Science
Ocean Life
Conceptual
7–9 yrs
Ocean Animal Adaptations
海洋动物的适应性
Description
Understand that ocean animals have special adaptations for their environment: streamlined bodies for fast swimming, camouflage to hide from predators, blubber to keep warm in cold seas, and tentacles or suckers to catch prey
Mastery Evidence
- Name at least three different ocean animal adaptations
- Explain how each adaptation helps the animal survive in its environment
- Connect an adaptation to the specific challenge it addresses (cold, predators, catching food)
Assessment Prompt
Can your child pick an ocean animal and explain at least two ways its body is specially designed for life in the sea — like a seal's blubber for warmth or an octopus's camouflage for hiding?
