and Function
3-LS4-2: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-3: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-4: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
4-LS1-1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS2-4: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
HS-LS4-3: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
State Standards
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
K-ESS2-2. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
K-ESS3-1. Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
K-ESS3-3. Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment. *
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats