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New River Gorge National River
Adaptations

Program Description
Students learn about adaptations. Students participate in several hands-on activities that help them to understand the special features that different animals have that helps each to survive. Using animal puppets and body parts as props, students identify the different tools that animals have for survival.

Available to schools in:Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Raleigh & Summers counties

Grade Level: 2nd   

 

Program Length: 1 hour


Theme
Living things have special tools for survival.

Instructional Objectives:

1.  Understand adaptations as those special

2.  Choose a living thing and name two of its special tools for survival

3.  List one thing he or she can do to protect a wide variety of different animals

Pre-visit activities are:
Post-visit activities are:


Subject:
Science/Technology 

WV Content Standards met:
English/Language Arts - RLA.2.3.1, RLA.2.3.2 
Science/Technology - SC.2.2.1, SC.2.3.1, SC.2.3.2, SC.2.3.3, SC.2.4.2, SC.2.4.5, SC.2.6.2 


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BASE Jumper at New River Gorge

Did You Know?
One day each year, hundreds of BASE (Building, Antenna, Span, and Earth) jumpers come to New River Gorge to parachute from the New River Gorge Bridge.

Last Updated: January 15, 2007 at 13:53 MST