This is an outdoors, hands-on activity. Create a short race course to engage students in physical activity while drawing comparisons to the plant kingdom. This activity serves as an introductory to the impact small changes can have on the ability of a plant to compete for sunlight, soil, and water. Each race serves as an analogy to a specific type of adaptation.

Concepts

plant adaptations, plants

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Additional Tags

interdependence of plants and animals, plant requirements, alex, alabama learning exchange, basic plant requirements

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)