Vocabulary: BASIC NEEDS
Students will perform an investigation to recognize the importance of camouflage for the survival of
Students will simulate the lack of food as a limiting factor in a white-tailed deer
Students will learn and identify the basic needs of all living things, with a focus
Students will recognize and learn the importance of the different adaptations of native Texas birds,
Students will learn the difference between inherited traits, inherited behaviors, and learned behaviors.
Students will differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem and the interactions that
Students will observe, record, and compare Texas wildlife based on their body coverings and the
Students will develop the concept of comparing and classifying animals based on physical characteristics.
Students will use the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to create a bat habitat for a
Students will compare a bird feather to a constructed model, and then test its physical
