🎯 Success Criteria

By the end of this worksheet, I can:

🧠 What is Adaptation?

Adaptation means when living things change to survive better in their environment.

Living things adapt to help them _____________ in their environment.

💪 Physical Adaptations

Physical adaptations are changes to an animal's body parts.

Sentence starter: This animal has _____________ to help it _____________.

🏃 Behavioural Adaptations

Behavioural adaptations are things animals do to survive.

Sentence starter: _____________ (animal) does _____________ because it helps them _____________.

🌿 New Zealand Examples

The kiwi has a long _______ to find food in the ground at night.

The tuatara can slow down its _______ rate when it's cold.

The kea uses its strong _______ to crack open nuts and seeds.

🌟 Extension Questions (Challenge)

My animal's name: _________________________

Its special adaptations are:

📚 Reflection