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 Have you ever heard of these Natural Disasters?
With a partner
Rank them according to intensity… based on your own opinion.
 Tsunami
 Earthquake
 Tornado
 Hurricane
 Volcanic Eruptions
 Meteors
 Typhoon
 Cyclone
 True or False:
1. Tsunami Wave Japan occurred in 2011, washing out the country with waves up to 128 feet travelling as far
as 6 miles.

2. Fire Whirls are created from cool thin air close to chimneys.

3.Volcanic eruptions have the power to change the Earth’s climate permanently.

4. Hurricane Katrina was recorded as the fifth strongest hurricane that has even occurred.

5. The United States in 2013 was hit by a really big meteor, that was out of this world, causing a huge
shockwave.

6. A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that caused the greatest amount of deaths in history.

7. Haiti Earthquake was recorded at the speed of 7.0.

8. Nepal was hit by two reoccurring earthquakes in less than a month not allowing the country to recover.
1. True
2. False
3.False
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. True
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. B
1. What are some extreme conditions on Earth? What were the temperatures mentioned?

- Very hot and cold weather. In summer 50 degrees Celsius while in the winter below negative 40 degrees Celsius

2. What was the reason mentioned that allowed people to adapt to harsh weather conditions?

- Sustainable communities created by people.

3. How do humans and mammals adapt biologically?

- Regulate body Temperature

- Stored fat

4. What was Bergman's rule ?

- Individuals of a particular species living in a colder environment will have greater body mass and smaller surface area.

5. What animal and human examples did he use to support his theory? Explain

- Polar bears have a larger but more compact body and smaller surface area than other bears.
- Inuit people have shorter arms and legs with more compact bodies minimizing surface area to maximize heat retention

6. How do people adapt culturally?

- food, clothing, housing, and basic technology

7. What example was given to support this theory? Explain

- Bedouin people wear long and loose clothing to allow the air circulation and slow down evaporation and dehydration. On their head they wear a cloth to protect them from wind and
sand. As for their food they eat what travels with them.
1- ensure
2- findings
3- generosity
4- jeopardize
5- limited
6- minimize
7- modified
8- reciprocity
9- sustained
10-foster
Where was the girl originally from?

How old was the girl?

Did her mother survive? What were some comments made about her mother?

Where did her plane crash?

How did she shelter herself?

What were the steps to get the maggots out of her body?

Who was waiting for her at the hospital?

What was she diagnosed with?

Activity time: Imagine you and your partner are stranded into the desert, your car crashed while you were
travelling to the North coast

Create a story.

Talk about skills used to survive.

Survival ending.
 1- What are some extinct animals? Do you think this is better for human kind?
Or Do you think they would have a better impact on our lives, if they were still alive?

2- What are some features and traits that have developed over time
in our personal appearance? Why do you think these changes took place?
 When things in nature happen naturally (through processes in nature) that help an organism live and
survive, it is called natural selection. Natural selection is a process when the necessary or
needed traits (features of living things) of an organism are most likely to reproduce. Natural selection is often
referred to as the 'survival of the fittest.‘

The Earth is billions of years old and there have been many living organisms that have lived and died
during those years. Some survived for millions of years, other species died out in a shorter time-
period. Evolution is the process of living organisms changing and developing to adapt to their environment.
All the species on Earth have evolved and will continue to evolve in the future. If an organism does not
change with the environment, the organism will die. The Theory of Evolution and natural selection was first
introduced by a naturalist, Charles Darwin.

The change that takes place by the organism is at the heart of natural selection. The organism does not
purposely or consciously change, but it occurs naturally over a long period of time-based on the needs of the
organism. Natural selection is the central concept of evolution.
 Because of heredity or genetics, members of the same species do not have the same traits.
For example, two humans are the same species, but one may be taller than another. Different
species have variations of traits that allow them to have an advantage over other species. For
example, a house fly has wings which allow it to escape and fly away from danger, giving it an
advantage over an ant, which has limited options.

Traits are passed on from parent to offspring. Of course, not every trait will be passed on to
the young of a species. The traits that give an organism a more favorable advantage will more
likely be passed on to an offspring. The more favorable traits of an organism that are passed on,
the more likely the organism will adapt and survive in the environment. The organisms that can
adapt will have a better chance of survival because they are better 'fit' for their environment.
 Imagine if over the next million years the earth became covered in water. The organisms that could
adapt to the new environment would have a better chance of survival. Obviously, nearly all kinds of fish
would survive, but what about squirrels or other small animals? It is possible that during the one-million
years a squirrel could adapt by growing gills, which would help it breathe underwater. The change would
occur naturally and over a long period of time. If the adaptation did not take place, the species would die off.
If the squirrel (with gills) could survive, it would be due to natural selection. Organisms that cannot adapt to
an environment are less likely to survive and reproduce.

Some examples of natural selection include red and green bugs. Birds prefer the taste of red bugs, so
there will be less red bugs and more green bugs. The green bugs reproduce more green bugs, and eventually,
the red bugs die out. Some giraffes have long necks and others have short necks. If the low-lying shrubs the
short-neck giraffes rely on for food begin to die out, after a few generations, there would only be giraffes with
long necks. Many insects become resistant to pesticides and then their offspring are resistant as well. Some
insects may become immune to a chemical in just a few months.

An organism that can adapt better to its environment will survive and reproduce more than those that
cannot adapt to its environment. Those that do adapt will be 'naturally selected', and the traits will be passed
on to the offspring, ensuring survival.
1. Which of the following is the process of living organisms changing and
developing to adapt to their environment? 5. Many insects have become resistant to which of the following?
a. Evolution a. Pesticides
b. Genetics b. Warm weather
c. Heredity c. Injury
d. Natural selection d. Cold weather

2. Which of the following give an organism a more favorable advantage and more 6. The central concept of evolution is which of the following?
likely will be passed on to an offspring?
a. Heredity and genes
a. All traits
b. Natural selection
b. Survival traits
c. The passing of traits
c. Natural traits
d. All the above
d. Favorable traits

3. What color of bugs do birds prefer to eat?

a. White
b. Green
c. Red
d. Both B and C

4. Fill in the blank: Organisms that cannot adapt to an environment are less likely
to survive and...
a. Eat
b. Reproduce
c. Live
d. Evolve
Do you think kindness could help with our survival?
why or why not?
- Lend a friend some money.

- Do an errand for an elderly neighbor or family member.

- Donate to an international relief organization.

- Help an injured stranger.

- Give some flowers to someone who is ill.

Answers:

1- concerned about her neighbors 1- False ( other customers left money, too)
2-direct 2- True
3- indirect ; didn’t expect 3- False ( housing not mentioned ; medical supplies were)
4- naturally help one another to survive 4- False ( two children)
5- knew instinctively it was the right thing to do 5-True
6- True
 1- Think of future design from conversation 1
How would you design your homes to adapt with climate change, environmental change, and economic change.

2- If you were designing a building that used resources wisely and maximized opportunities for the people who used it
to build a community , what would it look like? What would it have ?
 Part 1 :
Part 1: 1- energy efficient
2-fits in well/ naturally
1- C 3-community needs
2-B 4-reuse
5-build
3-a
6- comfortable
4-d 7-designed to maximize
8- south- facing windows
9-winter
Part 2: 10- Shade
11- let in less
12- block some
1- in the future
2- use resources wisely Part 2 :
3-environmentally
responsible 1- bamboo, stone, metal , plastic water bottles, old tires
2-sunglight, wind, water
4- it is used
3-to avoid using energy for transportation of building materials
5- new 4-the entire city has been designed to be powered by renewable energy
5-a huge public park
6- an enormous indoor water park
7- a baseball stadium.
Role Model Adaptation Disease
- Talk about a role model whether it is a - Thinkof other things people or animals need -Which diseasesfall into more than one
famous person , a relative or a friend of to adapt to. category? How might you explain this?
yours. - Climate
- What is a role model? ( from your point of - Food - What environmental conditions might play a
view) - Culture role in a person’s tendency to contract a
- What characteristics made these people role - Psychologically disease?
models for you? - Behavior
- How Do You Choose a Role Model? - Genetics too can play a role in a person’s
- What would you have to do to become a - If you decide to go with an animal: tendency to contract a certain disease. What
role model for someone else? - Talk about their nature are some of the diseases that can be
- Do role models affect your own behavior? - How do they adapt? inherited--caused by certain genes?
Why or why not? - What challenges do they face?
- What do they do to survive in the animal
kingdom?