Part 3

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Wildlife in disguise: Animal camouflage Part 1                                                         

In class, we’re going to look at two short film clips to see how animals deal with change and what they do to adapt to their environment. Click on the blue link below. Watch the film clip and answer the questions. Remember, when a question is asked in Dutch, answer in Dutch and the other way around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaYbcN7Wa_M

Basis

Task 1 - Answer the Questions

  1. Wat is ‘to disguise’? Kun je hier ook een ander woord voor vinden?
  2. Wat zijn ‘distinctive patterns’?
  3. The stripes of the zebras are effective when they stand together. This makes it very hard for a predator to see them.
    TRUE / FALSE
  4. When an animal looks very similar to their surroundings, this is called ‘blending in’.
    TRUE / FALSE
  5. De octopus probeert op een steen te lijken. Hoe doet hij dit en wanneer doet hij dit?
  6. Op wat voor iets probeert ‘the whipsnake’ te lijken?
  7. The whipsnake has got horizontal pupils which makes it easier to spot.
    TRUE / FALSE
  8. Waarom gooien roggen (=rays) zand over zichzelf heen?
  9. What makes the ‘flounder fish’ so special?
  10. Finish the sentence: ‘When danger lurks, the tortoise retracts its head and feet under his hard patterned
  11. What is mimicry?
  12. The mantis looks like a leaf, which helps it being eaten.
    TRUE / FALSE
  13. What does the spider look like? What is its technique?
  14. Kun je 3 redenen opnoemen waarom dieren zichzelf ‘vermommen’?

Wildlife in disguise: Animal camouflage Part 2

Now, we’re going to look at the second short film clip to see how animals deal with change and what they do to adapt to their environment. Click on the blue link below. Watch the film clip and answer the questions. Remember, when a question is asked in Dutch, answer in Dutch and the other way around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onIwkFZQPCk

Task 2 - Answer the Questions

  1. What is ‘a branch’? Is it actually a branch? What are they called?
  2. What are sea slugs? What do they look like?
  3. Can an octopus see colour?
  4. The octopus isn’t able to change its own body colour and pattern to match a reef or sea floor.        
    TRUE / FALSE
  5. How does he do this?
  6. Are the octopus and the cuttlefish related to each other? How many tentacles does the cuttlefish have?
  7. What is the difference in tentacles between an octopus and a cuttlefish? Explain.
  8. What is so special about the nudibranch?
  9. Does it always have one colour?
  10. Cells on his skin allow the chameleon to change colour and reflect light                                  
    TRUE / FALSE
  11. What is so special about the way they walk? How is this possible?

  12. What purposes does the colour changing of the chameleon have?

 

Task 3 - two truths, one lie

Basis

We gaan een spelletje spelen! Om feiten te geven, of om te zeggen dat iets altijd, nooit of soms gebeurt, gebruiken we de Present Simple. Bedenk 3 feitjes over jezelf waarvan er twee waar zijn (two truths) en één onjuist is (one lie). Je (digitale) buurman gaat vervolgens raden welk feitje onjuist is. Pas in iedere zin een vorm van de Present Simple toe en vergeet de bijwoorden always, never, sometimes, often, usually enz. niet in je zinnen te verwerken.

Bijvoorbeeld - I always walk to school. I never eat peanuts because I am allergic. I sometimes forget to brush my teeth in the evening. Which one is false?

Uitbreiding

Vind je het leuk om Engels te praten? Wil je oefenen met het stellen van vragen in de Present Simple? Stel je vragen om achter het leugentje te komen dan in het Engels! Om vragen te stellen in de Present Simple gebruik je het hulpwerkwoord 'do' of 'does' gevolgd door het hele werkwoord. Bijvoorbeeld: 'Do you live far away from school?'.

Task 4 - giving short answers

In English it is polite to answer by giving short answers in stead of just answering with a simple yes or no. Even if the English are really mad, they still answer in a short sentence! Answer the following questions by using these short answers. Let op: antwoord in een korte zin die past in jouw situatie. Start altijd met Yes, ... of No, ....

1. Do you enjoy being outside?
2. Does your English teacher start their class on time?
3. Do you sometimes forget your homework?
4. Does De Nieuwste School listen to its students?
5. Can you work on paper during English class too?
6. Has Nina ever sent an email to your parents?
7. Are you going to go outside today?
8. Is Jolijn your mentor?

Uitbreiding

Wildlife in disguise: Animal camouflage Part 3

Survival is a difficult task in the wild – especially if you’re smaller or slower than everyone else. This is why many animals have found different ways to camouflage themselves. Ways to camouflage depend on three factors: the behavior of the animal, the behavior of the predator and the environment, and how the animal lives and hunts. The animal kingdom is a wild, crazy place where animals have to be clever in order to survive. One of the most amazing techniques for survival is animal camouflage. The following is a list of some animals that are gifted in the art of invisibility.

Polar Bears

Other bears and human poachers are the biggest threats to the polar bear, but by blending into the white snow of the Arctic with white fur coats, some danger can be avoided. Only a polar bear's nose and foot pads are without fur.

Ornate Wobbegongs

If you're ever swimming in the shallow waters of Australia, look for the ornate wobbegong -- though you probably won't be able to see it! This shark's body flattens out on the seafloor where its spots and lines resemble rock and coral. Wobbegongs take camouflage a step further with a little "beard" under their chins that looks like seaweed.

Gaboon Vipers

In order to hide from their prey, these snakes make the most of their brown-gray scales. These big snakes hide between dead leaves in the African rain forest.

Leaf Butterflies

Complete with fake leaf stalk, fake leaf veins, and perfect dead-leaf colouring, they are perfectly camouflaged. Birds pass them by without looking at them since these insects from southeast Asia look more like dead leaves than butterflies

Dragon Lizards

Spiders, snakes, birds, and even other lizards all want a piece of the dragon lizard, so they have some of the most effective camouflage around. Not only do dragon lizards look nearly invisible when hanging out on a tree branch, they keep extremely still.They know that their predators react to the smallest movements. It isn’t much of an exciting life, but at least they live to tell about it!

Flower Mantises

Careful-- that flower you're thinking about smelling might have a flower mantis hiding inside. The flower mantis of western Africa uses colourful camouflage to trick smaller insects into smelling the roses, then snap -- lunch is served.

Surprisingly, sometimes the best way to camouflage is to stick with the herd: for example, when a lion sees a bunch of zebras, it only sees a big striped mass. Some fish that are covered in bright vertical stripes might be clearly visible when they swim alone, but in a larger group, a predator will see a colored blob.

Task 5- Answer the following Questions

  1. Look up the following words and give their translation.

English

Dutch

English

Dutch

Behaviour

 

Veins

 

Predator

 

Herd

 

Environment

 

Visible

  

Invisibility

 

Scales

  

Avoided

 

Threat  

 

 

  1. Van welke 3 factoren is camouflage afhankelijk?
  2. What are the biggest threats to polar bears?
  3. Why is it hard to spot the ornate wobbegong? What does he look like?
  4. Why do birds pay hardly any attention to the leaf butterfly?
  5. Dragon lizards houden zichzelf stil omdat ze extreem lui zijn.                              
    WAAR / NIET WAAR
  6. The flower mantis uses a certain technique. Can you explain this technique?
  7. Is het belangrijk om bij een groep te blijven wanneer je jezelf wil ‘verstoppen’? Leg uit.
  8. How do ornate wobbegongs take their camouflage to the next level?
  9. Explain this sentence, in your own (English) words, about the dragon lizard:
    ‘It isn’t much of an exciting life, but at least they live to tell about it!’

Extra Uitbreiding

Task 6  - Websearch I

Animals need to adapt to their environment for numerous reasons. For example, the climate, or the type of food that can be found. Give two reasons why animals needed to adapt. Use the Present Simple to state your answer. You can use the internet to look up information.

Task 7 - Websearch II

Click on the link below and see if you can spot all the camouflaged animals. http://www.boredpanda.com/animal-camouflage/