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Blending In

Blending In. Questions to Think About. Why do these animals blend into their surroundings? What advantage does this give the animals? What have we learned so far that can explain why these animals all blend into their surroundings?

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Blending In

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  1. Blending In

  2. Questions to Think About • Why do these animals blend into their surroundings? • What advantage does this give the animals? • What have we learned so far that can explain why these animals all blend into their surroundings? • How might this influence the long term survival of these animals and their specie?

  3. Activity • Divide up into groups of 5 • Pick up one board and one container of colored paper • Follow directions on handout • Record results • Change boards with a neighboring group and repeat activity with new board • Write results from your activity on the chalkboard • Think about/answer questions on handout in your groups

  4. Discussion • What are the results we see for the blue background? What about the other backgrounds? • What do the results tell us and why are we getting these results?

  5. Discussion • Why do these animals blend into their surroundings? • What advantage does this give the animals? • What have we learned so far that can explain why this occurs in nature? • How might this influence the long term survival of these animals and their specie? • What would happen to an elk if it was bright red in color?

  6. Vocabulary • Natural Selection - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.

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