Animal Adaptations

Designed to accommodate classes, grades, or groups with 15-1,000 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but they will be able to submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls.

Designed to accommodate classes of 15 - 35 students. Students will be visible to the museum educator and their classmates, and will have the ability to raise their hand to ask and answer questions. In order to participate in this format, those registering will need to provide copies of parental permissions to participate in onscreen programs. If you would like to register for more than 35 students you will need to book a second slot.

Designed to accommodate individual students or small groups with less than 15 students. Students will not be visible to the museum educator or other students, but they will be able submit questions in writing through the Q&A, and interact through polls. Homeschool Days available the first Monday of the month: October 5, November 2, and December 7.  

Virtually explore the Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals.

In this activity, students (or Engineers-In-Training) will research, or carefully study and investigate, various animals’ traits, or adaptations, then use found objects at home to create a piece of bio-inspired technology that solves a human problem inspired by those animal adaptations.

• Activity: Bio-inspired Design: Discover the Animal Adaptations That Can Change the World 

Welcome to our collection of Animal Adaptations Easy Readers (PDF). We hope these leveled texts provide an opportunity for your students to practice reading strategies while incorporating science learning into their reading.

Visit the Animals A-Z page to learn about the special adaptations of the residents at the Zoo!

Make observations of animal adaptations your own from home!