Animal Adaptations Gorillas and Tigers · Gorillas Name: _____ 5. What else helps gorillas climb?...
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Animal Adaptations
Gorillas and Tigers
By
Christa
Joy
For
Special
Education
Excerpts from books:
How Gorillas Adapt
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Keep them cool
and dry
Pull down trees
to find food
Climb trees
Open and hold
small fruits
How Gorillas Adapt
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Communicate
Communicate
Communicate
Chew food and
fight
How Gorillas Adapt
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Cut out pictures and place in circle map.
How Tigers Adapt
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Hide in the tall
grass
See in the dark
Smell food from
far away
Scrub food off
the bones
How Tigers Adapt
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Walk quietly
Grab their food
Communicate
How Tigers Adapt
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Cut out pictures and place in circle map.
Gorilla/Tiger Venn Diagram
• Cut apart pictures and sort into correct location on diagram
• There are 2 sets of pictures included. One is color-coded to assist those students who need more visual support
• There is also a set of words for those students who are readers
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Cut apart pictures and place in correct location on venn diagram.
Most symbols from Boardmaker by Mayer-Johnson.
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Color-coded pictures.
Cut apart pictures and place in correct location on venn diagram.
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Cut apart traits and place in correct location on venn diagram.
Africa Asia special
fur
stripes thumb
hands
and feet
strong
arms
Tongue
to scrub
bones
good
sense of
hearing
beat
chest
see in
the dark
tail to
communi
cate
large
teeth
good
sense of
smell
padded
feet
Animal Adaptations : Gorillas Assessment
• There are 3 versions of this assessment to be given at the beginning of the unit as a pre-assessment and again at the end as a post-assessment.
• Version 1: straight-forward multiple choice for those students who are readers
• Version 2: Similar multiple choice format as version 1 but with pictures added
• Version 3: Meant to administered by teacher in a one on one format. Teacher reads the question aloud and presents student with 3 picture choices to choose from using their preferred mode of communication. Good for students who use eye gaze or pointing as way of answering questions.
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GorillasName: _______________________
1. Gorillas mainly live naturally in:
a. Canada
b. Asia
c. Australia
2. Gorillas have fur that do what?
a. Keep them warm and dry
b. Help them hide
c. Protect them from the sun
3. Gorillas have large teeth they use for:
a. communicating
b. Flossing
c. Eating and fighting
4. Gorillas have very strong arms they use for:
a. Climbing and bending trees
b. Fighting
c. Walking
5. What else helps gorillas climb?
a. Teeth
b. Hands and feet
c. Tail
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Version 1
GorillasName: _______________________
6. Gorillas can handle and peel small fruit because they have a special:
a. thumb
b. tongue
c. arm
7. Gorillas are really big:
a. cats
b. primates
c. reptiles
8. When gorillas are scared, they release:
a. yells
b. spit
c. smells
9. What do gorillas use to communicate?
a. sounds
b. food
c. fur
10. What do gorillas do to warn another away?
a. Beat their chest
b. Throw fruit
c. Go to sleep
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Version 1
GorillasName: _______________________
1. Gorillas mainly live naturally in:
2. Gorillas have fur that do what?
3. Gorillas have large teeth they use for:
4. Gorillas have very strong arms they use for:
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Version 2/3
GorillasName: _______________________
5. What else helps gorillas climb?
6. Gorillas can handle and peel small fruit because they have a special:
7. Gorillas are really big:
8. When gorillas are scared, they release:
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Version 2/3
GorillasName: _______________________
9. What do gorillas use to communicate?
10. What do gorillas do to warn another away?
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Version 2/3
Answer choices for version 3. Print, cut apart and mount each picture on an index card.
Q1
Q2
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Q3
Q4
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