Animal Adaptations: Matching and Word Search

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🎯 WALT: Match key terms with their definitions to understand animal adaptations

Success Criteria: I can correctly match at least 8 out of 10 terms with their definitions

📚 Part 1: Matching Activity

Instructions: Draw lines to match each term with its correct definition.

1. Adaptation

2. Camouflage

3. Predator

4. Prey

5. Habitat

6. Instinct

7. Mimicry

8. Endangered

9. Conservation

10. Native

A. An animal that hunts other animals for food

B. The natural home of an animal or plant

C. A species at serious risk of extinction

D. An organism that originally lives in a place naturally

E. Blending in with surroundings to avoid detection

F. Protection of plants and animals from harm

G. A characteristic that helps an organism survive

H. An animal that is hunted by another for food

I. Resembling another organism for protection

J. An inborn pattern of behaviour

🔍 Part 2: Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 words hidden in the grid below. Words can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

P R E D A T O R X M K L
Q W E R T Y U I O P A S
A D A P T A T I O N M D
S D F G H J K L Z X O F
C A M O U F L A G E U G
V B N M Q W E R T Y F H
H A B I T A T A S D L J
Z X C V B N M Q W E A K
I N S T I N C T R T G L
P R E Y U I O P A S E P
N A T I V E X C V B N O
M I M I C R Y Q W E R I

Words to find:

ADAPTATION, CAMOUFLAGE, PREDATOR, PREY, HABITAT, INSTINCT, MIMICRY, NATIVE, BEHAVIOUR, SPECIES, SURVIVE, EXTINCT

Extension Activity: Choose 3 words from the word search and write a sentence about New Zealand animals using each word:

📝 Answers

Matching Answers:

1-G, 2-E, 3-A, 4-H, 5-B, 6-J, 7-I, 8-C, 9-F, 10-D

Word Search Solutions:

All words are located in the grid:
- PREDATOR (row 1, horizontal)
- ADAPTATION (row 3, horizontal) 
- CAMOUFLAGE (row 5, horizontal)
- HABITAT (row 7, horizontal)
- INSTINCT (row 9, horizontal)
- PREY (row 10, horizontal)
- NATIVE (row 11, horizontal)
- MIMICRY (row 12, horizontal)
- BEHAVIOUR (column 2, vertical starting row 7)
- SPECIES (diagonal from S in row 4)
- SURVIVE (diagonal from S in row 2)
- EXTINCT (diagonal from E in row 2)

Differentiation Support:

• For learners needing support: Complete matching activity first, then attempt 6 words in word search

• For advanced learners: Create your own definition for 'physiological adaptation' and give a New Zealand example