Lesson How are mammoths and African Grades 4-6 2 and Asian elephants alike and di!erent? dŚŝƐůĞƐƐŽŶǁŝůůŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŽĨĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͕ĂůŝǀĞĂŶĚĞdžƟŶĐƚ͘dŚĞLJǁŝůůŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĨƌŝĐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͕ƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƐƚĂŶƚƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐ͘dŚĞLJǁŝůů ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůƚƌĂŝƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĂŶĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƐŚĞĞƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ Subject Area: Science Background Information: Pages 4-5 Vocabulary: adaptation, climate, forest, herbivore, mammoth, mammal, niche, savanna, trunk, tusks Students will be able to: t*OUFSQSFUUIFFMFQIBOUFWPMVUJPOBSZUSFF t%JTUJOHVJTICFUXFFO"GSJDBOBOE"TJBOFMFQIBOUTBOENBNNPUIT t%FTDSJCFUIFIBCJUBUTXIFSFFBDIPGUIFTQFDJFTMJWFT E Materials: t"DUJWJUZ4IFFU&MFQIBOUBOE.BNNPUI5SBJUT*OGPHSBQIJD t"DUJWJUZ4IFFU&MFQIBOUBOE.BNNPUI5SBJU$IBSU t&MFQIBOU&WPMVUJPOBSZUSFFDIBSU >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ WƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ϭ͘>ĞĂĚĂƐŚŽƌƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͘ƐŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽ ĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞƚĞƌŵƚƌĂŝƚ͘ƚƌĂŝƚŝƐĂĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚĂŶĂŶŝŵĂůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞƐ͘tŚĂƚĂƌĞƐŽŵĞĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƚƌĂŝƚƐ͍tƌŝƚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌŝĚĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚ͘Elephants have ears, trunks, large bodies, big brains, tails, tusks, etc.tŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵ ƚŚŝŶŬŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞƚƌĂŝƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚ͍ Yes, the trunk. Ϯ͘ůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂƌĞĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞKƌĚĞƌWƌŽďŽƐĐŝĚĂĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞ&ĂŵŝůLJůĞƉŚĂŶƟĚĂĞ͘,ĂǀĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ the chart at: ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƐĂŶƉĂƌŬƐ͘ŽƌŐͬƉĂƌŬƐͬŬƌƵŐĞƌͬĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐͬĂďŽƵƚͬĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ƉŚƉ. Name the most recent, ĚŝƌĞĐƚƌĞůĂƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞƌŶĚĂLJĨƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚ͍Primelephas.tŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚƚŽĨƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚ ƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŌĞƌWƌŝŵĞůĞƉŚĂƐ͍dŚĞLJĞǀŽůǀĞĚĂůŽŶŐƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞůŝŶĞƐŝŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ϯ͘>Ğƚ͛ƐƚĂŬĞĂůŽŽŬĂƚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐ͕ĂŶĞĂƌůLJƌĞůĂƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚ͘sŝƐŝƚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵĐŵƉ͘ďĞƌŬĞůĞLJ͘ĞĚƵͬŵĂŵŵĂůͬŵĂŵŵŽƚŚͬĂďŽƵƚͺŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐ͘ŚƚŵůƚŽƐĞĞĂŶŝŵĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ŵĂŵŵŽƚŚ͘tŚĂƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĚŽĞƐŝƚƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĚĂLJĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͍Pillar-like legs, tusks and an extended ŇĞdžŝďůĞŶŽƐĞ;ƚƌƵŶŬͿ͕ƚĂŝůƐ͕ůĂƌŐĞďŽĚŝĞƐ͘dŚĞLJƐŚĂƌĞ many elephant traits and evolved alongside mammoths.tŚĂƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĚŝĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŵŽĚĞƌŶĚĂLJĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ͍ DĂŵŵŽƚŚƐŚĂĚĨƵƌĂŶĚǀĞƌLJůŽŶŐ͕ƵƉͲĐƵƌǀĞĚƚƵƐŬƐ ĂŶĚĂƌĞĞdžƟŶĐƚ͘
19 Lesson How are mammoths and African Grades 4-6 2 and Asian elephants alike and di!erent?
ϰ͘WƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚŝĞƚWŽǁĞƌWŽŝŶƚ;ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƐĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚŝŶƚŚŝƐůĞƐƐŽŶͿ͘^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŝůůůĞĂƌŶ ƚŚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚĚŝĞƚŽĨŵŽĚĞƌŶĚĂLJĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĚŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽƵƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŵŵŽƚŚ͘ŌĞƌƚŚĞWŽǁĞƌWŽŝŶƚ͕ůĞĂĚ ĂƐŚŽƌƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞůĞĂƌŶĞĚ͘ƐŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŝŶǁŚĂƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂƌĞĨƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚƐŝĂŶ ĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĨŽƵŶĚ͍^ĂǀĂŶŶĂƐĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚ͘tŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐĨŽƵŶĚ͍Tundra grasslands. ŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶ ƚŚĂƚŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͕ĂůůĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĂĚĂƉƚĞĚƚŽůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞǀĂƐƚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ͘ƐĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͕ŚƵŶƟŶŐƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŐƌĞǁ͕ĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂĚĂƉƚĞĚƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘dŽĚĂLJ͕ĨƌŝĐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂƌĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŽŶĨƌŝĐĂŶƐĂǀĂŶŶĂƐ͕ƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐůŝǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ/ĐĞ ĂŐĞƚƵŶĚƌĂŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ͘dŚĞŝƌŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƐƵƉƉůŝĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŚĞLJŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽŽĚĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ͘
ĐƟǀŝƚLJ ϱ͘ƌĞĂŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŽƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘WƌŝŶƚŽīŽŶĞĐŽƉLJŽĨĞĂĐŚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƐŚĞĞƚĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŐƌŽƵƉĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŚĞŵ ƚŽĞĂĐŚŐƌŽƵƉ͘ ϲ͘^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŝůůƵƐĞƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĐƟǀŝƚLJ^ŚĞĞƚϰƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƚŚĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƵŶĚŽŶĞĂĐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌƚŽŶĐƟǀŝƚLJ^ŚĞĞƚϱ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞƚŽĞĂĐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘hƐĞƚŚĞŶƐǁĞƌ<ĞLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐ ůĞƐƐŽŶ͘ ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ϳ͘ŌĞƌĞǀĞƌLJŐƌŽƵƉŚĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƐŚĞĞƚ͕LJŽƵǁŝůůůĞĂĚĂƐƵŵŵĂƌLJĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ďĞůŽǁŽŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽĐƌŝƟĐĂůůLJƚŚŝŶŬĂďŽƵƚĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘
SUMMARY DISCUSSION 8. RĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƚƌĂŝƚƐůŝƐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚŝƐůĞƐƐŽŶƚŽƐĞĞŝĨƚŚĞŝƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŚĂƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͘ Correct ĂŶLJŵŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŵŝŐŚƚŚĂǀĞŐƵĞƐƐĞĚ͘tŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚǁĞĂĚĚƚŽƚŚĞůŝƐƚŽƌƚĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ͍ Did they say ƚŚŝĐŬƉĂĚĚĞĚĨĞĞƚ͕ƌŝĚŐĞĚŵŽůĂƌƚĞĞƚŚ͕ĚŝƉƉĞĚƐŚĂƉĞĚďĂĐŬƐ͕ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŚĂƉĞĚƐŬƵůůƐ͘ŶLJĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽŵĂŵŵŽƚŚ ƚƌĂŝƚƐ͍>ŽŶŐ͕ƵƉͲĐƵƌǀĞĚƚƵƐŬƐ͕ƐŵĂůůĞĂƌƐ͕ĨƵƌ͘ ϵ͘tŚLJĚŽĨƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐŚĂǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚƌĂŝƚƐ͍ ĨƌŝĐĂŶĂŶĚƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐƐƉůŝƚĂƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJƚƌĞĞϱŵŝůůŝŽŶLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶ͕ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌĂĨĞǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĞĂƌƐŝnjĞ͕ĚĞŶƚĂůƉĂƩĞƌŶ͕ƐŵĂůů ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶďŽĚLJƐŚĂƉĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŵŝŶŽƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚƌĂŝƚƐĂƌĞũƵƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĂůĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚĞŶƐƵƌĞƐƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ ϭϬ͘ĂƐĞĚŽŶĐƟǀŝƚLJ^ŚĞĞƚϱ͕ŚŽǁŵĂŶLJƚƌĂŝƚƐĚŽĞĂĐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽ͍ĨƌŝĐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ ƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐƐŚĂƌĞϱŽƵƚŽĨϭϯƚƌĂŝƚƐ͘ĨƌŝĐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐƐŚĂƌĞϲŽƵƚŽĨϭϯƚƌĂŝƚƐ͘ƐŝĂŶ ĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐƐŚĂƌĞϵŽƵƚŽĨϭϯƚƌĂŝƚƐ͘tŚĂƚĚŽĞƐƚŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚĞůůƵƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͍ƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞĐůŽƐĞůLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĞůĞƉŚĂŶƟĚĂĞĨĂŵŝůLJƚŚĂŶ ĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƉĂŝƌŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚǁŚĞŶLJŽƵůŽŽŬĂƚƚŚĞĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌLJĐŚĂƌƚƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐŝĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŵĂŵŵŽƚŚǁĞƌĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨŽƌĂůŽŶŐĞƌƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĨƌŝĐĂŶĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚǁŚŝĐŚƐƉůŝƚŽīĂůŵŽƐƚϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ years earlier.
džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘ŽƌŐͬ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ƵƉĂůŝ͘ĐŚͬĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͺĞŶ͘Śƚŵů ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬďůŽŐ͘ƚĞĚ͘ĐŽŵͬϮϬϭϯͬϬϱͬϯϬͬϭϬͲĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐͲĨĂĐƚƐͲĂďŽƵƚͲǁŽŽůůLJͲŵĂŵŵŽƚŚƐͬ
20 Lesson How are mammoths and African Grades 2 and Asian elephants alike and di!erent? 4-6 Activity Sheet 4 ƐŝĂŶůĞƉŚĂŶƚ Mammoth ĨƌŝĐĂŶůĞƉŚĂŶƚ
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21 Lesson How are mammoths and African Grades 2 and Asian elephants alike and di!erent? 4-6
Activity Sheet 5 Using Activity Sheet 5 as a visual guide, identify each trait that is applicable to each species below. Mammal ŝĂŵŽŶĚͲƌŝĚŐĞĚƚĞĞƚŚ DĂůĞƐŽŶůLJůĂƌŐĞƚƵƐŬ dƌƵŶŬ dǁŽƚƌƵŶŬͲĮŶŐĞƌƐ DĂůĞƐΘĨĞŵĂůĞƐůĂƌŐĞƚƵƐŬ dŚŝĐŬƉĂĚĚĞĚĨĞĞƚ KŶĞƚƌƵŶŬͲĮŶŐĞƌ >ŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƌĞĚĨƌĞĐŬůĞƐ Tail ,ƵŵƉĞĚďĂĐŬ &Ƶƌ >ĂƌŐĞƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ŝƉƉĞĚďĂĐŬ tƌŝŶŬůĞƐ ^ŵĂůůĞĂƌƐ ^ůŽƉĞĚďĂĐŬ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ >ĂƌŐĞĞĂƌƐ ŽŵĞĚŚĞĂĚ &ŽƌĞƐƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ KǀĂůͲƌŝĚŐĞĚƚĞĞƚŚ &ůĂƚŚĞĂĚ dƵŶĚƌĂŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ
22 Lesson How are mammoths and African Grades 2 and Asian elephants alike and di!erent? 4-6
Answer Key Mammal ŝĂŵŽŶĚͲƌŝĚŐĞĚƚĞĞƚŚ DĂůĞƐŽŶůLJůĂƌŐĞƚƵƐŬ dƌƵŶŬ dǁŽƚƌƵŶŬͲĮŶŐĞƌƐ DĂůĞƐΘĨĞŵĂůĞƐůĂƌŐĞƚƵƐŬ dŚŝĐŬƉĂĚĚĞĚĨĞĞƚ KŶĞƚƌƵŶŬͲĮŶŐĞƌ >ŝŐŚƚĐŽůŽƌĞĚĨƌĞĐŬůĞƐ Tail ,ƵŵƉĞĚďĂĐŬ &Ƶƌ >ĂƌŐĞƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ŝƉƉĞĚďĂĐŬ tƌŝŶŬůĞƐ ^ŵĂůůĞĂƌƐ ^ůŽƉĞĚďĂĐŬ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ >ĂƌŐĞĞĂƌƐ ŽŵĞĚŚĞĂĚ &ŽƌĞƐƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ KǀĂůͲƌŝĚŐĞĚƚĞĞƚŚ ^ƋƵĂƌĞŚĞĂĚ dƵŶĚƌĂŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ
Mammal Mammal Mammal Trunk Trunk Trunk Thick padded feet Thick padded feet Thick padded feet Tail Tail Tail Large terrestrial Animals Large terrestrial animals Large terrestrial animals Small ears Small ears Large ears Oval-ridged teeth Oval-ridged teeth Diamond-ridged One trunk-!nger One trunk-!nger Two trunk-!ngers Sloped back Humped back Dipped back Domed head Domed head Square head Male/female tusk Males only tusk Male/female tusk Fur Light color freckles Wrinkles Tundra grasslands Forest habitat Savannah habitat
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