
Peppered Moths and their Environment
In this introductory 5E lesson to organism adaptations, 5th grade students examine the case of the peppered moth to answer two inquiry questions:
1. (to Explore) Can organism’s traits help it in its environment?
2. (to Elaborate) Can a change in environment cause a change in an organism’s traits?
Students will participate in discussion, use a digital interactive timeline, and create a graph to develop answers to these inquiry questions.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ngCAaby30GaHMWTuF1RXxkqgTxiN7j-J/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L4: Evolution Technology 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD)Related Content


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