Wednesday, November 19, 2014

IB questions

Our students have so many questions for this IB unit.

Our guiding question is:
How to do living things adapt?

Are all owls nocturnal and why?

What sorts of adaptations do snakes have?
            http://www.backyardnature.net/snakadap.htm

How do turtles go back to their nesting spots to lay their eggs?
           http://www.islc.net/~fripplog/Docs/FAQ's/FAQ.htm

Can elephants live anywhere in the world? What about where there is snow?
          http://www.upali.ch/snow_en.html

How did dolphins get into the water?
          http://understanddolphins.tripod.com/dolphinevolution.html    (complicated article)

What adaptations have humans done over time to be how we are now?
          http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932663.html

Why do birds have wings? and many other questions about birds
         http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/birds.html

How did chameleons evolve to be able to change colors?
         http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/01/080128-chameleon-color.html   (more complicated)

Why do kangaroos box with each other?
            http://animals.pawnation.com/kangaroos-really-box-5126.html

Why do rattle snakes have rattles?
             http://www.alongtheway.org/rattlesnakes/faq.html

Why don't all birds fly?
           http://celebrateurbanbirds.org/learn/birds/frequently-asked-questions-about-birds/  (very clear answers)

How did we get domesticated cats, dogs and other animals?
           http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ab57

Have polar bears always lived in cold climates?
          http://www.polarbear-world.com/polar-bear-evolution/   (more complicated)

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