AGES 8 - 11 • ADAPTATION AND CLASSIFICATION
It’s a Zoo Out There!
Explore animal classification and adaptation through international collaboration. Students connect across countries to discover, compare and share the incredible wildlife found in their regions.
Key Learning Objectives
Classification
Students will learn to classify animals based on various criteria, such as physical characteristics, habitats, and behaviours.
Adaptation
Students will understand how animals adapt to their environments to survive and thrive by studying local wildlife.
Collaborative Research
Students will collaborate with peers from other regions, sharing knowledge about local animals and their adaptations.
Subjects
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Students explore animal adaptations, comparing species across regions to understand how physical and behavioural traits support survival in diverse habitats. This builds knowledge of classification, ecosystems, and evolutionary traits.
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Students learn about biomes, climates, and global distribution of species. They link environmental features to animal adaptations and survival.
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Working with international partners, students exchange findings on animal adaptations in different parts of the world. This fosters teamwork, cross-cultural communication, and shared scientific inquiry. Together, they design a new animal species adapted to survive in future climate conditions, combining research, creativity, and global perspectives.
Creative Outcome
In the final phase, students will collaborate on a creative challenge where they envision and design adaptations animals might need to survive future climate change. This will require critical thinking, creativity, and scientific knowledge, culminating in presentations that showcase their ideas through imaginative drawings, models, or digital displays of how animals could evolve to cope with a changing world.
