Teaching About Animals That Camouflage? We Can Help!

Adults and children alike are amazed when chameleons seamlessly blend into foliage, stick insects mimic twigs on a tree, and leopards disappear into dappled shadows. It truly is an amazing feat to see how animals adapt to their environments by using camouflage, and it’s a feat that your students will absolutely love learning about! This year, we encourage you to teach your students about the amazing animals that use camouflage as an adaptation for survival, and you can start off your lessons with an interactive slide deck!

Learn the Types of Camouflage & Related Vocabulary

To ensure your students grasp the complex science vocabulary related to the types of camouflage and animal adaptations, they need plenty of discussion and visual examples to clarify word meanings. This teaching slide deck is perfect for doing just that! It includes a variety of interactive activities sprinkled throughout to get your students thinking, talking, and looking out for amazing animals that use camouflage to survive. Some of the essential ideas your students will learn from this slide deck are:

• What is camouflage?

• How do animals use camouflage to survive?

• What animals camouflage?

• What does camouflage mean?

• What are the different types of camouflage?

• How does camouflage benefit an organism?

This resource downloads as an easy-to-use editable Google Slides presentation. Simply download, make your own copy, and you’re ready to teach! Click the download button to grab your teaching resource now!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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