| Learning Objectives/Lesson Goals | Students will learn what camouflage is and how an animal adapts to its changing environments in order to survive. |
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| WHERE | Classroom |
| WHO | Classroom Volunteers |
| MATERIALS | - Pre-made half brown and half white 11x17 paper with two identical fox outlines on it with “Winter” written on the white side and “Summer” written on the brown side
- A bag of uncooked white beans
- A bag of uncooked brown beans
- A bag of uncooked black beans
- A bag of uncooked red beans
- Washable school glue bottle
- Show National Geographic Web Page - Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter
- The Video: Animals with Winter Coats! Watch only from 1:04 - 3:01
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| ACTIVITIES | - Start the lesson by asking students what color fur they think an Arctic fox has
- After a quick discussion, show 2 minutes (1:04-3:01) of the video Animals with Winter Coats!
- Explain how not only do their coats keep them warm in the arctic winters, but they are great for camouflaging against their changing environments
- Pass out a paper to each student and explain that they will use the different colored beans to make two versions of the arctic fox - one in it’s winter coat and one in it’s summer coat
- Remind students how winter coats have mostly all white in them and summer coats have a mix of browns and white
- As students are gluing their beans down you can talk about how the beans are camouflaged against the paper and how camouflage helps an animal survive
- Students will take their completed bean art arctic foxes home
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| RESOURCES | Inspiration taken from: Seed Art for Kids!
Video: Animals with Winter Coats!
Web Page: Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter |
