Mimicry and Camouflage Lesson Plan - K8 Science

Going FurtherBased on students’ prior knowledge of animals, have them each create their own animal thatrelies on either camouflage or mimicry to ensure survival. Then have students present theiranimals to the class.Additional ReferencesBiodesign. Accessed 07-11-2006 at http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/davidb/introduction2.htmMongaby.com. Tropical rainforest: rainforest diversity. Accessed 07-11-2006 athttp://rainforests.mongabay.com/0306.htmNational Teacher Training Institute. Hide in plain site. (Shows examples of katydid camouflageand hawk moth mimicry.) Accessed 07-11-2006 athttp://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/s_hide/index.htmlNature Works. Deceptive coloration. (Interesting explanation of disruptive colorationcamouflage, i.e. the zebra.) Accessed 07-11-2006 athttp://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep2a.htmScholastic. Critter camouflage. Accessed 7/11/2006 athttp://teacher.scholastic.com/products/Instructor/Mar05_camouflage.htmWellington Zoo. Camouflage. Accessed 07-11-2006 athttp://www.wellingtonzoo.com/learn/teacher/camouflage.htmlScience Education Leadership Fellows ProgramFunded by the Howard Hughes Medical InstituteReady-To-Go Lessons From BioEd Onlinewww.bioedonline.org© Baylor College of Medicine