First game using Powerpoint and Slideshare. This should be interesting.

1. Click on the video below to learn about the African Gorilla.
Watch for any adaptations the Gorilla may have to help it
survive in it’s environment.
When the video concludes, click to play part one of
“What Adaptations Do You See”.

2. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Directions: Use your white board to record your answers.
When you have finished matching the columns on your board, single click to the next slide
to check your answers. You receive 5 Points for every correct answer. Keep track of your
points in the upper left hand corner of your white board. When you whip your board for
the next question, be sure not to erase your points box.
Column B
Column A
5- This protects the Gorilla from
1-Opposable Thumbs biting insects.
6- This allows Gorilla’s to handle
2- Long Arms small objects and securely hold
their infants.
3- Thick Hair
7- This allows the Gorilla to be
excellent climbers, able to
4- Is an Herbivore obtain fruit from tall trees.
8- This allows the Gorilla to eat
close to home in the
Forest, since it is densely
populated with plants and trees.
African Gorilla

3. What Adaptations Do You See?
Click to reveal the answers. Give yourself 5 points for each correct answer.
Record your score in the top left hand corner of your white board. Be careful
not to erase your points box when you move onto part two.
Column B
Column A
5- This protects the Gorilla from
biting insects.
1-Opposable Thumbs
6- This allows them to handle
2- Long Arms small objects and securely hold
their infants.
3- Thick Hair 7- This allows them to be
excellent climbers, able to
obtain fruit from tall trees.
4- Is an Herbivore
8- This allows the Gorilla to eat
close to home in the Rain
Forest, since it is densely
populated with plants and trees.
Western Gorilla

4. Click on the video below to learn about the giraffe. Watch
and listen for any adaptations the giraffe may have to help it
survive in it’s environment.
When the video concludes, click to play part two of
“What Adaptations Do You See”.

5. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- This camouflage helps the
1-Long Neck giraffe blend in with its
surroundings.
2- Long Tongue 6- This allows the giraffe to strip
trees of their leaves quickly.
3- Multi-Colored Fur
7- This allows them to reach for
food high in the trees where
4- Great Eye Sight other herbivores can not reach.
8- This allows them to keep
track of their predators, as well
as communicate with other
Giraffe far away.
Giraffe

6. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- This camouflage helps the
1-Long Neck giraffe blend in with its
surroundings.
2- Long Tongue 6- This allows the giraffe to strip
trees of their leaves quickly.
3- Multi-Colored Fur
7- This allows them to reach for
food high in the trees where
4- Great Eye Sight other herbivores can not reach.
8- This allows them to keep
track of their predators, as well
as communicate with other
Giraffe far away.
Giraffe

7. Click on the video below to learn about the dolphin. Watch
and listen for any adaptations the dolphin may have to help it
survive in it’s environment.
When the video concludes, click to play part three of
“What Adaptations Do You See”.

8. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- Enables Dolphins to stay
warm even in very cold water.
1-Fast Swimming Ability
6- This allows the dolphin to
2- Echolocation locate food sources in the dark
ocean.
3- Group Hunting 7- This allows dolphins to
encircle fish, trapping them so
they can eat one at a time.
4- Blubber
8- This increases hunting skills,
and allows them to avoid
predators.
Dolphins

9. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- Enables Dolphins to stay
warm even in very cold water.
1-Fast Swimming Ability
6- This allows the dolphin to
2- Echolocation locate food sources in the dark
ocean.
3- Group Hunting 7- This allows dolphins to
encircle fish, trapping them so
they can eat one at a time.
4- Blubber
8- This increases hunting skills,
and allows them to avoid
predators.
Dolphins

10. Click on the video below to learn about the dolphin. Watch
and listen for any adaptations the dolphin may have to help it
survive in it’s environment.
When the video concludes, click to play part three of
“What Adaptations Do You See”.

11. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- These grow up from the
ground and give trees extra
1-Bark support.
2- Buttresses 6- These root in the ground, and
then wind themselves up and
around trees to reach the
3- Leaves sunlight above the canopy.
7- This is smooth and thin since
4- Lianas Vines it does not have to protect itself
from the cold, dry weather.
8- These are thick and leathery
to withstand the excessive heat.
They are also smooth and have
drip tips that allows excess
water to slide off.
Rainforest

12. What Adaptations Do You See?
Match Column A with Column B
Use your white board to record your answers
Column B
Column A
5- These grow up from the
ground and give trees extra
1-Bark support.
2- Buttresses 6- These root in the ground, and
then wind themselves up and
around trees to reach the
3- Leaves sunlight above the canopy.
7- This is smooth and thin since
4- Lianas Vines it does not have to protect itself
from the cold, dry weather.
8- These are thick and leathery
to withstand the excessive heat.
They are also smooth and have
drip tips that allows excess
water to slide off.
Rainforest

13. Now lets see how much you know about adaptations.
Complete the following cloze activity on your white board.
After you have completed the cloze activity, click to the next slide to see how
you did. You receive 5 points for every correct answer.
The word ___1______ means a change in structure, function, or
behavior by which a species or individual improves its chance of
survival in a specific environment. Plants and animals adapt to
their _____2_____.